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%, [...]

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 [...]

(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 [...]

How many times has this happened to you?
Depressed by your bank account, you decide that a change is in order.
So you sit down to work out a budget. You pull out a piece of paper (or open up a spreadsheet), and write your paycheck on the top line. After that, you diligently list and subtract all [...]

As you may know, one of my goals this year is to pay off all my credit card debt. Once a month, I post my progress. It helps motivate me, and also keeps me honest, too.
After all, it wouldn’t make sense for me to share tips on improving your finances or accomplishing goals, and then not [...]

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference
- Robert Frost, “The Road Not Taken”
I’ve always been a firm believer that to be happy in life and be successful like no one else, you’ve got to be willing to go against the grain [...]

I just want to say thanks to the Green Panda Treehouse for hosting a guest post of mine today.  In case you haven’t heard of it, Green Panda is a personal finance site for college students and new graduates.
The guest post can be viewed here. It’s an introspective look at the things I’ve learned about life [...]

As you may know, one of my resolutions for this year is to get out of credit card debt for good.
I haven’t set any specific benchmarks, but I have been tracking my progress.  Last month, I paid down 9.96% of my debt!  That’s slightly ahead of schedule.  I’ll need to pay down around 8-9% each month [...]