[share_sc] Yesterday, the Senate passed the new credit card legislation with the intent to increase consumer rights and protection. It’s no big secret that I’m not a fan of credit cards. In fact, not using them makes me immune to a large part of this crap. Most of the changes seem to be well-intentioned, but …
[share_sc] There is a roaring debate within the personal finance community about which method should be used to pay off debt. Most likely you’ve heard of the “Debt Snowball” and the “Highest Interest First” approaches. However, I wanted to review a method, which is certainly not new, but that you might be far less familiar …
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[share_sc] Sleeving your credit/debit cards is a quick, easy-to-implement strategy to help curb the occasional impulse purchase. I first heard of this concept in a Real Estate Investing book I read several years ago. Although I forget the specific book, I do remember the author’s suggestion of creating a sleeve for all of your credit …
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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07I54XED2VU [share_sc] My reflections on our struggles with the ‘Grocery’ category of our budget. I contemplate the possibility that we are squeezing some of our budget categories too hard and actually receiving a negative result. I also am well aware that we might just be making excuses in order to avoid adapting new habits into …
(How many tools can you spot in the picture above?) [share_sc] Defining The Word “Tool” Dictionary.com has several definitions for the word “tool.” For our purposes we will review two that happen to be back-to-back: 5. anything used as a means of accomplishing a task or pupose 6. a person manipulated by another for the …
[share_sc] I’ve been seeing a lot around the personal finance blogosphere about the impending credit card reform. Apparently this Thursday, Obama has summoned the CEOs of the major credit card companies to the White House to discuss unfair credit card practices. Over the last few months, we’ve all heard about credit card companies lowering limits, …
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