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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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 3)- Create a $1,000 Emergency Fund
In my first “How Do You Get Out of Debt?” post, you learned that if you want to completely get out of debt, the first things you have to do are to get mad, get naked, and make a budget. So what do you do next after you find yourself sitting mad and naked at […]
How Do You Get Out of Debt? (Part 2)- Make a Budget
In my first “How Do You Get Out of Debt?” post last week, I told you that there are 5 steps to getting out of debt and winning with money. Today we’ll talk about the first step in the process- how to make a budget. The First Step to Get out of Debt Now that […]
You Don’t Need a Credit Score, Here’s an Alternative
Credit stinks. You don’t need a credit score. Credit wastes your money. You DON’T NEED a credit score Using credit will serve to keep you in perpetual debt. Once again, YOU DON”T NEED A CREDIT SCORE! Guess what? I don’t like credit. If you’ve been a participant here at CFF for very long or taken […]
Leasing a Car vs. Financing, Which is Better?
Leasing a car can seem like a very attractive option when you see all the ads the car companies put out with the low lease payment front and center. They always make leasing sound like such a good deal. But is it better than financing a car? Let’s take a look. Leasing vs. Financing First […]