I try to follow my budget but the holidays on a budget is a bit more difficult. In fact, it used to be impossible for me to follow any budget which is how I got…
Do You Need to Worry About Your Debt-to-Income Ratio?
I get it. Understanding your debt-to-income ratio isn’t the most interesting topic in the world, but it’s crazy important. If you want to get a car loan or a mortgage or even a credit card,…
How Debt is Like a School Bully
There’s nothing worse than a schoolyard bully, except maybe debt. That’s especially true when you have a lot of debt or don’t know how to pay off your debt. In fact, debt, in many ways…
Chuck Your Horrible Habits and Save $72K
Let’s face it, we all have a bad habit or two or maybe several, so there’s no judgment here. However what we don’t think about is what those habits are costing us, and I don’t…
How to Crush Your Student Loan Debt & Change Your Life
By the time I finished college, I was $87,000 dollars in debt. $57K of that was student loan debt. I talk about how I ended up in this situation here and how I paid off…
How I Conquered Debt and Changed My Life
It wasn’t all that long ago that I found myself drowning in debt. I had student loans for $57K and $30K in credit card debt. I talk about how I got into this situation here….
Car Title Loans – How They Can Destroy Your Life
I know how it is sometimes. It seems like no matter how hard you try you can’t get ahead, and just when things are as bad as you think they can get, something else happens…
Blogging as a Career – Possible? Surprise it Sure Is
Have you ever thought about blogging as a career? I bet you have. It was always a dream of mine and now it has become a reality, but how much of a reality is it…
5 Easy Ways to Save Money Today
Everyone says they want to save, but what I think they – and me – really want are easy ways to save money today, tomorrow, and next month. Heck, wouldn’t it be great to see…
How to Get Traffic to Your Blog From Pinterest
If you’ve been using Board Booster to get traffic to your website from Pinterest or even if you’ve been thinking about using it you may be wondering how to get traffic to your blog from…