For several years, I have watched in awe as my friend Cherie tackled her family's monstrous debt with determination, grace, and a healthy dose of extreme frugality. She was the inspiration behind my post on debt free bloggers. I watched, with tears in my eyes, as she and her husband made their final consumer debt payment just last month.
Now that they are completely debt free — having paid off even the daunting student loans — I wanted to share more of their story. The Lowe family has paid off over $127K in consumer debt, including credit cards, car loans, medical bills, and student loans. They didn't sell anything or inherit in anyway.
It was all done the old-fashioned way — saving wherever possible and taking on more work to increase payments to their creditors. I asked Cherie to share a few more details, along with a few tips for those of us inspired to walk in her (debt free) footsteps. [Continue reading on Babble.com...] Debt Management Inexpensively
For several years, I have watched in awe as my friend Cherie tackled her family's monstrous debt with determination, grace, and a healthy dose of extreme frugality. She was the inspiration behind my post on debt free bloggers. I watched, with tears in my eyes, as she and her husband made their final consumer debt payment just last month.
Now that they are completely debt free — having paid off even the daunting student loans — I wanted to share more of their story. The Lowe family has paid off over $127K in consumer debt, including credit cards, car loans, medical bills, and student loans. They didn't sell anything or inherit in anyway.
It was all done the old-fashioned way — saving wherever possible and taking on more work to increase payments to their creditors. I asked Cherie to share a few more details, along with a few tips for those of us inspired to walk in her (debt free) footsteps. [Continue reading on Babble.com...] 
If you’re trying get out of debt, surround yourself with people who have been there. I’ve found inspiration in friends & bloggers who talk openly of their journey to debt freedom. They share money saving ideas, budget tips, and moral support as I work to eliminate our debt. When I reached out to a few [...]
As we approach the end of the year, we’ve been keeping a close eye on our finances. This is partly due to holiday expenses and partly due to my realization that it was time to take a closer look at the monthly budget. I’m coming up on a year past graduation, and we’ll reevaluate my [...]
Lots of folks think their frugal because they clip coupons, use customer reward cards and frequently buy items on sale. We all should be proud when we do these things. But – isn’t frugal living a lifestyle?
Take the quiz below to see how thrifty you really are. Answer Yes or No.
When J. Steve Miller contacted me about reviewing his book, I was unbelievably excited. That might seem like an odd response for a personal finance book, but I had just heard about Enjoy Your Money from a couple Yakezie friends. Debt Ninja & Enemy of Debt were talking about how interesting the book is and [...]
Image via Wikipedia I don’t know about you but every time I use my debit card I always forget to keep the receipt and it either ends up lost or in the “File 13″. At the end of the week I have all these purchases and no record. We all know where this is going. [...]
I am always leery of downloading browser toolbars. There are several out there designed to help you save money online. They may offer to remind you of coupon codes or pay cash back when you make your purchase through their toolbar. However, what they really do is track your traffic. Tricia sent this link today [...]
