Finance 101
Finance 101: What the Heck is Peer-to-Peer or P2P Lending?
This is part two in my Finance 101 series and it’s a long one. This time we’re learning about peer-to-peer, person-to-person, social,…
September 28, 2009Articles
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Pissed off At Your Credit Card? Join the Club
I’ve never weaseled out of a debt that I owe and in fact I think I’ve been pretty much tackling the debt…
September 21, 2009
About Me
Pets Are Expensive but the Payoff Is Awesome
I’ve been slowly but steadily chipping away at the debt for the past 9 months with only a few bumps into the…
September 18, 2009
Finance 101
Finance 101: Why Banks Want You to Open Accounts
I’m starting a new series here called Finance 101. When the mood stikes me I’ll cover one basic consumer finance topic that…
September 11, 2009YIAC
About Me
Back in Business!
Have you visited the blog over the past week or so and instead of seeing the awesome blog you got a stupid…
August 30, 2009YIAC
Reduce Debt
A Bill Balance Reaches Ground Zero
I just hit the submit button to make the final payment on my personal loan. Somehow I am sitting here expecting something,…
August 10, 2009YIAC
About Me
7th Month Check In
Seven months have come and gone since I began this journey. It’s definitely been fun watching the numbers go down slowly but…
August 2, 2009YIAC
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What Would You Do With An Extra Trillion?
I hear lots of big numbers being tossed around since the government has gotten into the business of lending lots of money…
July 22, 2009YIAC
About Me
I’m Not Gone, Just Detoured
Hi! I know that everyone is wondering what the heck happened to me. I’m telling you God likes to test people and…
July 20, 2009YIAC
About Me
When It Rains It – Wait, I Have An Emergency Fund
I’m not one to play the victim but wow, when things go wrong they really go wrong! Let me run through the…
May 30, 2009
Credit Cards
The Government Saves Me From Myself
By now, since I’ve been a lazy beast, you’ve probably heard about the restrictions that the Senate passed last week on credit…
May 26, 2009
Learn Something
Making Your Hobby Pay Off
I’ve been doing a decent job of evaluating secondary income streams since overtime at work is non-existent. I’ve sort of stumbled into…
May 18, 2009