My Interview with Perkstreet Financial CEO Dan O’Malley

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Today I wanted to share with you a very special interview with Dan O’Malley, the CEO of Perkstreet Financial. As most of you know, I write for the Perkstreet blog, but am also a very happy customer. I’ve never before experienced such wonderful customer service and support  from a bank ever before and the perks we receive from everyday purchases on our debit card are an extra plus. I’ve banked with Suntrust, Bank of America, among other financial institutions and believe I have finally found the bank that not only says they care about my future, but proves it. I […] Read more »

My Interview on Fighting Back Financially with Gregg Pechmann

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Good morning everyone! A week or so ago, I had the privilege of chatting with the author of Upside down, Gregg Pechmann of Fighting Back Financially. We had an awesome conversation about various topics related to personal finance. Gregg is one awesome dude and has been following Enemy of Debt for about a year and a half. He’s a certified financial coach, with the same passion for helping others take a different financial path by coaching them with solid common-sense principles. I’ve really enjoyed getting to know Gregg and look forward to working with him more in the future. Trust […] Read more »

Debt Free News From A Debt Free Reader #15

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Happy Friday! Sorry for the delayed post but last night was spent celebrating Noah’s first birthday. We went on an intense hike on the Blue Ridge Parkway here in Virginia, and I was pretty beat last night. It was a fun day though and definitely worth it! Now let’s get to business. Becoming debt free is no less fun! Our next submission comes from someone I have known since taking on my own debt free journey. We have kept in contact over the years and now he is finally debt free himself! Congratulations Chuck! It was a long hard fight […] Read more »

Your Interview With Local Psychologist Dr. Matthew Bowen Part 3

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Okay so here we are. The third and final installment of my interview with Dr. Matthew Bowen. I hope it helps answer some of your questions and inspires you to take a more in depth look into your financial behaviors. Be sure to check out part one, and part two if you haven’t already. Thanks! I have been working on this interview with my Psychology of Money and Wealth Professor, Matthew Bowen, PhD, to take a deeper look into why we misbehave the way we do with money. He graduated in Berkeley, California in 1986 and is a licensed psychologist. […] Read more »

Your Interview With Local Psychologist Dr. Matthew Bowen Part 2

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As many of you already know, a few weeks ago I published Your Interview With Local Psychologist Dr. Matthew Bowen Part 1. I told you that I received so many questions that I had to break the interview down into three parts. Here’s the second installment. I will be wrapping it up with part three either next week, or the week after. Stay tuned for that. I am doing an interview with my Psychology of Money and Wealth Professor, Matthew Bowen, PhD, to take a deeper look into why we misbehave the way we do with money. He graduated in […] Read more »

Your Interview With Local Psychologist Dr. Matthew Bowen Part 1

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Have you ever wondered why you behave the way you do with money? Perhaps if you haven’t you should, because getting and staying out of debt is all about your financial behavior. The way I see it, there are tons of “mathematicians” out there that are “in debt up to their eyeballs”. In a recent article I wrote called Becoming Debt Free Is 99% Intensity and 1% Basic Math, I made the case for why becoming debt free was more about your behavior and attitude, than it was about doing math. So if you really want to get out of […] Read more »

Meet Mrs. Accountability from Out of Debt Again

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Today Mrs. Accountability from Out of Debt Again and I are exchanging question and answer posts. Mrs. Accountability is a personal finance blogger who is working to get her family out of debt… again! When you’re done reading her answers here, go on over to her blog to read my answers, take a look around and subscribe to her blog! photo credit Is your spouse a spender or a saver? It’s hard for me to categorize my husband as one or the other, because when I think of a spender I think of someone who is somewhat out of control […] Read more »

EOD Interviewed By Mr Credit Card On Blog Talk Radio

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Mr Credit Card, from askmrcreditcard.com interviewed me yesterday!  I was slightly nervous as it was the first time I had ever done that kind of thing live.  After listening to it, I feel it went well and I hope that you enjoy it as well. Just so you know, the first 35 seconds is silent.  (I called 3 times before we were actually connected, and each time I thought I was on hold waiting to go live, but each time heard the computerized voice  say “thanks for calling blog talk radio….goodbye!”  At the end you’ll also hear me talking to […] Read more »