http://www.untildebtdouspart.com Free Simple Debt Management information for all Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:02:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hi all, This week I participated in a number of blog carnivals. I recommend you take a look at these carnivals as they bring together some of the best personal finance minds on the web all in one place. Along with that they provide a wealth of ideas on all topics ... http://www.untildebtdouspart.com/this-weeks-blog-carnivals/ I was talking with my brother last night about how some members of our family are spendthrifts and how we fritter away money like it is going out of fashion. I made the comment that the family attitude towards money seemed to be ‘Easy Come Easy Go’. My brother agreed however ... http://www.untildebtdouspart.com/money-easy-come-easy-go/ I just read a great article on Yahoo.com and I thought it would be a good idea to share it with you. The article is called ‘10 (More) Reasons You’re Not Rich’ and is written by Jeffrey Strain. Basically the article goes through 10 fairly original reasons as to why ... http://www.untildebtdouspart.com/10-reasons-why-you-are-not-rich/ So you mean to tell me that I should feel rich when I am paying my bills and money is leaving my bank account? Yes that is exactly what I am saying. For most people the thoughts of paying bills leaves them feeling decidedly poorer. I know it made me feel ... http://www.untildebtdouspart.com/feeling-rich-when-you-pay-your-bills/ I remember someone I know telling me about the first time that he received notice from the bank that his mortgage payments were past due. For him it was deeply upsetting. He had a lot of pride and was of the ‘a man’s word is his bond’ attitude. For him ... http://www.untildebtdouspart.com/the-ability-to-service-your-debts/ With all the madness that has been going on over the last few weeks in relation to the stockmarket and the economy it is easy to get caught up in it all. There is nothing but doom and gloom pouring out from every TV channel and news website. The simple fact ... http://www.untildebtdouspart.com/if-your-bank-goes-bankrupt-your-debts-wont-disappear/ I’ve always wondered at what time/on what day I spent the most money. What caused me to reach into my wallet and splash the cash for items I could do without? As part of my plan to get my finances under control I started to write down and record exactly ... http://www.untildebtdouspart.com/how-mood-affects-spending-habits/ All debts are not created equal. I have discussed good debt versus bad debt in an article previously and that can be read here – ‘Bad debt versus good debt – value for debt not value for money’. In my previous article on bad debt I made the point that ... http://www.untildebtdouspart.com/gambling-debts-the-last-place-you-want-to-be/ The car that you drive says something about who you are. We use material things to project an image of ourselves out into the world. If we want to portray a successful image we might buy a nice big shiny car. These type of cars generally cost us a lot of ... http://www.untildebtdouspart.com/cars-get-you-from-a-to-b/ Every so often you read a piece of advice that you think is too simple to be effective. This happens me quite a lot. I don’t know why but some part of my brain seems to equate the value of a piece of advice with how hard and complex it ... http://www.untildebtdouspart.com/the-simplest-ideas-are-usually-the-best/