5 Steps to Recover from Christmas Debt

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Guest post by The Happy Rock.  The Happy Rock writes about personal finance at TheHappyRock.com and dug himself out of over $70,000 a few years back.  The Happy Rock also created a debt snowball calculator to aid people in getting out of debt faster. As the hustle and joy of the holidays are fading and the realities of a New Year are setting in, leftover holiday debt can ruin the excitement of the New Year.   If you find yourself stuck in this situation, here are five tips that will help you dig out and loosen debt’s shackles. Come to Terms […] Read more »

The March 2010 “Manage Your Money” Challenge: Featuring Pocketsmith – Are You In Or Out?

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Howdy folks! Two of my 2010 resolutions for Enemy of Debt in the year 2010 were to 1) Engage subscribers more actively and 2) Build an active and supportive EOD community. That’s why I have decided to ask you to participate in a new feature post at EOD called “Manage Your Money”. OTHER MANAGE YOUR MONEY POSTS Manage Your Money Sign Up Manage Your Money Pre-Challenge Post: On Paper On Purpose I Love You…Like A Blogger! WEEK ONE CHALLENGE: Manage Your Money – Wants Versus Needs (Mandatory participation to win prizes) WEEK TWO CHALLENGE: Teamwork, Accountability, and Kids (Mandatory participation […] Read more »

How I Very Unexpectedly Lost $60 In Less Than 3 Seconds

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Ever lost $60 in less than 3 seconds unexpectedly? I did on Saturday night, and man did it suck! Here lately, a few of the guys from work have been bringing their skateboards in, and after work, we’ll skate around in the parking lot. I have especially enjoyed the intense cardiovascular workout I get. We do street tricks—one in particular called an “ollie”. An ollie is nothing more than using a skateboard to jump something. From age 12-18, that’s all I did. Around the neighborhood, around town—pretty much anywhere we were allowed to skate. Back in the day, I could […] Read more »

When Your Financial Plan Takes A Detour It Doesn’t Imply Failure

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They call it personal finance for a reason. Each individual plan, will at times need a tweak here and there depending on your circumstances.  Today I want to share with you how we have taken a detour, but for good reasons.  No plan is bad as long as you are reaching your financial goals in the process. As most of you know, this Wednesday, we will be introduced to our new little man Noah.  This has caused us to re-evaluate our goals as it is related to our current place in our financial plan. We have recently become debt free […] Read more »