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 paycheck to paycheck. In this second part of the series, I’ll show you some of the things you can do to stop spending more than you […]
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Why a Home Equity Loan is a Terrible Idea for Paying Off Debt
Have you ever considered taking out a home equity loan (also known as a HELOC) to consolidate your debt? There are a lot of people out there giving personal finance advice that will advise you to do that when you’re trying to pay off your debt. But I think consolidating your debt into a home […]
How Do You Get Out of Debt? (Part 8)- Overcoming Resistance
In the “How Do You Get Out of Debt?” Series I thought I had finished with part 7, I showed you every step it takes to take control of your financial situation and get out of debt. But what I didn’t talk about were some of the things that can potentially cause resistance to your […]
How Do You Get Out of Debt? (Part 7)- The Big Picture
Yes, this is the final installment of the “How Do You Get Out of Debt?” series. If you followed all the steps and accomplished everything I’ve written about how to get out of debt in the previous posts in the series, you are now CRUSHING IT!!! No Debt, What’s Next? But once you’ve gotten out […]
How Do You Get Out of Debt? (Part 5)- 3-6 Month Emergency Fund
Time again to do the debt free dance! If you’ve followed the first four parts of the “How Do You Get Out of Debt?” series, you should now be mad, naked, doing a budget, have a small emergency fund, and working on a Debt Rocket plan. You are putting a smackdown on debt and getting […]
How Do You Get Out of Debt? (Part 6)- Start Building Wealth
“How Do You Get Out of Debt?” Parts 1-5 showed you all about getting mad and naked, doing a budget, building a small emergency fund, putting together and implementing a “Debt Rocket” plan, and then building a large emergency fund. Now you can start building wealth! Once you’ve made it through those steps, you have […]