Welcome to the Festival of Frugality #118. We’re busy focusing on learning how to spell at our house right now… so what better way to celebrate the festival than with a focus on letters? There are 57 great frugal articles in the ABC edition of the festival.
Debt snowflaking is a successful technique to get out of debt. In addition to the fixed amount that you have planned each month, you apply all the extra money you find to paydown your debt faster. It’s an extension of the snowball method and snowball calculator.
Investment Snowflaking
I didn’t want the investing crowd to be left out in [...]
This is the first post in a series about Money Matters for All Ages. Sixteen personal finance writers address financial issues from babies to retirement and everything in between. See the end of the article for the entire series.
Photography: Six clones (clowns?) v3 by Spigoo
Our oldest son just turned 2 and our youngest [...]
The Great Credit Card Debate was launched when I challenged Ana at Debt Free Revolution to a credit card match. I love credit cards, so much so, that I have 89 accounts. Ana hates them! Others have even noticed our opposing views, most recently highlighted by Father Sez.
Ana’s official stance is on Ways Credit Card Companies Separate You From Your [...]
There’s a lot of discussion around optimizing your debt. Figuring out which order to pay off debt, keeping your emotions in check, minimizing interest, moving money around… the reality is that these aren’t solutions to the debt problem; in fact they are hindering your ability to get out of debt!
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