Awesome Credit Score

When we got our line of credit loan several years back, I remember the loan officer telling us, “You have an excellent credit score. I haven’t seen one that high for a long time!” I smiled at my husband and thought, “We are so awesome.”
And we were awesome, but at the wrong thing. Do you [...]

Dave Ramsey on Good Morning America

The average American is drowning in debt and with the current economy it’s only going to get worse. Dave Ramsey was on Good Morning America today talking debt. It was a powerful video and I encourage you go to watch it.
Video is approximately 7 minutes long.

Grand Opening Giveaway!

I’m very excited to get my new website off the ground! To celebrate, I’m giving away two of Dave Ramsey’s book, The Total Money Makeover. All you have to do is leave a comment to let me know you stopped by. I’ll select the winners on Sunday night, January 18. Good luck and thanks for [...]

Oprah’s Debt Information

Whether you are an Oprah fan or not, you should really take a look at the advice she has to offer on her website. She has a whole section dedicated to money issues, such as this section on debt. I encourage you to take a look.

Free Financial Book Download

I watched just a few minutes of Larry King the other night and he was interviewing Suze Orman. She was taking calls and one woman asked Suze, “I’m spending more money than I make each month. What do I do about that?” Basically, Suze freaked. And she should have. She replied, “You don’t need to [...]

Life Insurance Amounts

One day I stopped by a cemetery to pay respects to my great-grandparents. As I was walking up to their spot, my attention was drawn to the headstone next to it. “Oh my gosh,” I said to my husband. “THAT is not what I came to see today.” Apparently my grandparents, who are very much [...]

Debtors Anonymous

Addiction is a horrible thing, whether it’s drugs, alcohol, prescription medications, shopping or debt. Yes there is such as thing as Debt Addiction. Debtors Anonymous was started to help peolpe deal with their addiction to debt and they have a 12-step program similar to other “anonymous” programs. Here are a few of their but there [...]

Retirement Is Not That Far Away

Retirement seems like such a long ways away. I’m aware that it’s hard to put away money when there is so much “cool stuff” to spend it on right now. But unfortunately, the cash won’t suddenly appear the day you walk out of your job. You need to work on it…NOW.
How much do you need?
Experts [...]

Causes of Personal Failure

I have a large collection of financial and personal development books in my home library. One of my favorites is Napoleon Hill’s Keys to Success. In this book he lists his “Major Causes of Personal Failure.” I pulled a few out of his list to share with you. As you read this list, make note of which [...]

How Money Disappears

When I was in college, I was in a pretty bad car accident. A passenger in the other car did not survive so I felt lucky to walk away with only a broken jaw and a body full of sore muscles.
After all medical bills were paid I was left with an insurance amount of around [...]

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