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Should you save, spend or invest your bonus?

Heres what the experts recommend.

Recently, he worked with a marketing professional who received a $5,000 holiday bonus.

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He said this decision alone saved her nearly $450 in interest charges over the following year.

Ive found this creates both immediate satisfaction and extended happiness, he added.

Then, anything left over should go toward paying off your high-interested debt.

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Only once these priorities are addressed should you consider saving or investing your bonus, he said.

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