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The White Sox would pay down his salaries to enhance their return.
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Factors like a low unemployment rate and high average income help residents purchase property, pay down debt and save for the future.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
Instead, the company’s focus became paying down its debt.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Make saving a habit A common budgeting model says to put 50% of your paycheck toward essential costs like food and rent, 30% to wants that may not be essential like ice cream after dinner and 20% toward savings and paying down debt.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 4 June 2025
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Factors like a low unemployment rate and high average income help residents purchase property, pay down debt and save for the future.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
Instead, the company’s focus became paying down its debt.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Make saving a habit A common budgeting model says to put 50% of your paycheck toward essential costs like food and rent, 30% to wants that may not be essential like ice cream after dinner and 20% toward savings and paying down debt.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 4 June 2025
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“Pay down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20down. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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