Archive for October, 2007
Monday, October 1st, 2007
120th Carnival of Personal Finance
Thanks goes out this week to My Retirement Blog for hosting the 120th Carnival of Personal Finance.
My post on Personal Goals and Financial Life was accepted.
Other posts that I like from this week’s Carnival include:
Cheap Healthy Good is very entertaining in discussing the perils of being a foodie in Treating Food Borne Affluenza.
Two Wise Acres [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in carnival by Jack
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Is Debt a Mountain or Canyon?
Debt has frequently been compared to a mountain. It can be massive, just being present it can cast a shadow over anything else, and it is difficult to remove. The best way to get rid of a mountain of debt is to chip away at it a little bit at a time. It [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Debt by Jack
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Why Volunteer with Big Brothers/Big Sisters
As a youth as well as an adult, I recognize that I am in a fortunate position. My parents are still alive and living together. I have never been estranged from my extended family. I even get along well with my in-laws. So, for my entire life I have had a [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Giving, Volunteering by Jack
Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Upgrade time
Just a quick notice for everybody that I am in the process of upgrading to the current version of Wordpress. Based on the information I have about performing the upgrade, it is possible that some things on the site may be temporarily broken. The expectation is that you will see little or no [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Off-topic by Jack
Friday, October 5th, 2007
How to decide if something is Good Debt
As I am not the first person to discuss good debt, lets treat the topic a little bit differently. In this post, you will find a list to a number of other posts and online articles that discuss Good Debt. After each link, you will find a single sentence with the most important [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Credit Terms, Debt by Jack
Sunday, October 7th, 2007
What to do about Bad Debt
Now that we have discussed what makes up Good Debt in How to decide if something is Good Debt, lets turn our attention to Bad Debt.
Bad Debt can have a lot of elements that make it bad. Sometimes it is just one reason that makes us consider something Bad Debt. Other times, there are [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Credit Terms, Debt by Jack
Sunday, October 7th, 2007
The Motivation Behind Bad Debt
This is part 1 of 3 articles discussing what makes a debt a Bad Debt to have. The parent article is What to do about Bad Debt.
Here is a short post from Debt Consolidation Lowdown called Live Within Your Means that touches on a similar topic.
Motive is the greatest and most difficult [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Credit Terms, Debt by Jack
Monday, October 8th, 2007
Carnivalof Personal Finance #121
Ask Mr Credit Card hosts the 12st Edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance this week. He does something a bit different, posing the carnival as a presidential debate, linking in personal finance blogs and posts throughout. Very creative and well done.
In addition to including How To Live on Minimum Wage, there are a number [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in carnival by Jack
Monday, October 8th, 2007
The Terms of Bad Debt
This is part 2 in a series about bad debt. The parent is at What to do about Bad Debt and part one can be found at The Motivation Behind Bad Debt.
Unfortunately, not everything is simply a matter of cash or credit. With the wrong financial advisers or a bad financial background it is [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Credit Terms, Debt by Jack
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
Too Much is Bad Debt
This is part 3 of a series talking about bad debt. The parent post is at What to do about Bad Debt. Part one can be found at What to do about Bad Debt and part 2 is at The Terms of Bad Debt.
This post talks about how Too Much of a good thing [...]
