I made a lot of mistakes in dealing with money. Some of the worse ones involved dealing with creditors and things in collections. I was so annoyed and scared by the phone calls I was getting. I was quick to kick phone calls to voicemail, and never touched the mounting STACKS of unopened bills. I let my fear paralyze me.
Here are some things I wish I knew back when creditors kept calling. Read More
What are the costs of debt? Thousands of dollars in interest
Hours of lost sleep
Stress levels that not even wine can cure and the most costly…Your freedom.
It took me years to figure out that debt was stifling my growth. I didn’t even know I had problem until it hit me in the face – rather abruptly too. Okay, let’s get down to business.
This is exactly what I did to pay off $30k in 10 months. Read More
It took me a while to sort through all the financial products, services, and mayhem that seems to inundate you when you start to really think about your money. From what I’ve heard from other people in finance, we just need a better way to think about money management. My brain likes categories so I started to think of all of the nebulous products in three categories, and realized it’s also how the financial world is organized: 1) banking products, 2) debt, and 3) investments. Read More
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