ShareTweet While driving home the other day, I heard the Bon Jovi song “Wanted Dead or Alive” on our local classic rock station – which, by the way, makes me sad that music I listened to as a child is now considered classic rock – and somehow became inspired to write a version of the […]
A Majority of Americans Could Not Afford a $1,000 Emergency
ShareTweet In a sad sign of the times, a recent survey found that a majority of Americans do not have enough cash in savings to be able to deal with just a $1,000 emergency expense. Considering most of us will face an unforeseen expense this large or larger in our lives, this statistic is very, […]
Why Pay When You Could Get it For Free?
ShareTweet This morning I read a great post on Get Rich Slowly that posed a very interesting question: why pay for something if we could otherwise do or get it for free? In the article entitled “Paying for What you Could Get Free,” April Dykman writes why she chooses to pay someone – whether it’s Italian classes, […]
Debt is the Slavery of the 21st Century
ShareTweet I know the title of this post is harsh and many of you are likely to disagree with the use of the word “slavery” but I feel there really is no other word that best describes the situation someone is in when they are severely in debt. Someone who is massively in debt is, […]
Needs vs. Wants – How to Save More Money & Avoid Buyer’s Remorse
ShareTweet Creating and sticking to a budget can be a pretty difficult thing to do. However, I’ve found that asking yourself one simple question before you make any purchase can drastically increase the odds you’ll stick to your budget, cut back on impulse purchase and save yourself from buyer’s remorse: “Am I about to buy […]