Learning to Balance the Time Deb – over at Freelance Writing Jobs – posted an article today about how she spends her down time. At the end she asked about how we each spend our own time away from the daily grind. I was stumped. There is down time in …Click Here to continue
Budgets and Finance
Debt Pushers
July 10, 2008
Budgets and Finance
The ringing phone seemed innocent enough, so I answered it. There was no hint of menace in the tone of the voice on the other end. But as his words continued to tumble over the line, I knew that this was a trap. It was yet another credit card offer …Click Here to continue
Budgeting with Freelance Pay
July 9, 2008
Budgets and Finance
Freelancers have to be amazing money people. There is never any way to guarantee that the money they are suppose to earn each month will be in the bank during that month. This is one of those months for me. Add to that the fact that a tree fell on …Click Here to continue
Free Money Around the Home
April 12, 2008
Budgets and Finance
Everyone wants something for nothing. Free is a word that will get your attention. Free money really perks up the ears – but there’s always that cautious nature that looks for the fine print. The truth is that we all have free money sitting around our homes today. 1. Dig …Click Here to continue
Living the Dream
April 3, 2008
About Writing
We are blessed – with our health, with our home and especially with our finances. Few people can walk away from the only steady income a family has and turn out to be more financially blessed because of it. Just a few years back, it would no have been possible. …Click Here to continue
More Ways to Earn Money Without a Job
April 2, 2008
Budgets and Finance
Six months ago, we began an experiment we didn’t see coming. When a turn of events took away our main income – and only regular paycheck, it would have been easy to panic. There were several nights when I think that’s exactly what I did. But worry won’t get you …Click Here to continue
Breaking Free From Debt
March 7, 2008
Budgets and Finance
There is no good debt. I have heard (and read) many experts say that a good debt is one that increases in value – like a home. The truth is that even those debts are ultimately bad for you and for your future. 1. Debt enslaves. You are forced into …Click Here to continue
Financial Security is Just a Change Away
February 19, 2008
Budgets and Finance
The number one concern that most married couples has is money – and I haven’t met a couple yet that was concerned because they had too much of it. Money (or lack of it) is one of the leading causes of divorce in America today. The overwhelming need for financial …Click Here to continue
Make Money Without a Job
February 16, 2008
Budgets and Finance
The Dr. Phil show recently had a couple on that didn’t have “jobs.†Dr. Phil was insistent that in order for people to live productive lives (particularly when children are involved) they have to have a real (i.e. regular) pay check. I don’t regularly watch Dr. Phil, but the subject …Click Here to continue
My Debt Will Enslave My Children
February 13, 2008
Budgets and Finance
When people start thinking about their debt, they are usually focused on their own future. Very few people understand how their own spending habits will affect the lives of their children. The truth is that your debt will put a burden on your children. The higher the debt, the more …Click Here to continue
