Archives for the Month of August, 2007

Getting Out of Debt–Hard and Fast Rules

Okay, based on yesterday’s post I came up with what I’ll call my three unbreakable rules for getting out of debt. My thought process went beyond just getting out. I think these rules also apply to STAYING out of debt.

1) Don’t borrow any more money
Absolutely the most important rule–didn’t even have to think about it. [...]

Getting Out of Debt, Staying Out of Debt

I think the most important thing you have to do to get out of debt and stay out of debt is to ave a plan and stick to it. There are several plans out there, and I don’t believe any of them really apply to every person’s situation. Which plan you use isn’t [...]

Why?

The obvious question–why start this blog?
I was initially motivated by an article I read (I don’t remember where) that stated it would take about $300,000 to raise a child born in 2007.  I read this article about a week before we had our first child, and my initial thought was that we were so incredibly [...]