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What have you done to improve your finances that was outside of your comfort zone?

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What have you done to improve your finances that was outside of your comfort zone?  
What have you done to improve your finances that was outside of your comfort zone?

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Took out a 401k loan to pay off CC debt. Paying interest to myself made more sense than paying interest to credit cards. Freed up cash to pay it back faster and pay off other debt faster
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Hired a fiduciary, stopped spending so much and began to save more. It’s working. Taking a little hit with being furloughed until further notice, though.  
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I started a new job in a completely different industry in 2009. That allowed me to triple my salary after a year and a half.  
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Moved to west Texas for 3. 5 years so husband couple work in the oil industry and pay off debt 15 years faster. SUCKED.  
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Moved a 1000 miles and invested.  
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Work 70 plus hours a week during a pandemic
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Practically drained my savings, except for small EF to pay off CC debt.  
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Started investing on my own and not just through my stockbroker.  
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