Monthly Archives: February, 2011
My Favorite Tips From The Money Tips Network
Here are this week’s highlights from some of my favorite writers – my fellow members of The Money Tips Network. Flexo from over at Consumerism Commentary just started writing full-time – and has opened an individual 401(k) with Vanguard. Jim over at Bargaineering has a list of the best zero-percent credit card balance transfers. You [...]
Mortgage Payoff Progress With Chart
In February of 2010 my wife and I purchased our very first home. We took out an conventional 15 year mortgage. Our plan is to pay the mortgage off in less than 10 years – with a stretch goal of paying it off in less than 7. As of January 31, 2011, we have made [...]
Resource Reminder – 7 Hours For Healthier Finances
Last year I wrote a series of articles entitled Dedicate 7 Hours for Healthier Finances. Since that time, readership of No Credit Needed has increased – and I want to make sure that new readers (and folks who might have missed the series the first time around) are aware of it. The premise behind the [...]
Getting One Month Ahead
One of the things that I disliked the most about life pre-No Credit Needed was the pressure of living paycheck-to-paycheck. Prior to getting serious about managing our finances, I struggled, always living on that fine line between just-enough and flat-broke. One of the joys of my current lifestyle is that I have broken the cycle [...]
