In our house, it's a husband and wife (me!), and two kids. We're getting $1800 in the Economic Stimulus money - which will be a direct deposit made to the checking account on or before May 9th.
The question remains- what to do with it once it's in there!
My husband has decided he wants half ... [
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Most people are on fixed salaries. Each pay day, they're going to receive "X" amount of dollars. From that money, they've got to be able to pay for their living expenses, bills, savings for retirement and/or kid's colleges, and maybe even have a few dollars left over to rent a video on t... [
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As a tribute to the upcoming graduations, the Carnival of Debt Reduction is hosted by the Broke Grad Student! There are a number of personal stories relating to Debt, as well as 8 articles that give you ideas for reducing your debt, 4 Credit articles, and 2 general debt knowledge articles.&nbs... [
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I used a variety of methods to pay off my college credit card debt, but I didn't become successful until I used the "snowball" method. It took awhile, but that was the THING that worked for me. When I paid off the first card, the momentum of the event helped me keep going. Each tim... [
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Trying to pay off excessive older debts - credit cards in particular, is one of the hardest things you'll ever do (unless of course you inherit a ton of money or win the lottery). The main reason it's so hard to get rid of debt is because we have ongoing living expenses that have to be paid.&n... [
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