My son is half way through his Junior year of high school. In the coming months we'll be visiting and applying to colleges. It's an exciting time in his life, but at the same time we're wary about the amount of student debt he might incur … [Read more...] about 7 Ways To Reduce Your College Student Loan Needs While Still In High School
A few weeks ago, I flew down to TX (twice actually) for business, and on my last flight back to DC, I ended up on a tiny plane next to a young woman who was bumped from another cancelled flight. We got to chatting and I learned that she's newly … [Read more...] about Getting back to basics: Counseling others…and cars!
I don't think I've ever actually stated the amount of our net worth on this site, and I don't plan on it, but I do want to take this time to talk about where we stand now that we've been debt-free for close to 2 years (excluding mortgage debt). Net … [Read more...] about Our Net Worth and Financial Freedom
It feels like that giant weight of credit card debt (upwards of $23,000 at one point) was on my shoulders for so long, but the weight was lifted so long ago with our final credit card payment that I hadn't thought about the difficulties and struggles … [Read more...] about Where did the Debt Time fly?
(Guest Post by Jason) For years I followed the status quo: spent lots of money and accepted living paycheck-to-paycheck, not saving for retirement, and racking up credit cards as the normal way of operating my finances. This fabulous way of … [Read more...] about The 5 Biggest Wastes of Time and Money
How many of you have said "I'm always going to have a car (or credit card, or student loan) payment"? Ten years ago, I was definitely one of those people, and I know a number in my family still think that way, and I'm sure some friends and other … [Read more...] about Living a Life of Payments
