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Archive for January, 2007

MIA Last Week

I was MIA last week. Sorry about that. The flu had me on my back for the entire week. Couldn’t focus on the blog–even though it never left my mind.

John Stossel, 20/20 Look at Debt

Tonight on 20/20, John Stossel looks at America’s and Americans’ relationship with debt.
You can read an article that is based on excerpts from the program at ABCNews.com. Great look into the life of debt collectors. We also get to hear from Dave Ramsey and how his experience with credit and bankruptcy changed not only his […]

Kids’ Allowances: Friday’s Financial Forum

Thanks to everyone who participated in last week’s forum. Great comments. I hope that they will end up helping visitors of this blog.

This week’s question:
What are your thoughts about paying your children an allowance? At what age do you begin? How much do you give?
This question came out of a conversation I held with […]

Back to Basics: I’m Tracking My Spending

We’re almost three weeks into the New Year and I haven’t yet reverted to my One Life to Live-watching, Dorito’s-eating ways. (I’ve come close a few times, but have held my focus. In short: I’ve gotten off my ass and gone to the gym.)
Financially speaking, my New Year’s goals are modest. Seventeen days in, I’ve […]

Eliminating Debt: An Emergency Fund Helps

This is the third post in my series of debt elimination. In my first two posts, I wrote about the importance of keeping a spending log and facing the entirety of your debt head-on. Inherent in any serious attempt at eliminating your debt is making sure that you have some sort of emergency fund. This […]

Molly’s Brother Investigates A Late Night Don Lupre Infomercial

From time-to-time, curiosity gets the best of me and I’m compelled to pick up the phone to find out the details. Some months back, this happened after I saw a CashCall or CheckIntoCash or Unethical Lenders ‘R Us commercial. After spending summers during my childhood watching these commercials run on daytime television, I had to […]

Review of EmigrantDirect.com

If you’ve visited my blog, you know that I am a huge fan of INGDirect. I know that the APY they offer–though much higher than the national average you’ll find at brick and mortar banks–lags behind other online banks. I stay with the company, though, because I’ve found that they have exceptional customer service. From […]