Protecting My Family, My Health, My Automobiles, And My Stuff
I just finished sending a payment to my automobile insurance company. As with most things related to “personal finance”, sending the payment got me to thinking about the blog. I realized that I’ve never written a post specifically about the types of insurance I have. So, here goes:
Health Insurance: My wife [...]
Guest Posts And This Week’s Personal Finance Carnivals
Two of my favorite personal finance bloggers, Nickel (from Five Cent Nickel) and Ben (from Money Smart Life) have taken a few days off, and I wrote guest posts for their sites.
I wrote about The U-Turn: How My Debt Reduction Journey Began for Five Cent Nickel.
I wrote about Swinging Away At Personal Finance for Money [...]
Baby Steps Rock But It’s Also Fun To Crawl And Run
I’m a huge fan of Dave Ramsey and his “Baby Steps” (pdf). I love the way that he sets out seven, basic steps for debt reduction, retirement, and financial security. Personally, I think that the most important Baby Steps are the first two: Have a $1000 mini-emergency fund and then use a [...]
Driving And Drivers (Cars, Vans, Golf Clubs)
My wife and I are considering selling three automobiles and replacing them with two ‘newer’ automobiles. After reading several comments, I thought I’d take a minute to write about “why” we now own three automobiles.
Four years ago, my wife was driving the Honda Accord and I was driving the Ford F150. We were happy with [...]
No Credit Needed Introduces Guest Author: Big Honkin
I’d like to introduce guest author, Big Honkin. Big Honkin and I are friends in the “real world” and I’ve asked him to contribute a series of articles to No Credit Needed. Big Honkin is at the same place I was about 3 years ago: He’s ready to get out of debt. [...]
Seriously Considering Selling 3 Automobiles And Buying 2 More
My wife drives a 2000 Chrysler Town & Country minivan and I drive a 2001 Honda Accord. We also own a 1994 Ford F150 pickup truck. I’m seriously considering selling all three automobiles and buying two ‘newer’ vehicles. I really would like to own a ‘nicer’ full-size truck and my wife wants [...]
