Jose Figueroa from figueroafinancial.com joins us on today’s show to share how he and his family paid off $50,000 in debt in 29 months! Jose’s motivation to get out of debt came from a spiritual conviction he had. He was handling all the finances in his home and it was wearing on him. In addition, he was managing million dollar projects at his job, yet he could not budget his own family’s income. Continue reading
I write a lot about investing in your 401(K) and IRA because I want to encourage you to invest for your future. But today I want to talk about the best investment you can make, and that investment is in yourself. Continue reading
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Tax day, April 17th, has come and gone but the debate on whether or not everyone is paying their fair share of taxes is far from over. Of course the debate is being magnified this election year. All over the news there are reports of what Mitt Romney’s tax rate was the past two years and debate on the Warren Buffet rule. But the question I always ask in my head is how many of us actually know our own tax rate? Continue reading
For some becoming debt free, is still a little ways off in the distance. But for others, you have recently become debt free (except your home) or maybe even your home! When you are no longer in debt, it is such a freeing feeling, but with that often times comes the feeling as well, of Now What? Continue reading
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This is the last full week of financial literacy videos. I hope you enjoyed each and every one of the videos this year. Again, like last year, it was a pleasure to be a part of the project. This week’s videos covered college funding, avoiding bankruptcy, tax brackets, giving, and moving. If you want more videos you can find them on the 4/13 Financial Tidbit and the 4/20 Tidbit. Just a reminder that you can check out the videos daily either on my Twitter feed or though Facebook. Continue reading
Angie Six from justlikethenumber.com joins us on today’s show to share how her family paid off $100,000 in debt in 6 and half years! Their debt was made up of student loans from both her and her husband as well as two nice new cars. To get their debt payoff accelerated, they made some temporary sacrifices by selling not one, but BOTH of their new cars. While the sacrifices were not always easy, Angie says she and her husband still had a great time getting out of debt. Continue reading
“There is nothing more uncommon than common sense.” ~ Ben Franklin
When it comes to teaching people how to handle their money, the information I share is not anything special that only a brain surgeon can understand. It is actually pretty straightforward: avoid debt, live on less than you make, and save the rest for your future. Continue reading
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