Setting a Budget for Back to School Shopping

July 7, 2010

Although we’re only technically a few weeks into summer, it is almost back to school time for the kids. The kids start 1st and 4th grade on August 9 and this year, for the first time, we have decided to set a budget for our back to school shopping. Quite a bit went into this [...]

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July 5 – Baby Step 2 Update

July 5, 2010

Today I’m going to post our second update on our Baby Step 2 progress. We are almost 30% done with our debt snowball! We had a fantastic month thanks to a much better than expected commission check that my husband received. As the nation’s unemployment crisis continues, we count our blessings everyday that we’ve been [...]

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The Dave Ramsey Show on Hulu

June 15, 2010

If you’re interested in watching The Dave Ramsey Show but don’t have the Fox Business Network or you’ve gone gazelle intense and cut the cable, you can catch certain episodes on Hulu. Here’s the most recent episode from May 25, 2010.

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Debt Counselors Sponsor Get Out of Debt Contest

June 10, 2010

As a member of the media, I receive hundreds of press releases each week. Today one came through that really caught my eye. The title of the email was “Non Profit Launches Contest to Pay Off Debt.” Great! Anything to help people get motivated to pay off debt is awesome. However, the contest is sponsored [...]

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Spending Too Much? Put Away the Plastic!

June 9, 2010

I saw an article on MSNBC.com that really drew my attention – 8 reasons you spend too much. Guess what was number one on the list? If you guessed using credit cards then you’re right so put away the plastic! Multiple studies, including this 2008 study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, have found [...]

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