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Credit Card Owners to get an Extra 60 Days to Pay
November 27, 2008 – 6:34 am | 6 Comments

The UK government has secured a promise from credit card issuers to give struggling borrowers a small reprieve, according to the Wall St. Journal. Under the plan, debtors who are currently in discussion with a …

Top 6 Ways To Get Gift Cards For Less
November 26, 2008 – 6:00 am | 3 Comments

With the holiday season upon us and many people looking for ways to save money, we’ve got just the ticket. Now, I don’t know about you guys, but personally I’d rather get gift cards to …

Round Up: The Been Awhile Edition
November 25, 2008 – 6:40 pm | 3 Comments

You may have noticed that I haven’t done a roundup in awhile and it isn’t because I haven’t loved everything out there to be read. Jonathan and I have made some changes on the schedule …

Group Writing Project: Poorest Time In My Life
November 19, 2008 – 7:05 pm | 7 Comments

Every month there’s a group of seven of us that tell some stories about the time in our lives related to that month’s topic. This month we’re talking about the poorest time in our lives. …

6 Lessons Learned From Being In Debt
November 18, 2008 – 7:13 am | 8 Comments

I ran across an article at Kiplinger.com that really reflects everything I’ve ever learned about being in debt and so I thought it would be fun to talk about. Like the author of the Kiplinger …

Credit Insurance: Is It Worth the Money?
November 12, 2008 – 2:58 am | One Comment

I was looking over my credit card bills the other day and noticed that I’ve been paying for credit insurance…something I never signed up for to begin with. When I called to ask about it, …

Can Money Buy Happiness?
November 10, 2008 – 1:31 am | One Comment

Right now has a lot of people feeling disappointed, discouraged, distraught, and a lot of other ‘dis-’ words that don’t make us feel good. Money is short, tempers are on edge, and it’s easy to …

Holiday Season Expectations
November 6, 2008 – 10:34 pm | 2 Comments

The time has come to start thinking of the holidays.
*groan*
I know, I know. I’m not happy about it either, especially since I just found out my 19 year old brother is getting married to a …

101 Ways To Go Green and Save Money
November 4, 2008 – 5:12 am | 14 Comments

Everyone seems to be on a “green” kick right now – which is great – and there’s a lot of good material out there. What we fail to look at in most cases is that …

Kristy’s Weekly Roundup
November 2, 2008 – 12:27 am | No Comment

It’s been a long week. I think I clocked something like 65 hours this week at the credit union and I am wore out. To top it off, the Longhorns lost to Tech! But, it …

Quality vs. Price
November 1, 2008 – 9:17 am | 6 Comments

I do a lot of personal finance reading and I read a lot about frugality and finding little ways to save money. I admit that I’m a bit of a brand name snob when it …