May We Offer You a Mandatory Unpaid Vacation? [Media Crack]

In your grim Wednesday media column: Mandatory "furloughs," flagging magazines, canceled parties, and no more fancy office plants: Gannett, ... ! Which will be mandatory, and unpaid. You have to admit this is much better than having your pay cut ... on the verge of bankruptcy, in debt up to its eyeballs (eyeball level: $436 million). But it just gets [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:47:14

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Dealing With My Seven Fears - Part Two

Continuing the series… #3 - Teaching On Money When we first began our church I was told to NEVER teach on money by lots of people because…well…it ... percentage of the problems that married couples were dealing with had to do with finances. Number two…lots of my friends (me included) were in debt up to their eyeballs. Number three…JESUS actually [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 11:46:49

Finances Can Be Overwhelming - But They Don’t Have To Be!

If you’re eyeball deep in debt, feeling overwhelmed, and not sure how to pick up and move forward, I’ve been there ... , and I had no control over anything. So, you see, the bankruptcy did eliminate my debt, but it didn’t fix ... been there too. To be honest with you, I took the easy way out of my debt - I declared bankruptcy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 23:07:56

New Year’s (Un) Resolutions

Okay, I hate New Year’s Resolutions. I usually make them and then give them up before the Super Bowl ... . In all my experience, not a single “magic cure” diet has worked. This year, I’ll exercise more, worry ... . Want the truth? Here it is! Kyle and I have debt up to our eyeballs, we are trying [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 23:20:00

Stanley Johnson: Credit Bubble Mascot

Every market bubble deserves its own mascot. The symbol of all that was wrong with that era ... or refinance your mortgage to lower your monthly payments. In the same way that the pets.com puppet ... in the eye and gleefully says "How do I do it? I'm in debt up to my eyeballs. I can barely pay [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 15:15:54

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