It seems every article I write lately has me starting out with something like "when I was growing up", but bear with me (note: a draft I have also starts that way, so you'll see it again soon)... When I was growing up (haha!), my mom would … [Read more...] about Two real-life examples of why emergency funds are important!
When confronted with a home improvement project, I'm the type who would rather take a sledgehammer to a wall than to measure a board 50 times before cutting. I simply despise the delicate nature of necessity of detailed work. Ask my parents; when … [Read more...] about Brute Force versus Calculated Agility
I know book reviews can be extremely boring, so I'm glad David Bach's PR people asked me to just review one chapter from his newest book "Debt Free For Life: The Finish Rich Plan for Financial Freedom". I was asked to review Chapter 10,The Student … [Read more...] about David Bach on Student Loans [Debt Free for Life]
Ok, this was our second attempt at paying off our second mortgage. If you recall, the first attempt resulted in a returned check from the mortgage company, but this time we did it the right way. Just to recap our debt/mortgage/etc. situation for … [Read more...] about And we finally paid off our second mortgage! (9 years early)
Last week I told you about the mistake I made with trying to pay off our second mortgage. Well, another tip that I learned a few years ago occurred to me that I know some of you have also had to deal with: Sending in extra payments We're on a … [Read more...] about Another Mortgage Tip: Sending Extra Payments
I got a question from reader John that intrigued me in how I would answer, as well as tips that you, my readers, could provide: Hey there Mike, I have been following your blog for a few months now. I was just reading the "Our remaining Debt" and … [Read more...] about Reader Question: Handling $18,000 in Credit Card Debt
