Repaying debt — student loans, mortgages and high-interest loans — what to do when

  • Watch spending over Christmas and holidays
  • What is wealth — and why it’s like a tank of water?
  • Water into tank (savings) versus water out (interest on debt)
  • Applied to high-interest debt, mortgages and student loans

Plus:

  • Follow-up to last time. Simplicity improves its rating

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