Cash

How I Control Cash Spending

Edit:  For those of you interested in purchasing the envelope system mentioned below, I have created a link to it at the top left-hand side of this page.  It is listed as Executive Envelope System. If you are going to live without credit cards, you have to learn how to stay on a budget, balance your checkbook, wisely use your…

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Debt Story

Dumbest Debt Decisions Ever: #3 of 5

I’ve made some pretty dumb debt decisions in my life. I’ll list my “Top 5″ starting with the “dumb” and finishing with the “dumbest”. Dumbest Debt Decisions Ever: #3 When I was 18 years old, I financed my first brand-new car. My parents had purchased a used car for me when I turned 17, but I was determined to “get…

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Cash, Savings

Joining A Gym: The Financial Impact

If you’ve been reading my newest blog, No. Calories Needed, the you know that I recently joined a local gym.  (And if you haven’t been reading my newest blog, get to it!  You know you want to!  See if I can do with my fat what I did with my debt.  Get rid of it!)  The gym offers a discount…

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