Ever had to finance a car? When it comes to financing a car, there are good ways to do it, and there are not so good ways. I’m going to tell you a little story about my very first experience financing a vehicle. I’ll show you what it taught my wife Angie and I about […]
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You Do NOT Need a Credit Score
Do you have a credit score? I bet you do. Do you know what you score is? Maybe you do, maybe you don’t. Do you believe that you really need a credit score to be financially successful? Most people do, and they are wrong. What Is a Credit Score? First, let’s take a look at […]
Are You a “Financially Fragile” American?
I read in a recent Wall Street Journal article by Phil Izzo, that about half of all Americans would have to sell some of their possessions in order to come up with $2,000 cash within 30 days. They called these people financially fragile. That’s an extremely startling statistic. Especially when you consider that a typical […]
4 Steps to Get Rid of Car Payments Forever and Pay Cash For Your Next Car
Have you ever gotten that sick feeling when the car payment is due? You realize you don’t have a choice. You need transportation to get to work and haul the kids around. But you knew if you had a paid for car that the family finances would be much easier to deal with. What if […]
Don’t Eat the Goldfish- 11 Crazy Money Saving Ideas
I was trolling the internet yesterday looking for some of the crazy and stupid things people do to save money. Oh my Lord, the craziness! People will engage in some serious strangeness when it comes to money saving ideas. Of course, saving money wherever you can is a good thing, especially when you’re trying to […]
