Does linking text save space?

Hi all,
I write proposals for a living, and while learning InDesign, I created a template of about 60 master pages that I move to the new proposal documents as I need them. This document has gotten very big and slow. All the images are linked, however I typed the text right into the document. It sounds pretty tedious to go through and cut the text, then create a Word or notepad document for each text part. My question is: Is it worth it? Would it cut down the file size significantly?
Also, I have text in a character style that highlights it when it's something I need to change, like the Customer name. How do I preserve applied styles?
Thanks for the help!

For retaining formatting when linking a text file whose content changes into InDesign, see:
http://indesignsecrets.com/import-word-documents-edit-in-word-and-indesign-and-keep-linked -for-updating.php
By: David Blatner
Import Word Documents, Edit in Word and InDesign, and Keep Linked for Updating
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