Money Smarts Don’t Always Come Naturally
I owe more money than I make Money is just one of those things that drive me crazy. My mind sees money as fluid – leaking everywhere quickly, much faster than I can gather it up. At other times, money simply becomes a vapor that… POOF! disappears before I even get to see it. Like [...]
Savings as an Expense – The Right Money Mindset
I realized this week – I’ve been thinking things all wrong. Get a handle on my money THEN have an emergency fund. I need to take on the mindset of building my savings right along with sticking with my budget. Working on my debt AND building up my emergency fund. My savings – A bill [...]
Staying Broke – Impulse Shopping and Kids
Money Talk – What keeps us broke and in debt? Our ACTIONS. Thanks to Money Monk, I discovered a great post by Broke Girl “10 Tips That Will Make Sure You Stay Broke.” As I read down through the comments – I realized that I’m not the only one that spends money without [...]
New Job – New Life to Get Me Out of My Own Debt Crunch
Working on Getting Out of My Own Debt Crunch I’m in the middle of moving – I start my new job this coming Monday and it means a 200 mile move. So not only am I packing and decluttering (I truly need to simplify – and I mean SIMPLIFY) – I am spending money [...]
Debt Crunch – Frugal Living is the Way to Build Wealth
By debtcrun
Frugal Living Is The Way To Build Wealth! Frugal living and building wealth go hand in hand. Saving small amounts really adds up to build your wealth.
There are three things that my grandma always told me:
1) Always treat others as you would want to be treated
2) Live your life the best way you can
3) [...]
Clean out your financial closet – Spring Cleaning Finances
By debtcrun
This morning, front and center on Yahoo’s home page is the link to “Tidy Up Your Finances” an article by Laura Rowley on Yahoo Finance Six Steps for Financial Spring Cleaning. Although there was little earth shattering about Ms. Rowley’s advice – it gives a nice summary of what should be top of mind [...]
Money, Cars and Loans – Learning How to Pay Cash for Cars
By debtcrun
Trent at The Simple Dollar offers up a new post on how to transition from staying in debt with car loans to paying cash for your next car. His post is straight forward and easy put into practice once we understand it works -
I’m learning that a great deal of our money issues and [...]
Debt Free Living – Turn Your Focus from THINGS to People
By debtcrun
Breaking Free From Debt – Debt-free living is such a key area of our lives that needs to be changed in America. The focus needs to be taken off of THINGS and put on PEOPLE … the time we spend shopping for stuff to fill our closets and cabinets could be and should be, [...]
Managing Money – Don’t Let a Warped Mindset Keep You Trapped in Debt
By debtcrun
Managing Money – A warped mindset will keep you in debt longer and cost you more just because you can’t see the BIG picture. Talking to a family member that stopped by yesterday – she is still paying on a personal loan that she took out three years ago on a car that she [...]
Frugal Living – The Real Key
By debtcrun
Frugal Living – The Real Key by Steven Gillman When you think of frugal living, do you think it means being miserable, or giving up what you want? If so, you are thinking about it all wrong. Frugality is simply the practice of looking for the less expensive alternatives. Buy things for less, and [...]
