Category Archives: Managing Debt

Monkey See, Monkey Do. Teach Your Kids to be Smart About Money

Whether we like to admit it or not, we are our parents…the good, bad and the ugly. Let your children learn from your mistakes instead of repeating them by having an open line of communication about money and personal finance. Here are some resources and tools for raising your children with positive money values.

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5 Personal Finance Books You Should Read While Getting Out of Debt

I don’t care how goal-oriented, focused and right brained you think you are…getting out of debt can be down right frustrating, depressing and overwhelming. Acknowledging your debt means admitting your mistakes, bad habits and possibly dealing with an emotional time in your life that caused the debt such as job loss, divorce or in my […]

Networth Updated!

I payed off two credit credit cards recently and consolidated other debts. I celebrated with greasy chicken wings and beer The dip in the graph was from moving and Christmas expenses. The majority of the debt are student loans which I’ve actually deferred until next year since there is no penalty or negative impact […]

25 Amazing Debt Smashing Tips

Here are some easy tips to smash, pow and crunch your way out of debt that you can realistically implement in your life today. Not all of these tips will work for everyone, so its up to you to decide which ones can be the most effective for you.