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Friday, April 27, 2007It turns out I was wrong. You can use credit cards to pay off your bills.I just need to learn to think out of the box more often. It is possible to get out of debt while using credit cards. There is a bit of a trick to it. Here's the trick. You have to use other people's credit cards. I might have to devote a whole chapter in my book to this strategy for paying off... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, April 26, 2007Australia has a plan to get rid of credit cardsThey are going to make it so you don't need to carry around an actual card. Instead, your cell phone will be your credit card. "This will be fantastic for retailers, fantastic for banks and consumers won't have to carry an extra card. The mobile phone will end up being everything." They make it... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, April 25, 2007Taking a look at our goalsLast night my wife and I had our weekly meeting. We take a good look at our financial plan each week to make sure we are on course. I haven't posted much about it here because after doing it for a little more than a year, there usually isn't much to report. It's just more of the same as far as... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, April 23, 2007Want some advice?I am routinely asked for advice in financial matters because of the role the I find myself in and for the most part, people want to hear what I have to say. It's not the same for Rick. CV Rick called me yesterday and told me a funny story. The events of the story aren't funny but there are funny... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, April 20, 2007Maybe I can't appeal to your patriotism but this is a good causeNot even you can turn this one down. It's one thing not to be patriotic. In fact, W has made that easy by twisting the meaning around into something that doesn't even resemble true patriotism. Not to mention that you have to wonder how much patriotism serves a world that is shrinking. How can we... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, April 19, 2007For Mark. This should get you in the proper spirit!Now get out there and spend, spend, spend. It's your duty as a good little consumer of the giant American capitalist machine. Do your part. If you can't afford it, throw down one of these patriotic cards and sign away your financial soul. It's worth it. You will receive rewards in heaven and maybe... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, April 18, 2007Have you heard of Universal Default?If you haven't, you will. Even if you weren't a reader of this blog, you would eventually hear about this little scam that's going on in the credit card industry. Here's the deal. If you pay one credit card late, all your other credit cards can increase their interest rate on you because now you're... Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, April 15, 2007I failed to mention an important milestoneMy wife and I meet each week to discuss our finances as well as other things. It was something that we started when we started working on our plan to get out of debt. I have created a form for these meetings and I update the information each week. We then write notes on the form and post the form on... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, April 13, 2007I'm sorry that I betrayed you but the money was too temptingSign in to see full entry.Thursday, April 12, 2007Does God take Visa?I should have seen this coming. I really should have. It only makes sense. In fact, I'm surprised that it escaped my attention until now given my beliefs on religion. You can now use your debit and credit cards to buy your way into heaven. It isn't a new thing but the number of religious... Sign in to see full entry. |
