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

Learn Something

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

Investing

Retail Forex Trading Versus Institutional Trading

The following is a guest post by writers at ForexTraders.com. Retail Trading Versus Institutional Trading Just over 10 years ago, the retail…

February 21, 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

Learn Something

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

Special Offers

Free Premium Federal Tax Filing From H&R Block

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