Was Ebay’s BillMeLater Acquisition A Huge Blunder?
When eBay paid $945 million for BillMeLater in October, we blinked ... starting to shut down, meaning credit companies couldn’t get the debt off their books. Still ... , or are tapped out. That makes this debt super sketchy. And BillMeLater’s credit models were created [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 07:48:02
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The 10 most common new year’s resolutions - is yours on here?
I am not much of a supporter of new year resolutions, I don’t like waiting around for a specific date to make positive life changes ... to be the only way that works to help me make life changes. Eat healthier - A few years ago, I read a book ... - I am still keeping up with lots of principles I learned in that book. Get out of debt - I wonder how [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 12:11:42
Debt Consolidation – Helps You Improve Your Credit Score
Whenever people are surrounded with debts, they depend only on professionals who have some knowledge in this field to let them get out of their ... their credit score by applying for a debt consolidation and their monthly payment also gets lowered ... by reading books that are related to finance and implementing it in their real life. Debt [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 02:06:32
The Essential Zen Habits of 2008
Post written by Leo Babauta. Follow me on Twitter. At the end of 2006, I thought I’d just had the best year of my life — I quit smoking, ... year, I’d sold a best-selling ebook, I landed a book deal, I was able to eliminate my debt completely ... and productive, started eliminating my debt and getting my finances in order, became a vegetarian, my youngest [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 12:11:15
Living Lean
The Background I’ve been reading Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover. Mr ... card debt. Does any of that surprise you? The book inspired my husband and I to get our “ ... . Ramsey shares these statistics in his book: -19% of people who declared bankruptcy in 2002 were [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 13:00:54
Does more debt to beat the debt-crisis make sense?
Order my book online from this link The UK newspapers are full of a new $33 billion government-backed debt facility for small and medium ... that are already deep in debt is not going to help, or at least not for very long. Does it really ... expatriates. Debt does not solve debt problems However, there is a reluctance to get into directly [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 05:17:25
Tips for the coming decade of frugality
I’m just about done with Peter Schiff’s new book The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets and the title of Chapter 11 is “A Decade of Frugality ... the live-a-raise-behind game. Put a savings shunt in place. Get rid of debt, especially variable-rate debt. I’ve started a series of debt reduction tips over at the Carnival of Debt Reduction [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 05:33:23
“America’s Cheapest Family”
(October 16, 2007) You can imagine how a book with a title like this might stop me in my tracks ... their expenses, get out of debt, and save money. It was self-published by Amy and Jim Dacyczyn ... , so they retired. You can buy the complete collection in paperback format, get it from the library [more...]
Date: 2008-07-12 06:48:27
FiLife’s New Year’s Resolutions
It’s New Year’s Eve, and as with every new year, it’s resolution time! ... for my family!! – Kevin Van Lenten Product and Marketing Team No more credit card debt Read more books ... my closet organized and to automate all my bills! – Kristen Sullivan Get a non-student credit card [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 15:49:50
Weekly Roundup: June All-Stars Edition
Hard to believe half the year is already in the books. Time flies when you are having fun! ... Dad Second Stimulus Check Frugal Dad Square Foot Gardening How to Get Out of Credit Card Debt Frugal ... . 50 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do. I need to add air conditioner repair to this list. Ours [more...]
Date: 2008-07-05 11:00:32
The Best Camera Thanks You. Big Big Bigtime.
I slept 4 hours in a 65 hour stretch. ...that was in the couple days before and after launching The Best Camera ecosystem. But I loved it, because working hard to create stuff feels good. It’s not everyday that you get an opportunity to launch a book, or an iPhone app, or an online community, let alone all three. The experience has been exciting, humbling, scary and energizing all at once, and I owe a huge debt of gratitude to you. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-25 18:10:00
Getting Ready to Close the Books
The last day of trading beckons with markets on target for the worst year since 1931, ... on what is to be a lightly traded session with more clock-watching than anything else. Shares of General Motors ticked slightly higher, and the debt of General Motors Acceptance Corp. rallied after the company [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 14:12:07
links for 2008-12-26
In Hard Times, Houses of God Turn to Chapter 11 in Book of Bankruptcy - WSJ.com Church Mortgage & Loan Corp. of Maitland, Fla ... $18 million it owes, says company lawyer Elizabeth Green. Church Mortgage filed for Chapter 11 ... to Getting Out of Debt 9. Tools for a Frugal Life 10. Resources The *Official* Guitar [more...]
Date: 2008-12-27 07:01:05
How To Turn 8 Hours (Or Less) Into Your Most Successful Year Yet
How To Turn 8 Hours (Or Less) Into Your Most Successful Year Yet A new year is here and 2008 is now in the history books ... when people traditionally make all kinds of life decisions - lose weight, quit smoking, get out of debt [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 18:51:29
New Larry Winget book is on the way
I stopped by Borders while I was in town tonight and read part of Larry Winget’s People Are Idiots And I Can Prove It! ... that none of the suggestions he makes in the book are new. They’re the same old thing. To lose ... we are in now. It can be a very effective tool to get our emotions involved, either by slaying a little debt dragon [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 07:55:18
The Personal Finance Secrets “They” Don’t Want You to Know About
I get asked to review all sorts of crazy personal finance books, plans, programs, and schemes all the time, ... and negotiate lower rates (or in some cases a balance reduction), adopt a very strong debt repayment ... you attempt to buy your bad debt from the creditor (and then obviously dismiss it), but the legal [more...]
Date: 2008-08-30 17:00:11
Finance - Books on Personal Loans
by Jorg Maurer Personal loans and all the terminology that goes with it can make your head spin after awhile ... if you are considering obtaining one for any financial reason. Doing so can help ensure you get the right ... , there have been a couple of which yield we report upon how to compensate off debt, together with credit [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 02:40:29
Suze Orman’s Free Book - Fixing Your Finances in 2009
Barack Obama’s speech warning of devastating unemployment levels and a lengthy recession was no surprise to most Americans ... to do this year. For example, the general Credit advice for 2009 is: Make it a priority to pay off your credit ... to get your FICO credit score above 720. Be very careful where you turn to for help with credit card debt [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 13:29:00
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