From the category archives:

Debt Help

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Are you looking for ways to get out of debt? Well, I think you have come to the right place. These articles focus on debt elimination techniques, getting out of credit card debt, minimizing debt damage, and other ways to get out of debt.

7 steps to get out of debt

The 7 steps that I am going to take you through are things that my wife and I have done to pay down our debts. Each article is fairly long, so you can feel free to bookmark it and come back later or you can download it as an ebook. If you are serious about getting out of debt, I recommend that you read each article, even though the first two are a bit less practical than the last five. I believe that they the first two include the keys to successfully getting out of debt.

The 7 Steps to getting out of debt

If you go through these articles and just do some of the stuff mentioned, you are going to be in much better financial shape than you were before. But, I recommend that you sit down with each article and really spend some time with it. The last five articles are going to require some actions on your part. So, spend a couple weeks and make getting out of debt your new hobby and work hard at it! You will be rewarded for your efforts!

Other resources to help you get out of debt

I have written quite a bit about debt on this site, since I have been trying to break my way out of it myself. These are a few other articles that might be worth reading…

and if you still need some more articles about getting out of debt you can scroll down for more…

Remember, while I think you should read as much as you can to become informed, it isn’t about how much you learn, but how much you apply. So read up, learn how to do it, and get after it!!

How to manage your debt in a recession

05.18.2009

What have you done to manage your debt in light of our current recession? Have you started paying more, or less?

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Should college students be issued credit cards?

05.06.2009

Should credit cards be issued to college students? If you use the fire analogy that people often do when referring to credit cards, then parents should be teaching their kids how to use the credit cards (fire) rather than what actually happens to many college students. I remember walking around my college campus during orientation and seeing credit card booths everywhere giving out free t-shirts if you signed up for a card! Woo Hoo!

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Money Mistake #4 – Not having a schedule for bills

05.04.2009

I was wondering how to pay bills and this was the solution I came up with…

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Why spending money wisely is a life-skill

04.19.2009

It is incredibly important to start spending money wisely…

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Jenny Craig for your Debt

04.11.2009

As some of you may know I have been working with the team over at DebtGoal.com in the development of the program. DebtGoal is now up and running and if you are trying to pay off your debt, I encourage you try it out and let me know what you think.

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Money Mistake #3 – Not paying attention to interest rates

04.07.2009

I don’t remember what the interest rate was that they were charging her, but it was obviously pretty ridiculous. And for me, even though I was playing the 0% balance transfer game with all of my credit cards, It wasn’t until I saw this that I finally understood the importance of having a good interest rate.

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How to control spending

04.02.2009

I remember when I was trying to figure out how to control spending in my life… It is challenging, but these tips can help…

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Money Mistake #2 – Thinking that money solves money problems

03.31.2009

Money doesn’t solve money problems… I know it sounds absurd – doesn’t it? But the truth is that just like an alcoholic doesn’t break free from the addiction by drinking more, our money problems don’t go away with more money either. The reason it sometimes appears that they do, is because it can cover them up – for a while.

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It is wrong to walk away from your mortgage?

03.18.2009

Are there circumstances that justify walking away from your mortgage? As mentioned in the Credit Crisis video we are now in the middle of a cycle where home prices are falling, banks have an abundance of foreclosed properties, and supply is high and demand is low. Some homeowners are facing situations where they owe the bank $300,000 for their house, but the house is now only worth $200,000. So they are packing up their things and giving it back to the bank to let them deal with it. Now the bank has to deal with the $100,000 gap.

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The end of personal financial responsibility

03.12.2009

What is out personal financial responsibility? Nearly all of our current personal and macroeconomic problems are the result of bad decisions that each and every one of us made of our own free-will at the time. Sure, it’s easy to say that an economic bubble is to blame for all of these problems, but a bubble is the just the result of us collectively making a lot of bad financial decisions at the same time.

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6 steps to reducing your credit card interest rates

03.05.2009

It is so critically important to reduce your credit card interest rates, if you don’t it will take a whole lot longer to get out of debt. Not to mention that it will cost you hundreds or thousands more in interest charges as well!

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Credit Crisis explained | Video

03.04.2009

What is the credit crisis? … Why we are all affected by it. How it happened. How leverage works and why banks use it. What role greed has had in the crisis.

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Personal Responsibility for your finances

02.22.2009

Consider this thought for a moment: “Personal Finance = Personal Responsibility”. Within this statement lies the key to putting money in your pocket. You didn’t ask to be in the hole you’re in, nor did you intentionally make decisions that would ultimately lead to financial struggle. You were doing the best you could. However, you now have a choice to make.

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10 tips for surviving a layoff

02.09.2009

I was laid off last year. I honestly had it a lot better than some people I know. I got about 9 months advance notice and ended up getting about 5 months of severance. I am well aware that cases like mine are few and far between. That said, there are things you can do to help you survive a layoff, should it happen to you.

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