[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan here. $65,876.32 in debt to go, and we just keep on truckin’. (The irony here will become apparent in a moment.) When I left you in last month’s update, that number was $66,436.50. The only problem is, …
A Hot-Water Heater and New Tires Didn’t Stop Us: Joan’s Mid-June Financial Update Read More »
[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan here. I like paying my bills. Now, I hear you. You’re saying, “That Joan, she’s crazy; I’m not reading any more!” But stick around and let me explain. This love of bill-paying is only a recent change; …
[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan here. In our Fall 2011 You Vs. Debt class, one of our members, Jay, created an awesome forum topic titled “What’s Your Kryptonite?” In it, we started talking about those places and things that just seem to …
What Do You Do About Your Financial Kryptonite… Is Willpower Enough? Read More »
[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan here. When I introduced myself to you guys a couple months ago, I was $70,858.26 in debt on credit cards and loans, and that meant we’d paid down 20% total on our worst-ever balance of $89,687.23. I’m …
25 Percent of the Way to Freedom: Joan’s Mid-May Financial Update Read More »
[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan here. Meet our automotive pride and joy – our fully-paid-for, 111,000-plus-miles, has-even-gone-offroading 2003 Ford Taurus SES. This car is a beast. And, for the past six years (as of this past Sunday), it’s been put to the …
[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan here. I’m that lady. The one with the checkbook and the neat lines of transactions marching down each page of its register. And let’s be honest, nobody still keeps actual checkbooks with matching check registers – do …
