Finance
Living Off Half an Income
Half the income: My story
I was married for 14 years before my income was reduced to a little less than half because the marriage ended and we separated. Money still comes in from the alimony payments, thankfully. My working budget suddenly was split in half. I did not know how I was going to survive ...
Don’t get the Hoodie Footie for Valentine’s Day
The invention of Valentine's Day
In 496 AD, Pope Gelasius started Valentine’s Day to honor a couple of Christian martyrs. Feb. 14 happened to fall during a pagan fertility festival. Fast-forward to now, and you’ve got Pajamagram telling us that the hoodie-footie is the perfect Valentine’s Day gift — there are a lot of bad Valentine’s ...
Plan Debt Management Easily
Definition
Debt management plans refer to a type of structured repayment plan that has been set up by a third party. Debtors need assistance in the repayment of their debts and such a plan does exactly that. Getting debts cleared at a reduced level over a period of time is the objective of debt management. They ...
Inexpensive Ways to Buy a Car
What to Know
Buying a car will be a huge expense that hurts your budget. You see young kids buying new cars with loans all the time. I have tips for anyone who wants to learn how to buy a car.
My first suggestion
I would first suggest you never buy a new car. Just driving a new ...
Making the Most of a Windfall
You’ve heard the story of the lottery winner who burns through his millions like Monopoly money and ends up in a trailer park. And if you haven’t, here’s a roundup of eight such cautionary tales.
It’s an appealing story. You and I are never going to win the lottery, so we can tell ourselves, hey, I’d ...