How Do I Monitor My Credit?
It appears that you’re new here. If you like this content, subscribe to my feed via RSS or Email and you can keep up with all the new posts.If you aren’t sure how to use an RSS feed, read this post.As many of you know, I went through the awful experience of having my identity [...]
Turning Around Your Financial Life (Part 2 of the story)
Yesterday’s post, Bad Debt Leads to a Bad Job and a Rough Life, hit home with quite a few people. Today, the saga continues, but in a different direction…
“Pregnant? You mean–with a baby?” Chris felt lightheaded and like his legs were made of rubber. Still, he gathered himself enough to hug Lisa and pretend that [...]
Book Review: Millionaire By Thirty
Millionaire by Thirty: The Quickest Path to Early Financial Independence was written by Douglas R. Andrew and his two sons, Emron and Aaron.
The book takes a different approach than many financial authors in that it doesn’t advocate cutting up your credit cards, paying off all your debt, or discouraging you from drinking a latte every [...]
Things I DIDN’T Learn in College: Part 7 - How I Experienced the Double Edged Sword of Credit
My first experience with credit was during the Christmas season of my freshman year in college. I went to a local department store and bought some gifts for my mom, dad, and little brother. Though I was fully prepared to pay cash, I was offered an ‘in store” credit card on the spot. The clerk told me that I had a $100 limit and that my payments would be around $10. I remember thinking, “Are you kidding me? This is great!” I reasoned that $10 was nothing and by doing this, I would save some cash for going out to eat. Besides, it was cool to flip out the plastic.
What You Should Know About Your Credit Report
No matter if we like it or not, we are a nation of credit. We probably won’t be able to change that anytime soon, so how can we insure that we are positioned so credit doesn’t come back to haunt us? Education. We need to understand how credit reports and credit scoring works and what factors into them. Here’s a summary quiz
Weekend Roundup-No Cooling Pad Edition
With the cold weather that has moved in, I’m not using the cooling pad on my laptop today. I need all the heat I can get. Maybe some of these great links I’ve found will help take your mind off the cold weather. Of course, if it’s this cold where you are, well, maybe not.
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