Day Zero - 101 Things in 1,001 Days

As I mentioned earlier this month, I’ve been working on my 101 Things in 1,001 Days Project/Day Zero list.  The list is done ... 1.    Pay off credit card debt 2.    Put $150 per month (at least) in savings account (1/33 [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 15:41:30

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What Truly Matters, Part 2

For those of you new to Free Money Finance, I post on The Bible and Money every Sunday. Here's why ... or vacations that we go into debt or try to get by without savings, even if doing so adds stress ... to your friends be too much to exchange for the higher pay? Would a house with more space best serve your family [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 19:43:23

Citigroup (C) And The Senate: The Myth Of Saving The Mortgage Market

Citigroup (C) ... , saying banks that have accepted federal aid should be doing more to help homeowners wrestling with debts they can't pay." There is a great deal of evidence, some of it from the federal government [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 11:22:10

fix your finances, save money – step 2

Breaking through the wall. In the middle of the Olympics, I thought it would be a good idea to issue a personal finance challenge, ... to pay less for the same service. debt repayment Option 1: If you have a credit card that you’re ... 1 Otherwise, if your debt is large-ish (a few thousand and up) and you have a good credit rating, it may [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 12:00:46

How Little Changes Can Add Up To Thousands Of Saved Dollars.

Think you cannot save any money? Think putting away $100 a month into a savings account or towards paying off some credit card is impossible? ... . I know, I love to eat out too. But if you are in a budget crunch or you have credit card debt, you need [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 14:00:44

Put not Your Faith in Stimulus Packages

As Obama, Volker, Summers, and Geithner prepare to ride into Washington to save us all with a stimulus package, Robert J ... , trigger a new one. A growing federal debt burden would also compound the problem of paying the staggering ... expanding purchases of consumer goods -- contributing to U.S. trade deficits -- and a housing boom [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 14:32:25

Put not Your Faith in Stimulus Packages

As Obama, Volker, Summers, and Geithner prepare to ride into Washington to save us all with a stimulus package, Robert J ... , trigger a new one. A growing federal debt burden would also compound the problem of paying the staggering ... expanding purchases of consumer goods -- contributing to U.S. trade deficits -- and a housing boom [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 14:38:51

The Debt Bomb and You

Lots of folks these days are concerned about the ever growing national debt and our ability (or lack thereof) to pay it. For those of you out there that are actually concerned (I guess that excludes any liberals that might frequent JBM) this article ought to scare the living shit out of you.Assume you had put much of your savings into U.S. government bonds and then you learned the following. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 01:47:50

Avoid Payday Loan

If you spend more than you earn on a regular basis, it is a bad practice ... to borrow a loan, so you can save 15-30 USD by not paying the loan interest! • Use your credit card ... companies often make use of your needs and leads you into the debt trap. The most obvious drawback [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 12:36:55

10 Tips on Saving Money

Tip 1 ” Although credit cards are a convenient way to pay for things they can lead to trouble if you cannot afford to keep up with the total repayments. Interest on credit cards is often offered at an extremely low rate for the first few months and increased dramatically therein after. Debt can quickly spiral out of control and become unmanageable for many people therefore it is sometimes necessary to consolidate all of the debt into one manageable package by engaging in one small low cost loan. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-19 11:18:31

DPS can’t buy books but pays for upscale ‘welcome center’

The Detroit public school district is $400 million in debt and they just approved $173 million in budget cuts that calls for laying off 300 ... up an old school and opening the offices there? They could save money and still have a very nice welcome [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 19:52:30

How to survive a layoff

Financial crisis has forced many companies to save the money, by letting some of the employees go, in order to survive ... do with the money you get from your ex-employer is to make a payment for any debt you have, home loan, creditcard payment or personal loans. If you are failing to pay up it may come to hound you later, via [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 12:29:06

Obama's Brilliant Idea? Spend More Money On The Deadbeats Who Couldn't Pay The Mortgages They Shouldn't Have in The First Place

Great fiscal dem policy to start off a new administration, get or save mortgages for people who are here illegally, or those who have no SS #s, ... to pouring it towards bad debt after bad debt? I paid off my mortgage per the rules set forth ... or no jobs, most importantly with no way to pay the present mortgage a second lifeline [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 06:13:00

Save A Penny Everyday

For_opportunities Are you the kind of person that puts everything on a budget? I am because I don't like debt ... bills it may be time to consolidate debt. I know how easy it is to overextend your credit ... . My husband and I just bought a home a few months ago. Now that we have a mortgage to pay we make [more...]

Date: 2008-08-23 19:30:00

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