You've probably heard of the "debt snowball" or "pyramid" method of paying off your debts. (Start with your debt that has the lowest balance and put all extra money towards it until paid off - while paying just the minimum on everything else). If you want to start paying off your d... [
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There's a guy out there (in internet land) named Adrian... or AJC as he seems to prefer. He made 7 million in 7 years, the "old fashioned" way. So now, he has a lot of money and has to find new things to entertain himself. He's currently doing an experiment and looking to "train" 7... [
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Consumerism Commentary is one of my favorite personal finance blogs. In fact, I've been trying to get a guest writing spot over there for awhile now, with no luck :) However, they did feature my last blog from here, about creating a Preparation Checking account in the editor's choice for the&n... [
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After awhile, you probably fall into a routine. You are making your monthly payments with your income as-is; and it's easy to take on some additional debt – like using the credit card to buy something for a few hundred dollars because you know the monthly payment will only be another $25 or so. You ... [
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According to Prime Time Money blog, May 19th is Circus Day. So... Happy Circus Day! There are a number of great posts about reducing your debt and getting out from underneath debt on the Carnival of Debt Reduction, so why don't you head over and check out the 140th Carnival?
Not only ... [
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My son's school does a fundraiser every other month it seems. In several of the fundraiser product catalogs, I saw spiral bound bill organizers for sale (it was priced around $15, plus shipping). I like to support my son's school of course, but I prefer to do it by volunteering my time a... [
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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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