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Inspiration from Legos: Use Resiliency and Flexibility to Build Your Dreams

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[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. Over the past few weeks, my family has had some trying times – everything from health issues to unexpected expenses (which, of course, you’ll hear about in next month’s financial update!) to even-busier-than-normal schedules. We’re hanging in …

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Whoa, We’re 30 Percent Debt-Free: Joan’s Mid-August Financial Update

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[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. It looks like 30 is the magic number lately. Last week, I mentioned that I turn 30 later this year, and this month we hit a milestone – 30 percent of our credit-card debt is now paid …

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The Minimalist Guide to Visual Goal-Setting

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[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. When we talked about the Olympics, passion and the cost of hobbies in a recent post, one commenter, Jason, mentioned the concept of vision boards – basically, visual representations of your biggest goals. I’m a huge proponent …

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What the Olympics Can Teach Us About Expensive Hobbies

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[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. Look, I’m a gold medalist! It’s not quite the Olympics – but that photo is from last year’s Keystone State Games, Pennsylvania’s version of an athletic championship. I’m competing in this year’s games less than a week …

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Confessions of a Retail Salesman: Beware of These 4 Sales Tactics

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[share_sc] This is a guest post from Adam Hagerman. Adam provides financial help for anyone in need on his blog Walking to Wealth. Adam is also the author of Things To Learn, a site that answers life’s burning questions. Like Things To Learn on Facebook for up-to-the minute updates. A few months ago, I ventured …

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How I Saved $700 a Year in 30 Minutes: A Post about Insurance That Isn’t Boring

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[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. Nobody wants to talk about insurance. For real. Me included – and my dad was an insurance agent for much of my life. But when I finally manned up (or, uh, womanned up?) last year as part …

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