I saw this great skit on Saturday night live a while back and thought I would share it with all my readers.  It’s a great laugh but also probably the truest and simplest thing you can do to keep your financial situation under control. Enjoy!   Don’t Buy Stuff You Can’t Afford! SNL: Don’t Buy [...]

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In the first ” Living Paycheck to Paycheck?- How to Get Ahead ” article in the series, I showed you eight things that may be causing you to live from paycheck to paycheck. In this second part of the series, I’ll show you some of the things you can do in order to stop spending [...]

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Welcome to the first out of many money making ideas that I’ll be posting when the inspiration strikes.  These ideas are meant to be quick tips for you to make extra money quickly to supplement your income, pay off debt, go on vacation, or whatever you might need a little extra money for to make [...]

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Studies have shown that more than two thirds of people are living paycheck to paycheck at least part of the time. That’s a pretty stunning statistic. Keeping your head above water financially seems to be getting harder and harder every year, and there are a variety of reasons why that’s happening. Some of it has [...]

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We all do stupid thing with money.  Some of us more than others. But then there are some people that do stupid things with money that are just beyond any level of dumb you could possibly imagine. I thought I’d give you a little chuckle today and let you in on the story of Henry [...]

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Most Americans are in debt.  Maybe you’re one of them. Being in debt has gotten to be so normal that many people never question it.  So many of us believe that debt is just a normal part of life and there is not much you can do about it. In fact, some people even believe [...]

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Why is it when it comes to money (or any other important area of marriage) that it’s so hard to communicate with your spouse?  Especially when the money situation is challenging. I know from personal experience how difficult it can be.  My wife Angie and I really didn’t communicate well at all in the first [...]

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Money problems have been a big concern over the past few years for a large number of people. With so many people experiencing layoffs, cutbacks in working hours, underemployment, and stagnant wages, it has become difficult to make ends meet for millions of people.  All this, along with the large debt load that so many [...]

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You’ve probably seen products or advice from various financial ” gurus “  on TV, the internet, or on the bookshelf at your local bookstore. Financial advice is available everywhere. You can even get it (usually unsolicited) from your nutty uncle Jimbo who’s never had two nickels to rub together, but is adamant about giving you [...]

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