Archive for March, 2008
« Previous EntriesA Simple Survery Request
Sunday, March 30th, 2008A fellow blogger has asked that I send on a simple survey request. He is trying to develop a debt elimination tool. If you are in debt, please head over to SurveyMonkey and take the free survey for him. All answers are confidential and the survey is less than 10 questions.
Establish Attainable Financial Goals
Friday, March 21st, 2008Often times, when we set goals, they are often worthy and laudable. Unfortunately, rarely are they attainable. We establish goals that are seemingly doable, but we haven’t honed the skills necessary to reach them. When we start back at the gym, we vow to ourselves that we’ll go five days a week, for two-hour stretches. […]
Three Ways to Bust Your Budget
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008When I talk to people about budgeting, the #1 complaint I hear is, “I don’t do budgets, because I can never stick to them.” Budget-busting seems to be pandemic behavior among these individuals. I am not surprised, however. Budget-busting used to be a common experience in my life, too.
1. Not Having A Budget — It […]
Tightening that belt…
Monday, March 17th, 2008I was reading the LA Times on Sunday morning and came across the article “Our daily bread? It costs more” by Jerry Hirsch. In the article, Hirsch talks about how the increase in the price of wheat worldwide has caused an increase in basic wheat-based staples around the world. Pizza is more expensive. Breads are […]
MollysBrother.com Wants to Hear From You
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008It’s time to turn the lens on to you. For over two years, I have shared with you my ideas to reduce debt and save money. Now, it’s your turn. If you want to share your story on how you reduced debt or if you’d like to share any money saving tips that you employ […]
Monthly Bills: A Fair Strategy for Couples
Monday, March 10th, 2008I think in this age, more and more couples are keeping their finances separate and only combining them for joint expenses. Even though I am in a relationship and we do share monthly expenses, we both make about the same amount of money. However, I was wondering what couples should do if one person makes […]
Guard Yourself Against Rogue Debt Collectors from CNN.com
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008There was an excellent article writte by Jen Haley over at CNN.com entitled “Rogue debt collectors — how to fight them.”
She reminds us of the following steps that we can take and the following rights that we have. Among them, she mentions:
A debt collector cannot call you before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m., unless […]
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