Category: Debt

Debunking The 25 Most Outrageous Money Myths (part 2 of 4)

In continuing the series on debunking these most popular and 12+ pages being too much for one post – here is part 2 of 4 on the series Debunking The 25 Most Outrageous Money Myths.  Part 1 can be read HERE.

Debunking The 25 Most Outrageous Money Myths (part 1 of 4)

Debunking The 25 Most Outrageous Money Myths (part 1 of 4)

I thought I’d take WriterDad’s advice in cooking this one up thinking that [My] Baby’s Born in the Rough Draft. You raise it in the Rewrite“.  I’ve been working on this post for cumulatively about a month.  A change here, a new post here, realization here, but I’m done.  I could come up with 2,380 [...]

How Do You Save Your Money? (revised repost)

I’ve been posed this question off and on over the past few years, so I figured it best to say the order I put my cash away. If you’ve realized that you DO need to save it, you’ve already jumped the first snag; now the question is WHERE to put the money? There are so [...]

What Do You Do If You Can’t Afford It?

What Do You Do If You Can’t Afford It?

So I had a pretty good laugh from this today; and makes a lot of sense. I remember back in the day when my parents would DREAD credit cards. We’d have one for a purchase we needed to finance and then it was on the phone and cutting up the card IMMEDIATELY afterwards. If my [...]

An Interesting Loophole In The Credit World To Make A Few Bucks – But Is It Worth It?

An Interesting Loophole In The Credit World To Make A Few Bucks – But Is It Worth It?

In stumbling around the internet this week I ran across a Chicago Tribune article that mentioned renting out your credit to people with weaker scores.  I thought to myself, “Is this even possible?  And if so, why the h*** would you want someone else using your credit?”  The answer then dawned on me; money.  Everyone [...]

Net Worth Update July 16, 2008 [$102,416.87(-9.57%)

Net Worth Update July 16, 2008 [$102,416.87(-9.57%)

Welp, the landscaping and deck building this past week dug deep into the e-fund and overall numbers so they’re not really as bad as they show up because they should both pay off more than the 8k-ish spent on them.

I Took My Money Out Of The Stock Market Because I Knew It Would Fall, Now What?

Well, this is actually the third time I’ve gotten a request like this, and I’ve emailed back both times before. Probably pointing out that I should address it publicly.

How To Buy A Home With No Money Down!

So it really is quite amazing how liberal banks were with lending money back a few years back, but their purse strings have tightened up significantly in the last year or 2… Buy a home with NO money down? Really? Yes, it actually can be done…we will show you how some folks do it. Of [...]

Money Hacks Carnival #18 — The History Of Money!

So I did some deep undercover investigation for this weeks carnival digging back in time to bring you The History of Money! Did you know that China was the first to use paper money around the year 1000. It was made from the bar of mulberry trees. Leaves from these trees, you may recall, are [...]

“Summer Savings Series” Tip #13 – Don’t Drive 10 Miles Out Of Your Way To Save $0.20 On Gas!  Use GasBuddy!

“Summer Savings Series” Tip #13 – Don’t Drive 10 Miles Out Of Your Way To Save $0.20 On Gas! Use GasBuddy!

By the time you get back, in traffic, you’re looking at stop and go driving for that 10 miles, you’re likely to burn that $3 you’re saving on the 15 gallon tank. It’s not worth the time or the hassle. There are several places online that will show you were to go for the best [...]