by David | Apr 16, 2018 | Budgeting, Debt |
This “great deal” illustrated above recently popped up on a shopping deals site I visit from time to time. It’s at best a 2% cash back credit card (but read the fine print…). Everything you need to know about how these things work in reality, and why they are a...
by David | Apr 9, 2018 | Debt |
April 4 marked four years that we have been debt free, everything but our mortgage. It took us 6.5 years to pay off 23 accounts consisting of credit cards, car loans, and student loans. After calculating the interest during that time the total amount paid back was 3x...
by David | Feb 26, 2018 | Debt |
The headline of a recent article on student loans proclaims, “Student loan borrowers with high debts aren’t making progress repaying them”. File this under, “Thank you, Captain Obvious. What was your first clue??” Student loans are just one of many, many ways we as a...
by David | Feb 12, 2018 | Debt |
Credit cards. Student loans. Car payments. YUCK! Debt of any kind sucks but especially consumer debt. If you have made the decision to pay it off, to GET OUT, then you may have read some helpful tips already, such as: get a second job (or just work more in general),...
by David | Dec 4, 2017 | Debt |
And now…..this, today on MSN. This sums up why (at least partly) this country is in the mess it’s in. You have “financial websites” pushing the “best credit cards” for “responsible use” followed by a story of maxed-out Americans. It’s like teaching people “responsible...
by David | Aug 12, 2017 | Debt, General |
Today I’m a guest on the Fitness Confidential podcast (Currently in the “What’s Hot” section of iTunes). Stop laughing! Those of you who know me would not equate “David” and “Fitness” in the same sentence. Yeah I’m overweight. Pretty much always have...
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