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Forget about the national debt for a minute. Let's take a look in the mirror. Are you carrying some extra credit card weight from excessive gift giving? Do you occasionally binge on the Iman collection at 3 a.m. on Home Shopping Network? Do you pay down your debt just to have it creep back up again? It happens. Especially during the holidays. Ready to dodge the emotional traps that keep the debt on, no matter how hard you try to reduce? Here are five tips for achieving and maintaining financial (and lifestyle!) freedom: