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Nothing like a new car. Right? After all…it is – new! It drives like new, it has the new car smell and you are the very original owner. But there are times when a new car is exactly what you don’t need. Here are three: [click to continue…]

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My friends John and Lisa recently shared some exciting news with me: for the very first time in their lives they paid cash for a car – a sweet 2 year old Toyota Prius with only 29,000 miles on it. They saved up the $17,000 purchase price (new price was $31,000), did some shopping and drove off in a vehicle that will last them for years and will never require a single payment. As we talked, I learned that this family has been doing all the things I like to write about: they have zero debt and a paid for house.

Naturally, I assumed you would want to know more of their story, so I asked if they would agree to an interview. Good sports that they are, they agreed. Thank you John and Lisa! Here is their story:

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