A year of financial discipline lies ahead

 
By Michelle Singletary
Published: February 17, 2008

WASHINGTON — Tarek and Evibeth Bathiche are a young military couple in a heap of debt.

They both are 24-year-old Army sergeants stationed at Fort Meade , Md., and together they owe $27,600 on six credit cards.

They need a drill sergeant to force them to shape up their financial lives, and I'm going to be as tough as I can be.

The Bathiches are one of three couples participating in this year's Color of M...


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