Joan’s Posts

What Bloom’s Taxonomy Can Teach Us About Money

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. When I was in about third or fourth grade, our gifted seminar teacher did something that ABSOLUTELY blew the mind of all the “smart kids” charged to her care. She told us that knowledge wasn’t important. Actually, she told …

What Bloom’s Taxonomy Can Teach Us About Money Read More »

More Than $35K Paid Off: Joan’s Mid-November Financial Update

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. Since last July, we’ve dropped our debt by $10,000 more…  And this month, we hit a milestone. We’ve now paid off $35,201.89 of our original $89,687.23 balance. We crossed the $35K threshold, and by the end of the year, we should …

More Than $35K Paid Off: Joan’s Mid-November Financial Update Read More »

What Are You Creating? Thoughts on Banksy, NaNoWriMo and Doing What You Love

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. I don’t believe in coincidence or luck, but I do believe that sometimes things come together in a way that can only be considered amazing. Call it God… call it the stars aligning… call it fate… whatever you believe …

What Are You Creating? Thoughts on Banksy, NaNoWriMo and Doing What You Love Read More »

Should You Cash Out Your 401(k) To Pay Down Debt?

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. When I shared my monthly financial update last week (Big Decisions Involving Big Dollars), I said I had big news: Among other changes, I’d decided to cash out my 401(k) from my former full-time job. It wasn’t an easy decision …

Should You Cash Out Your 401(k) To Pay Down Debt? Read More »

Big Decisions Involving Big Dollars: Joan’s Mid-October Financial Update

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. After several months of, well, not much to report, I’ve decided to make up for it all in one month. Let’s see… My husband gave his notice at his job of 13 years – and is strongly considering taking some …

Big Decisions Involving Big Dollars: Joan’s Mid-October Financial Update Read More »

Scroll to Top