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Money Resolultions

I can’t believe that 2010 is almost over. Tomorrow starts a new year and new opportunities to start fresh. If you planned ahead, you do not have any Christmas debt to look forward to throughout the year. Typically the New Year brings New Year’s resolutions. I used to make resolutions, but then they became silly traditions with no impetus to follow through. How many times have you resolved to lose weight, work out, be neater, be nicer, etc.? How long did your resolutions last? Was your resolve strong? My resolve never was. We all know that diets don’t work. Diets … Continue reading →

The Debt Snowball – A Good Strategy For Any Season

Over the past few days, a few more inches of snow has fallen where I live. Yesterday while I was outside, I realized that the recent snow is the kind of snow that makes good snowballs. This means that it is a good time to talk about one sensible strategy for getting out of debt – the debt snowball. I first heard about the debt-elimination method called the debt snowball when I read Dave Ramsey’s book, “The Total Money Makeover”. It is an effective method for getting out of debt, and I think that part of its effectiveness is that … Continue reading →

A Few Great Tips From Suze Orman

Suze Orman is definitely one of the first people that come to mind for many people when they think of personal financial advice. Many people have seen Suze on television or heard her on the radio dispensing her unique brand of unfiltered, get-real financial advice to people in all kinds of predicaments. Personally, I am terrified of the woman. If Suze Orman were to get within a hundred miles of my finances, she would cringe. I am fairly certain that if she were ever to advise me on my finances, I would be in tears within minutes because she would … Continue reading →