[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. To kick of the year, last month I shared two “Budgeting Basics” posts about one of the most important topics in personal finance – the emergency fund. This month, I’d like to address an issue that confused a lot …
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[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. In the past few weeks, I’ve had a couple of friends hit significant, and totally unexpected, hard times financially. One friend’s husband lost his job with no warning. Another needed to buy a new car when his previous one, which …
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[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. Last week, I kicked off a series about Budgeting Basics by tackling What Is An Emergency Fund? We talked about what such a fund should – and shouldn’t – be used for, and I promised then that I’d talk …
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[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. 2014 is going to be a “rebuilding year” for my finances. A lot of good things happened in 2013 (and you can read more about the ups and downs of the year here), but some pretty major changes have …
[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 …
[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 …
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