Automotive • Credit • Debt • Family or Marriage • Finances & Money • Frugality
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
Debt • Finances & Money • Home
I'm glad our story of getting out of debt (except for 1 mortgage remaining) has been inspirational to many of you, including the following reader: Hi there! Very much enjoy your site. I have a question about your 2nd mortgage that you paid off early … [Read more...] about Reader Question: How to handle a 2nd Mortgage with Balloon Payment
Debt • Family or Marriage • Finances & Money
Over 2 years, ago, I said we're free of consumer debt, but I was sort of wrong. When I graduated high school, I had no financial plan for college, and my parents were already taking out loans for my sister's first year. Along with the student … [Read more...] about No, THIS is my final student loan payoff
Debt • Finances & Money • Home
This past payment has marked a momentous occasion, if you happen to like multiples of 10, which I do. We've officially paid off over $100,000 on our home. Based on some calculations, we're 5 years ahead of schedule for paying off our home! As some … [Read more...] about $100,000 paid off on house…but decision time
Debt • Finances & Money • Frugality
It seems every article I write lately has me starting out with something like "when I was growing up", but bear with me (note: a draft I have also starts that way, so you'll see it again soon)... When I was growing up (haha!), my mom would … [Read more...] about Two real-life examples of why emergency funds are important!
When confronted with a home improvement project, I'm the type who would rather take a sledgehammer to a wall than to measure a board 50 times before cutting. I simply despise the delicate nature of necessity of detailed work. Ask my parents; when … [Read more...] about Brute Force versus Calculated Agility
I know book reviews can be extremely boring, so I'm glad David Bach's PR people asked me to just review one chapter from his newest book "Debt Free For Life: The Finish Rich Plan for Financial Freedom". I was asked to review Chapter 10,The Student … [Read more...] about David Bach on Student Loans [Debt Free for Life]
Banking • Debt • Finances & Money • Home
Ok, this was our second attempt at paying off our second mortgage. If you recall, the first attempt resulted in a returned check from the mortgage company, but this time we did it the right way. Just to recap our debt/mortgage/etc. situation for … [Read more...] about And we finally paid off our second mortgage! (9 years early)
