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 [...]
Committing and Giving Beyond Tithes – Family Budget vs. Church Budget
By debtcrun
Today on the Dave Ramsey radio show, he offered his opinion about giving above your tithes in the form of commiting to a church building program all the while trying to get out of debt.
His guidance? Pray about it – act on what God puts on your heart to do. I understood completely when [...]
Student Loans – Stupid, Stupid Mistakes
By debtcrun
Stupid. STUPID mistakes. Don’t bother to tell me they weren’t stupid mistakes. They are my mistakes and yep, stupid. How someone can be so smart and stupid at the same time is always a puzzle to me. (I’m talkin’ about myself here – bear with me…)
Seven years. Seven years ago, I made money [...]
Debt Reduction – Don’t Make the Minimum Payments…Yet!
By debtcrun
Debt Reduction – When you hear that you should be doing baby step 1 -2 – 3 while making your “minimum” payments on your credit cards, loans – there is a critical point to remember. Pay Attention! When you see them lower your minimum monthly payment – IGNORE IT!
Over at Debt Be Gone – [...]
Minimum Wage – Increasing the Federal Minimum Wage – Is it Charity?
By debtcrun
On All Financial Matters there is a powerful discussion about the politics of raising the minimum wage. Since Debt Crunch is essentially for the lower wage earner with the desire to live debt free, this discussion is critical. What will really fix the problem of earning only minimum wage? Is having a federal minimum [...]
Financial Blogs – Three Different Views – More in Common Than You Think
Three Different Views – More in Common than You Think.
Living Debt Free, Prioritizing Dollars, Simplifying Our Lives, Supporting Dreams – Just some common threads found in three money blogs that have got me thinking this week. Don’t forget to let me know what you think, just post a comment to add to my thoughts and [...]
