Archive for December, 2008
Looking Back on a Year Without Credit Cards
Monday, December 8th, 2008
I started this blog in September, 2007 with about $25,000 in credit card debt. As I write today, I’m down to about $10,000 remaining. I did not add any new credit card debt and I focused my efforts on paying extra on my credit cards before any other debts. Along the way, I have paid [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Consumerism,Credit Cards by Eden
Weekly Web Favorites: Crazed-Consumerist Edition
Saturday, December 6th, 2008
I’ve included an excellent video in this week’s Web Favorites. It’s called the Good Consumer. Sadly, there is far too much truth in this video. California May Pay With IOUs, Minnesota $5.2 Billion in the Hole [from MISH'S Global Economic Trend Analysis] – Looks like just the beginning…my guess is that the bailout of the [...]
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Simple Steps for a Cash Only Christmas
Friday, December 5th, 2008
Christmas 2007 was my first cash-only Christmas. That was a great experience and I would never dream of using credit cards to pay for Christmas again. However, this year I’ve made the cash-only Christmas even better by starting a ‘Christmas Fund’ back in January of this year. My Christmas Fund is a savings account at [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Budgeting,Spending by Eden
Weekly Web Favorites
Monday, December 1st, 2008
Some of my favorite Web articles over the past couple of weeks. 7 Wildly Successful People Who Survived Bankruptcy [from Mental_Floss] – It’s amazing how many successful and famous Americans have filed for bankruptcy. Clearly, it shouldn’t stop you from being successful. Managing Into The Ground: Robert Nardelli [from Barel Karsan] – I need to [...]
