So far on my debt-free journey along the path to financial freedom, things have been going well…for the most part. Since finding Dave Ramsey, I have slimmed down my living expenses, cut out unnecessary items, and am learning how to live on a real, working budget. What this sometimes translates into is my having to [...]
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In light of all the recent events around market fluctuations, mortgage crisis, and scares about the state of the economy, it’s not surprising that so many people have begun focusing on their personal finances. I feel a little ahead of the curve because I actually started doing this myself in February, but I’ll try not [...]
I do not really consider myself a control freak. This is not to say that there have not been definite times in my life when I probably was closer to being one than others. Whether you have control-freak tendencies or not certainly comes in part from personality, some I think is maturity. The older I’ve [...]
I find it funny that the month my friend Esther’s column in her local newspaper featured an article on a multi-family yard sale, I actually participated in one myself. Read all about it…you know you want to.
K.I.S.S. as most everyone knows is the acronym for “Keep It Simple Stupid” or “Keep It Simple Silly” or “Keep It Super Simple” which is my favorite because it gets the same message across without being insulting. Dave Ramsey talks about K.I.S.S. the most when discussing budgets, but I’ve personally taken it a step further [...]
