Archive for April, 2008

The Five Million Dollar Blog

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

These videos are the very definition of inspiration! Share this blog with your friends and family so they can become debt free too. Help change peoples lives! Do you want to scream, “We’re Debt Free!”? Do you have a debt free video you’d like to share on my blog? If [...]

Sometimes money ISN’T the cause of “money fights”!

Monday, April 28th, 2008

I thought that this picture was appropriate for my current situation. Recently my wife and I have realized that there are some things we disagree on. Disagreement is normal but a lack of communication can cause a disagreement to become a serious issue.
The doors of communication must be open at all times, not [...]

Are Your Priorities Backwards?

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

I keep seeing this commercial on T.V. and everytime it drives me just as crazy as the time before! The line that drives me absolutely mad is this one: “Far too many Americans health care and financial security are at risk.” It goes on to say that, “Health Care costs are driving American [...]

The Debt Free Scream!

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Hello everyone and welcome! I was reflecting on what gives me the most inspiration and encouragement to complete our Total Money Makeover, and I realized that the most emotional feeling derives from people calling in to the Dave Ramsey Show to scream they’re debt free!! Every time I hear a caller scream these [...]

Cause and Effect (picture blog)

Friday, April 18th, 2008

CAUSE & EFFECT

It’s basically as simple as this. If you don’t have debt and lots of payments, your income becomes a tool for you to plan, give, build wealth, and save! Often people try to get out of a problem by fixing the symptom instead of the problem. If you are struggling [...]

Children and Money- Part 1 & 2

Monday, April 14th, 2008

I was searching youtube for some videos dealing with kids and money. You wouldn’t believe the videos I came across trying to encourage people to get credit cards and why they “needed” them. These are the best two videos I found dealing with this very needed topic in our society. Each video [...]

Teenagers and Decisions

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Perhaps you are about to graduate High School. What’s next? The decisions you make now will eventually become your reality. The normal path to follow would be to choose a career with favorable pay, right? What college will you go to? What if I said you skipped a step? Maybe you should first consider how [...]

The Path To Debt Freedom!

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

The Path To Debt Freedom!
(My journey illustrated)

NORMAL looks like this!
(Borrow NOW, CRY later!)

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“When do I get paid again?”
(The cycle of cycles!)
TO
Instead of chasing it, I just tell it what to do!

(This works everytime)

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Never again!
(Cash only!)
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Big T.V’s are nice, but not as nice as being debt free!
(Put the [...]

Need I say more?

Monday, April 7th, 2008

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totalmoneymakeover.com
http://www.maxedoutmovie.com/

Hitting A Home Run and Becoming Debt Free Are the Same!

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

7 out of 10 people live paycheck to paycheck without even blinking an eye!!! After all it is what everyone else is doing right? Have you ever tried to do a budget? This blog is about telling your money what to do. It is about getting rid of the debt that keeps you from enjoying [...]