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Scott Adam's advice (reposted by Matt Cutts) is pretty popular: https://www.mattcutts.com/blog/scott-adams-financial-advice/ https://www.mattcutts.com/blog/scot

• skookumchuck 8y ago
  I'd add: * buy a car you can pay cash for, not one you have to make payments on
  • seymour333 8y ago
    Fully agree with this. I got rid of any major debt almost a decade ago and it's the only way I keep myself afloat. No car loans, not furniture or electronics that I can't pay cash for, and I keep a credit card only for functional aspects (online purchases, credit rating etc)
    • skookumchuck 8y ago
      > furniture ... electronics It turns out that your local thrift store is a great place for both of those cheap. I bought a very nice sound system for about $40 including speakers, one that a couple decades ago would have cost a couple grand. You can get real nice flat panel TVs from the pawn shop for next to nothing, too, as well as computer equipment.