There’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but what about the Saturday and Sunday after Thanksgiving? There’s now a new push to make Saturday “Small Business Saturday.” American Express’ CEO announced the plan hoping to gather support for local business. “This is the start of a movement,” Kenneth Chenault, who joined New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg [...]
Some may say your income is what determines your financial status, but I think it has more to do with your past and the people in it. Here are some examples of what I think holds most of the financial influence over our lives. 1. Your Role Models. This may be your parents, or it [...]
Before the economy started to slide American consumers were pretty good at paying their bills. According to US News and World Report about 95 percent of loans were paid on time before 2007. But that slipped to 92.3 in 2008, 88.8 percent in 2009 and 88 percent by the end of 2009. US News and [...]
For today’s Twitter Tuesday Profile we’re crossing the pond. Nick tweets from @FinanceSavvyUK. He lives near Oxford, working as a web developer and designer. He’s married with two children and third due in October. Keep reading to find out how he paid off a huge amount of money in just three years. OODC: How did [...]
I’m training for my third marathon. It’s coming up in October so I’ve started spending a lot more time in my running shoes. I don’t really consider myself a runner even though I’ve completed two full marathons and one half marathon. That’s why it always surprises me when people tell me they could never run [...]
Do you know how many zeros it takes to make a trillion? The national debt is now over $13 trillion. According to Dave Ramsey, one trillion dollars would pay the rent of every renter in America for three years or pay every US mortgage for 14 months! If you stacked a trillion worth of one [...]
For today’s Twitter Tuesday Profile we’re introducing you to Kevin, a bankruptcy counselor living in Orlando, Florida. Kevin helps those going through bankruptcy to establish a budget and get back on the right financial track. Kevin tweets as @FinanciallyPoor and blogs at www.FinanciallyPoor.com. OODC: How did you get started blogging and tweeting? @FinanciallyPoor: 3-4 years [...]
This week’s Twitter Tuesday Profile turns the spotlight on @SingleGuyMoney. He’s a happily single guy living in the Atlanta area. He’s not anti-marriage, but he just feels like it’s not for him. He’s perfectly content living the single life with lots of family and friends surrounding him. He tweets and blogs at SingleGuyMoney.com from his [...]
Wedding vows proclaim a commitment through richer and poorer. Today’s Twitter Tuesday Profile focuses on @MrsMicah, who went from being virtually debt free, to taking on nearly $100,000 in debt when she got married. A resident in the Washington DC area, @MrsMicah is a library paraprofessional, adding materials to the library’s catalog and supervising student [...]