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Almost Debt Free: Organize Finances with Goals and Simple, Repeatable Systems
"My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them."- Jack Kerouac So now you know the difference between good debt…
Almost Debt Free: Good Debt vs. Bad Debt
"When you live on cash, you understand the limits of the world around which you navigate each day. Credit leads into a desert with invisible boundaries." -Anton Chekhov Almost Debt…
Being Debt-Free is Not Always What It’s Cracked Up to Be
I know I spend so much time focusing on being debt-free or at least credit card debt free that I sometimes drive myself nuts. And as someone building a business,…
Spendthrift nation: drowning in debt
For the past two years, Americans have been very naughty. After many years of saving around 2% of our disposable personal income, we have now become a nation who, collectively,…
The Skinny on Sub-Prime Loans
"In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson Much has been written of late about lenders, homeowners and sub-prime loans. TIME magazine provided…
Secured Cards Create Credit
If you're a college student like me, you know that getting your first credit card is like taking a step into the adult world; if you're just coming out of…
Before the Crash: Buying Stocks With Debt
I saw a very disturbing analysis piece by Reuters news agency today, explaining how investors are borrowing money (because interest rates are very low right now) to buy stocks. This…
Sleep in Truck: Student Pays Off Credit Card Debt
"Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative." -- H. G. Wells Here's some financial news of the strange just the down road from me. On Monday, Seema…
Want to Fix Your Finances? Do it in 31 Days
While there is a lot that goes into getting our finances in order, you can buckle down & make tremendous progress in a short time. Getting your finances in order…
Personal Finance in the Absence of Patience
It takes a very long time to reach a point in which one can say, "I am financially comfortable." Unfortunately, patience is no virtue of youth. I don't necessarily want…