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How To Pick A Credit Counselor

July 21, 2010
Choosing A Credit Counselor

It seems the big talk around town these days is how to save more and get out of debt. Personally, I love that people are paying closer attention to their finances. People who do so and work to manage money better are in a better position to give to greater purposes. And that’s an important [...]

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How To Save Money On Health Care (When Having A Baby Or Having Other Medical Procedures)

July 9, 2010
How To Save On Health Care

One of the most expensive line items in a lot of people’s budgets is the health care category.  Whether you’ve got a lot of health issues and just end up paying a lot of money, or if you have high ticket health care insurance, the costs can be quite high.  Because the costs are already [...]

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The Seven Deadly Sins Of Spending

June 15, 2010
Deadly Sin Of Greed

Spending money is a necessary part of life that requires diligent planning and serious discipline. You may have also realized it’s really fun. Many of us, often without realizing it, allow our spending habits grow out of control and wreak havoc on our bank accounts. The following are the Seven Deadly Sins of Spending we [...]

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Can You Go To Jail If You Don’t Pay A Debt?

June 14, 2010
Debt Can Land You In Jail

Being in debt is never fun. You carry a weight on your shoulders, and are bound by the obligations that you must fulfill. It stinks, but at least there are some protections for people who aren’t able to pay, and rules that govern how debts can be collected. In the past, debtors were not given [...]

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Should I Pay Off My Home Mortgage Early Or Invest?

June 3, 2010
Should I Pay Off My Home Early Or Invest?

In the past couple of years my wife and I have been able to dig our way out of debt – and a couple of years ago we paid off our last debt, a student loan for my college education. It was an amazing feeling being able to do that – it was a weight [...]

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Need To Consolidate Debt? Lending Club May Have The Solution

May 19, 2010
Lending Club Debt Consolidation

I‘ve been writing about Lending Club for quite some time now, but usually from the viewpoint of an investor. I’ve invested in 30+ loans over the last year or so, and thus far I’ve been extremely happy with the experience. I’ve been pretty careful about the loans that I invest in, and I think because [...]

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Do You Really Have To Sacrifice To Get Out Of Debt?

April 15, 2010
Hard Work And Sacrifice

In my experience, people who get out of debt do so primarily through hard work, sacrifice, and persistence. In fact, I think the road to the debt free life is built by the hands of sacrifice. Why Must You Sacrifice To Get Out of Debt? Since sacrifice involves giving up something, I’m going to say [...]

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How To Deal With Your Creditors. David Style!

April 5, 2010
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I remember like it was yesterday, my wife and I were deep in debt and creditors were calling us every day! Of course just like many “good people” that owed money and either didn’t have the means to pay or just plain didn’t want to pay…..I applied the strategy of not answering the phone! Disclosure- [...]

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How To Find The Best Value Cars

April 1, 2010
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I recently received the new Consumer Reports Top 2010 cars edition.  This annual review provides a number of interesting car analyses covering ratings, reliability, value and performance (as mentioned in the title). While the top picks and best and worst cars sections are certainly interesting, I was much more attracted to the best values of [...]

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Stop Faking It

March 25, 2010
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photo credit: Damian Morys Foto This is a guest post written by Derek Clark of Christian Common Cents. Christian Common Cents is focused on biblical solutions to financial problems, specifically getting out of debt. If you are interested please consider subscribing to the Christian Common Cents RSS feed. Proverbs 13:7 – One man pretends to [...]

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Co-Signing Risks: Why Co-signing Is A Bad Idea

March 18, 2010
Co-signing Is A Bad Idea

Good intentions can ruin you financially. People who are looking for someone to co-sign a loan for them often look for the nicest, sweetest, and gentlest person they know well.  If you have been asked to co-sign for a loan, congratulations on being one of the nicest people in the world.  But, now it is [...]

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Is There A “Good Reason” To Get Into Debt?

January 13, 2010
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Do you want something badly enough to borrow money? When it comes to debt, it’s a hard concept for me to endorse.  I find it very hard to think that there are things I want badly enough that I would take on a debt to buy. But the general public obviously doesn’t share my concern. [...]

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This Blogger Fell Into The FICO Trap, But Saw The Light And Became Debt Free

October 29, 2009
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This is a guest post from Debt Free Hispanic over at http://www.debtfreehispanic.com. You can read more of his inspiring posts by checking out his site, or subscribing to his RSS feed here. Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 2 Corinthians 9:6 (NIV) Today, I’m [...]

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Debt Free Story: How Frugality, Hard Work And Determination Can Lead To Debt Freedom.

August 14, 2009
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This is a guest post from blogger Adam Faughn who preaches for the Lebanon Road church of Christ in Nashville, Tennessee. Married to the former Leah Moon, Adam is the dad of two children: Mary Carol is 3, and Turner is 2. Adam is also co-hosts iPreach the podcast each week. He blogs at Faughn [...]

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