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Fire! What Does Your Insurance Cover?
I came home yesterday to a raging fire at the home of my neighbor across the street. As a total of 12…
March 3, 2011Browse
Author: Sandy Smith
I started this blog years ago as a way of keeping myself accountable to my own debt reduction plans. Now I'm using this site to help others get out of debt, and learn about personal finance so that they can live their best lives.
Video Pick
Video: Beware of Illegal Debt Collection Practices
I cover debt a lot here, and have spoken about some illegal debt collection practices before, but this video really struck a…
February 28, 2011
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Where Does Your Cash Go?
The Credit Loan blog had a very interesting infographic chronicling how the average consumer spend their paycheck. The infographic was compiled from…
February 25, 2011
About Me
I Grew Up Poor And Survived
Last week Fabulously Broke had a blog post entitled, “Can you survive on an extreme budget and make tough choices?” She linked…
February 22, 2011
News
Beware: TSA Workers Steal Money From Travelers
[I guess feeling us up wasn’t enough]…You’d think your personal possessions and money would be safe around security workers, but apparently they’re…
February 18, 2011
About Me
I Added $20K To My Debt On Purpose
This is a blog about debt and my efforts to reduce it. For the past two years I have diligently worked on…
February 17, 2011
News
Home Depot and Lowes Adds Thousands of Jobs
Are you looking for a job? Well Home Depot and Lowes is looking for you and you’d better go see them right…
February 17, 2011
Credit Cards
Credit Card Comes With 79.9% APR
Toni Riss had a credit card with a 79.9% interest rate. The 58-year-old woman from Texas thought she struck gold when she…
February 14, 2011
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I Make Money Online: Selling eBooks
You may not know her name, but Amanda Hocking and others like her are riding the comet of digital publishing. Fed up…
February 9, 2011
About Me
Don’t Let Debt Depression Get You Down
Back in 2007 I had a business which failed. I had invested quite a bit of money into the business, but the…
February 8, 2011
News
For Profit Student Loan Default Rate Hits 25%
About one-quarter of students who took out federal loans to attend for-profit colleges defaulted within three years of starting repayment, according to…
February 4, 2011
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Today is January 31 and it’s the last day for your employer to prepare and mail out your W-2. I know that…
January 31, 2011