Author Archives: Jane Sanders
Interview With a Guru: Oblivious Investor
To gain a full understanding of a topic, it’s important to draw knowledge from several sources. In learning about personal finance, that means reading books and following personal finance blogs. Mike Piper, who authors the blog Oblivious Investor, offers “simple, … Continue reading
The Simple Joys of Simple Transit
I have an experiment for you to try. Walk outside and find the nearest road. Stand beside the road and watch the cars whiz by. Look at the drivers faces. Do they look happy? Do they look like they’re enjoying … Continue reading
The Other 99%
Today, lets step back and look at the bigger financial picture for a few minutes. Focusing on your own budget, savings, and investments is a fantastic thing to do, but understanding your place in the overall financial picture can keep … Continue reading
TGIF Weekly Link Roundup
There is a great community of personal finance bloggers sharing their knowledge and insight to ease the burden on your financial situation. To make sure you’re getting a complete financial perspective, here are 5 of my favorites: How to Think … Continue reading
How To Avoid Damaging Your Credit with a Credit Card
A credit card can provide you financial freedom. But if you don’t use it properly, it can also send your credit score plummeting. And in today’s financial world, that’s trouble. Lenders of all type, whether they’re passing out mortgage loans … Continue reading
How Debt Consolidation Affects your Credit Score
A common misconception among consumers is that debt consolidation will improve their credit. For some, particularly those who are behind several months or more on their payments, this may very well be true, but for the vast majority of consumers, … Continue reading
Easy and Smart Steps to Abolish Credit Card Debt
Easy and smart steps to abolish credit card debt Credit card usage has really increased in the country and so has the credit card debt. There are a lot of reasons behind the outrageous debt amount of the credit cards. … Continue reading
Wealth Wisdom 15: How to File Bankruptcy
Lesson 15: In our ongoing Wealth Wisdom video series, we’ll teach you financial fundamentals. In this fifteenth lesson, Jerrie Guthrey, a certified public accountant and credit counselor for 19 years, will explain how to file bankruptcy: Here is assessment of … Continue reading
Wealth Wisdom 14: Choosing A Credit Counselor
Lesson 14: In our ongoing Wealth Wisdom video series, we’ll teach you financial fundamentals. In this fourteenth lesson, Jerrie Guthrey, a certified public accountant and credit counselor for 19 years, will explain how to choose a credit counselor: Here are … Continue reading
Wealth Wisdom 13: Debt Relief Without Bankruptcy
Lesson 13: In our ongoing Wealth Wisdom video series, we’ll teach you financial fundamentals. In this thirteenth lesson, Terry Kuykendall, a budget analyst for the military, will explain how debt relief without bankruptcy will affect your credit score: Here are … Continue reading
