A Great Time to Set New Goals
2013 is not to far off. It’s that time when everyone sets their New Year’s Resolutions and set’s forth to achieve them. Usually, a New Year’s Resolution centers around starting a new healthy habit or...
View ArticleHow to Give “Bad Financial News” to Your Spouse
Last year, one Friday afternoon, I received a notice in the mail from my mortgage company. It basically said that my payment was about to go from $770 to $1600 effective immediately. After the shock...
View ArticleWhy do Credit Cards Cost More than Bank Loans? [Podcast]
Suppose I have an $8000 credit card and an $8000 bank loan. They both have the same interest rate of 14.4% AND they both have the same payment of $220. You would think that these two loans would get...
View ArticleFinancial Infidelity in Marriage
Raise your hand if you’ve ever been guilty of FINANCIAL INFIDELITY… do you see mine up? YEP. In some form or fashion, we’ve ALL done it. Here’s the deal.. Financial Infidelity shows up in BIG ways.....
View ArticleWhat the credit card companies don’t want you to know
The following post was written by The Simple Money Blog, and I felt it was particularly relevant for the Debt Free Marriage audience. It is from a fellow personal finance blog that is coauthored by a...
View ArticleHusband, Your Wife Needs Financial Stability.
Gentlemen, please permit me to explore a touchy subject. It has to do with your wife and her job. In terms of providing for the family, I put that responsibility solely on the man in the relationship....
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