Posts for "Debt"


Are You Happy w/ The Low Interest Rates Right Now?

From Budgets Are Sexy
February 6, 2012 at 7:12 am
It just occurred to me that I haven’t made much money at ALL on any of my savings or money market accounts I have… Or even checking accts for that matter, though that ... (more)

Can Indebted Students Find Debt Relief In Credit Card Debt Consolidation?

From Broke Grad Student
February 6, 2012 at 7:00 am
The best part of college life is the ability to taste financial freedom. When you’re a student in college, it may seem that it is impossible to pay more than the minimum ... (more)

Got Rid of Debt, all $38K of it!

From Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog
February 5, 2012 at 9:29 pm
Got Rid of Debt, all $38K of it! is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog - Its all about Money!This article ... (more)

Can You Live a Cash Only Life?

From Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog
January 30, 2012 at 9:03 pm
Can You Live a Cash Only Life? is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog - Its all about Money!This may sound ... (more)

Debt - Good and Bad

From Always the Planner
January 27, 2012 at 2:52 pm
Jeff at SustainableLifeBlog recently wrote an interesting post on how his view of debt has changed over the past two years. It got me thinking. There seems to be two different ... (more)

New Year’s Financial Resolutions How to Stay Out of Debt

From BudgetPulse Blog | Personal Finance Tips and News
January 27, 2012 at 2:37 pm
New Year is usually the best time to make financial resolutions. That is because during this time of the year, everyone seems to be in a fresh start. If there were many disappointments ... (more)

Maintaining Your Relationship When You Are Gazelle Intense About Paying Down Debt

From Saving Money Today
January 19, 2012 at 9:17 am
Dave Ramsey made the term “gazelle intense” common vernacular among those who follow his advice and want to get out of debt.  Gazelle intensity means to ... (more)

Your credit score doesn’t make you cooler

From Punch Debt In The Face
January 17, 2012 at 8:58 am
I want to both cringe and laugh uncontrollably when I hear someone tell me how “high” their credit score is. I put the word high in quotes because it is a completely ... (more)

Our Scariest Money Fears

From Budgets Are Sexy
January 13, 2012 at 7:14 am
Seeing how today’s Friday the 13th, I thought we’d go over our darkest and deepest money fears we all have ;) Not cuz we’re sadists or anything like that, but ... (more)

A Financial Check-Up

From Always the Planner
January 12, 2012 at 10:00 am
I try to give myself a financial check-up every January. Mostly this includes checking my credit reports, looking up my credit score on credit karma, and reviewing my ... (more)

Too good to overlook.

From Punch Debt In The Face
January 12, 2012 at 8:13 am
Yesterday I asked you readers to get a little vulnerable and share what kind of debt you had. Many long time readers finally came out of hiding and decided to contribute to the ... (more)

Is That REALLY Affordable?

From Good Financial Cents -Jeff Rose Certified Financial Planner and Investment Advisor, Carbondale, Illinois
January 11, 2012 at 8:56 am
During the heady years prior to the financial crisis of 2008, many people thought that they could “afford” bigger homes.Unfortunately, as low-rate mortgage reset, it ... (more)

What kinda debt you got?

From Punch Debt In The Face
January 11, 2012 at 7:37 am
My blog’s name is Punch Debt In The Face. I use to talk about punching debt in the face quite a bit, but over the last year and a half or so the frequency of debt related ... (more)

Fixing Bad Credit While Getting Out of Debt

From Saving Money Today
January 10, 2012 at 8:39 am
This is a guest post by Darin Sewell When it comes to fixing bad credit most people have no idea what they need to do or where to start the process. Many simply ... (more)

Person to Person Lending Guide

From freemoneywisdom.com
January 5, 2012 at 8:00 am
In 2011, we saw banks completely shut down credit lines, homes were foreclosed and interest rates were raised.  It really was a war-zone for a while.  What if I told you that ... (more)

Help a Reader: “I Made a Really Awful Decision.”

From Budgets Are Sexy
January 4, 2012 at 7:28 am
This is a tough one, indeed.  Here’s the email I got from a fellow reader of BudgetsAreSexy. Take a gander, and then leave your thoughts/advice below?  Thanks! I’m ... (more)

Goals and Objectives for 2012

From My Journey to Millions
December 28, 2011 at 11:45 am
A couple of days ago I “graded” myself as to how I did for my 2011 Goals and Objectives and with only  a couple days left in 2011 it is about time to lay it on the line for ... (more)

10 Ways to Help You Say Goodbye to Credit Card Debt

From Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog
December 22, 2011 at 2:39 pm
10 Ways to Help You Say Goodbye to Credit Card Debt is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog - Its all about ... (more)

How I Lost A Fortune Getting Out of Debt

From Budgets Are Sexy
December 22, 2011 at 6:37 am
(Guest Post by Todd R. Tresidder — A great guy with a rather interesting take on his self-proclaimed “mistake” — I don’t know if I’d call it ... (more)

Buying an Asset with a Mortgage or Debt Doesn’t Necessarily Change your Net Worth

From My Journey to Millions
December 16, 2011 at 10:26 am
I got into an interesting conversation with a commenter the other day on another blog and it made me realize that there are some people out there who don’t actually understand ... (more)

Why save for retirement while you clear your debt?

From Fabulously Broke ....in the City
December 12, 2011 at 2:00 am
Reader Earin (obviously from Europe, as they wrote in using the € symbol ), asked why someone would save for retirement if they were clearing their debt. My ... (more)

When Borrowing Money is a Responsible Act

From freemoneywisdom.com
December 7, 2011 at 12:51 am
There are a multitude of Bible verses that speak to the hazards of borrowing money. And they speak a truth: being in debt that is hard to manage can force a compromise of the person ... (more)

The best thing about being NOT broke.

From Punch Debt In The Face
December 2, 2011 at 4:44 am
Over the last seven days I’ve purchased seven round trip plane tickets, and I might be purchasing two more. Alaska Airlines has been running some crazy deals lately and ... (more)

Too poor for bankruptcy?

From Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog
December 1, 2011 at 12:25 pm
Too poor for bankruptcy? is a post originally published on: Everything Finance - Everything Finance - A Good Personal Finance Blog - Its all about Money!Has the threat of bankruptcy ... (more)

Get a Prenup! [w/ music video to boot]

From Budgets Are Sexy
November 28, 2011 at 6:22 am
(Guest Post by Kevin McKee – a friend, and dope blogger) In the next twelve months, I will be attending at least three weddings. Some of my closest friends and family members ... (more)