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One couple wants to stop living paycheck to paycheck. A big obstacle: Nearly $40,000 in credit card debt

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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — Milwaukee-based couple Mariza and Geffrey Gordon have been living paycheck to paycheck, saddled with a number of debts. They want to break out of that cycle. They were a dual-income couple when they signed up for CNN’s Savings Challenge, but soon after Mariza learned sh…

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    By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — Milwaukee-based couple Mariza and Geffrey Gordon have been living paycheck to paycheck, saddled with a number of debts. They want to break out of that cycle. They were a dual-income couple when they signed up for CNN’s Savings Challenge, but soon after Mariza learned sh…

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