Remember back in August, when the United States was in risk of going into default and the big thing to talk about was the debt mess that everyone in the country, including the government, was in? Well, today we’re going to look at that a little bit more, but from more of a fun angle… or maybe it’s not so fun,...
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I’ve shared on here many times that the biggest reason that I got into writing articles about personal finance is because I struggled so badly with credit card debt. For a long period of time, my credit was horrible because of it. I had a short credit history; I made heavy use of my credit (every card I had was maxed out), I...
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I’m one of those people with a horribly addictive personality. I get hooked on stuff easily, which is why I try to live a simple life away from anything that could potentially harm me if I got addicted to it. I think a lot of people are like me and they don’t realize it, which is why we have so many people have to go through...
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Our economy stinks right now. Around 4 dollars for a gallon of gas, produce prices through the roof, grocery trips breaking the bank. It’s really unpleasant, especially because unemployment is still high. Thankfully, with the debt deal being “settled” and unemployment steadying itself in July, the stock market has a little...
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When I was in college, I got in a pinch. I was struggling with money (as I always did; I lived paycheck to paycheck because I was a binge spender) and I ended up with a driving ticket. Now, I’m not a terrible driver. It wasn’t even a speeding ticket, I promise! An area of our university had just changed a stop sign to a “no...
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Debt. Yuck. As I’ve speculated on here before, I believe that excessive debt is the number one reason that the American economy has been tanking in recent years. One thing that I have failed to mention, though, is that there is such a thing as good debt. I know, people want to close their browsers right now, thinking that I have...
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