About Me
How A Challenged Turned $500 Into $25,000 In Sales
Last year I joined a friendly challenge between personal finance bloggers hosted by Jeff Rose of Good Financial Cents. We each had…
February 3, 2015Browse
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.
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Infographic: 10 Best Selling Products In The World
The Christmas buying season might just about be over, but we’re not flocking to stores to throw money at the sales people…
December 26, 2014
Learn Something
Top 5 Reasons Why Baby Boomers Are Screwed
At 56 my mom is smack dab in the middle of the Baby Boomer generation. For some reason, she still thinks that she’s pretty young…
October 27, 2014
About Me
6 Months Unemployed + 9 Month Temp Job = $50,000+ Debt Slayed In Less Than 2 Years
Get a comfy chair. You’re going to be here for a while. Yesterday after paying down one bill I crunched the numbers…
October 23, 2014
Rants
Cheap? Frugal? Why Is There Even A Debate?
With a blog called Yes, I Am Cheap, you can bet that I get a fair bit of e-mails comparing cheap and…
September 25, 2014
News
Get A New iPhone? Heck No!
Every Fall a strange phenomenon happens within the U.S; hordes of people with money to burn line up outside of their local…
September 12, 2014
Investing
Don’t Invest In Yourself Until You’re Debt Free
I’m a bit of a social media junkie. That is to say, my Twitter feed is more alive and buzzing than a…
September 4, 2014
Partner Posts
3 Simple DIY Projects That Will Save You Money
You might hear the words, “Do it yourself” and the butterflies in your stomach awaken (and bounce around for a while). I…
August 25, 2014
News
Mom Fired For Working At McDonald’s While Kid Plays In Park…Was She Wrong?
Despite my headline, let me first say that it appears as if McDonald’s has communicated with this mom’s attorney that there was a…
July 28, 2014
Rants
Want To Help Someone? Let Them Fail
Splat! That’s the sound of some people who I know falling flat on their faces. It’s also the sound of a lesson…
June 30, 2014
Video Pick
Does Money Make You Mean? Answer: Yes!
In one of my favorite Ted Talks, social psychologist Paul Piff shares his research into how people behave when they feel wealthy.…
June 24, 2014
Investing
Holding Cash In Your Account? You Might Be Screwing Up
You know how you make a mistake and you’re so embarrassed by the mistake that you hide that mistake on the back…
June 20, 2014