Money Basics

Why Owning Up to Ourselves is the Most Important Step

[share_sc] This is a post from Oli Lewington. Oli is a storyteller: a writer, filmmaker and social media specialist who helps people, brands and businesses tell their stories in a way that entertains and enchants their customers, clients and fans. You can connect with him on Twitter or Google+. I’m in debt. There, I said it. …

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My “Deprived” Son: What I’ve Learned So Far Raising a (Mostly) Plastic-Free Kid on a Budget

[share_sc] The most oft-recited “nugget” about kids, besides that they don’t let you sleep, is that they’re expensive. Calculators exist so you can estimate how much money you’re going to spend on them in a given year. (Oddly, most of these calculators don’t include health insurance which is, so far, the only thing we’ve spent …

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Are 401(k) and 529 Plans a Good Idea When You’re In Debt?

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. As part of our quest to come up with $7,100 for the IRS before April 15, my husband and I decided to cash out a 529 account we’d set up for our daughter’s education expenses. We pulled $2,500 out of …

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New Free Resource Kit to Kickstart Your Money

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Courtney Baker, chief seller and long-time running wo-man of MvD. We surveyed a cluster of Man Vs Debt readers to see which resources they’d like to access – for free. With their help and a little scheming from the MvD Team, we’ve handpicked 5 different resources to bundle into …

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