Wow, sometimes it's not easy to simply turn a corner and actually end up going in a new direction.Things like vacations and visitors, a wedding, losses in the family as well as direct financial issues that have become more pressing, due to years of...
Topics: debt, status

When you think about becoming debt free do these ideas come to mind? Insurmountable, herculean, titanic, hopeless, or perhaps even impossible?These are some of the thoughts that can stand in the way of eliminating debt. Other concepts, perhaps such as..
Topics: debt, income, strategies

Up from the depths, 30 stories high, breathing fire, his head in the clouds. Godzilla, Godzilla, Godzilla!Okay, that may be a slight over dramatization, maybe, but I'm feeling pretty good. It's nice to have a budget and, simultaneously, an...
Topics: fun, milestones, perspectives

This may sound hard to believe, but after dealing with some very frugal circumstances I'm now finding myself pondering what should be simple decisions.For example, I'm thinking I might like a cut of beef other than "ground beef" once in.
Topics: perspectives

In my ongoing effort to find a way to monetize my blog I recently signed up for AdBrite.It seemed like a great idea. I could manually approve any offered advertising and avoid low quality material. When there were no advertisers available my Adsense...
Topics: reviews