Credit • Debt • Finances & Money
With all the mess going on in our lives (grad school, new jobs, travel), I totally forgot until today that I had set a "Zero Debt" date for May 15, 2009 back in August 2007. Did we succeed? ALMOST! Just today, the $12,000 check I sent to pay … [Read more...] about Did we meet our “Zero Debt” goal date?
Credit • Debt • Finances & Money • Home • Investing
To view the video from email or RSS, you may need to click through to the site: subprime from beeple on Vimeo. … [Read more...] about Another awesome “How the Housing Market Fell” animation video
Credit • Debt • Finances & Money
Since starting this blog 3 years ago, we've shed almost $90,000 in non-mortage debt! All we have left is about $12,500 on my Honda Ridgeline loan and under $10,000 on my student loan (need to update the debt scales for April). I haven't really sat … [Read more...] about Personal Finance Bloggers are getting rid of debt!
Banking • Credit • Debt • Finances & Money
Ok, it sounds bigger than it is. Perhaps you recall back in July when Citibank told me to use their money to make more money? I took out $12,500 in a 0% balance transfer for 7 months, with a $75 fee. I stuck it in my savings account earning about … [Read more...] about Paid Off $11,500 of Credit Card Debt Today
I usually skip past people's net worth posts in my RSS reader, but something caught my eye as I scanned Mapgirl's net worth post today. Yes, we all took a beating the last few months, but many of us forget to look at the big picture. For instance, … [Read more...] about How is your net worth doing for the year? [Look at the big picture]
Credit • Debt • Finances & Money
By FWP This is a guest post by FWP at the Financial Wellness Project. Through stories, lessons, and progress reports, she shares her attempts at reducing and managing her debts, learning how to save and invest, building income, living … [Read more...] about Broke because you want to be: 12 rules for debt elimination
Credit • Debt • Finances & Money
By The Money Hawk This is a guest post by Kevin Geary at The Money Hawk. You can subscribe free to The Money Hawk via RSS or Email. No matter how many late night infomercials or Kiyosaki books you read, leveraging debt to build wealth is not a … [Read more...] about Credit Card Companies Are Fighting Back Against Consumers: Get Out of the Way!
Credit • Debt • Finances & Money
After skimming this article from CNN Money, I was going to complain that people are now whining to get bailed out of their credit card debt. I was going to ask why don't the credit card companies just offer a repayment plan, until I read it more … [Read more...] about Credit Card Companies and Repayment Plans
