[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 month, I was proud to share a look at what I accomplished financially in 2013 as part of my series of regular financial updates. This month, I want to share some highlights of the current month, and then focus …
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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] This is a guest post by Greg Becker. Greg is an actuary, statistician, economist and social entrepreneur who founded www.GetGuidance.com to help people make better decisions about their health and wealth. He has traveled extensively and been published in two books, and in newspapers and journals worldwide. Paying off credit-card debt – or debt in general …
[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Joan Concilio, Man Vs. Debt community manager. Read more about Joan. This marks the end of my first full calendar year of updates here on Man Vs. Debt! (Though I’d done three-quarters of the year in 2012.) At the same time, our family is in the process of job transitions, …
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