Monthly Archives: May, 2006

No Caffeine

I’m off the caffeine and I am… Dying? 2 days, no caffeine, 14 hours of sleep, shakes, headaches, etc. Seriously. Cold Turkey after 25 years of Mountain Dew and / or Diet Mountain Dew. Man, getting healthy can feel like crap. I’d love to have some super-inspiring debt reduction post, but right now, all I [...]

10 (More) Money Savers That You Will Actually Do

People seem to love these top 10 lists, so here goes: 10 (More) Money Savers That You Will Actually Do: 1. Eating Fast-Food? Skip the “value-size” option for you combo. This saves between .39 and .59 per meal, per individual. Family of 4? That’s between 1.60 and 2.40 a meal. This adds up. Plus, you [...]

NCN Land Updates

Lots and lots going on: TWO brand new episodes of the No Credit Needed Podcast are up and ready for your listening pleasure. One regular episode, one review episode. MAJOR updates over at the No Credit Needed Network. New members, lots of debt going bye-bye, new weight-loss charts. Check it out. Coming tomorrow: Another new [...]

NCN Manifesto

The following chart represents my goal of putting 20,000 dollars, per year, into savings and retirement, over the next 10 years. Yearly Contributions Retirement Accounts Savings Accounts               NCN 403B NCN Roth Mrs NCN Roth ING Direct TradeKing 2006 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $18,200.00 $1,800.00 2007 $6,000.00 $4,000.00 $4,000.00 $6,000.00 [...]