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Mar 2022
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"Should I Pay Off Credit Cards or Save F...

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Lately, Nicole has been getting a lot of questions around paying down credit card debt versus saving for retirement— and we have good news! It's actually a topic she has tackled before on the show, but several hundred episodes ago (humble brag). So today, we're rebroadcasting a listener intervention with Money Rehabber Angelica who was curious about this ver ... Show More
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