Pimp Your Finances

It’s that time of the month again. No, not that time of the month. I’m talking about my update on getting out of debt!
February was a great month for me. I used my tax returns to pay down 23% of my debt. However, I didn’t make nearly as much progress in March.
I paid off another 2.8%, [...]

It happens with every swing of the economy: someone proclaims “the rules have changed!”  But have they ever really changed? Is this time any different?
Jeffery Kosnett at Kiplinger thinks so. He wrote an article called 10 Financial Myths Busted, where he describes 10 financial rules that were disproved by the recent crash.
I’m going to give [...]

How is everyone doing this week? I’ve been busy at work, but I’m grateful for the chance to be employed and have a lot to do! I hope that everyone is as lucky as I am. Onto the links!
 
Divorced Dad Frugal Dad is a man of my own mold. Grilling out is my favorite thing in the [...]

I read a thought-provoking article at CNN Money earlier today. It’s about a married couple – both 27 years old – who are aiming to be millionaires and retire by the time they’re 40. An admirable goal, to be sure.
But the weird thing is – they’re on track to do it.  How? They’re not using any secret [...]

Contrary to popular belief, there is only one world.
Many people seem to think that there are in fact two worlds; the real world, and then a separate and unrelated internet world, full of privacy, funny status updates, and LOL catz.
Some people act like the two worlds are parallel to each other, and thus never intersect.
Unfortunately, [...]

I had a guest post on Scordo.com today about 14 Tips for DIY Home Improvement. It was all about the lessons I’ve learned as a first time home owner / improver.
You’ll have to go to Scordo to read the full article, but here’s an outline of the tips. I hope you check it out!
 
 14 Tips for [...]

(The following is a guest post from Vince at Scordo.com - click here to subscribe to his feed) 
 
If you’re a Twenty-something consider yourself very lucky.
You’re probably healthy, super educated (only about 26 percent of Americans have a bachelor’s degree), full of energy, have a full set of teeth, and have very few, real-world commitments.
You’ve probably just [...]

Back in October, I read something that changed my life.
I saw an article on Get Rich Slowly titled The Best $20 You’ll Ever Spend. It was a guest post from Ramit Sethi, extolling the value of talking to people you admire.
He suggested reaching out to people you look up to – especially entrepreneurs – and offering [...]