Entries Categorized as 'Finances'

Kudos to Trixare4kids

Date October 7, 2008

This Consumerist.com reader was able to pay off $14,330 in 20 months.
She used tips from The Consumerist, but for all the readers in the personal blogosphere, these tips are not anything new.
The hard thing is to follow them
One thing I’d like to point out is that the place where we can really make [...]

Be honest with your finances, even if they’re bad.

Date July 24, 2008

Carlene Balderrama was losing her house to foreclosure. A few hours before the auction, she shot herself.
Facing foreclosure is something that millions of Americans are facing right now. It’s stressing and really take a toll on you. Balderrama couldn’t handle that pressure and killed herself, leaving a letter behind asking her husband and son to [...]

It’s easier to blame others

Date June 14, 2008

This will be a “guest post” from a friend that is going through some tough times. Like many americans, she lost her home, her husband is working 2 jobs to get ends to meet and she’s having a hard time finding jobs.
Beautiful house, new cars, unlimited funds available to be borrowed… She thought the good [...]