Category: Debt

How to Get Your Life Together (Financially) [Editor’s Note: Today’s article in a guest post from Michael Dinich who blogs over at Your Money Geek.  He’s worked in the personal finance industry since 1999, where he helped families plan for retirement, reduce taxes, eliminate unnecessary expenses, and plan their estates.] *********************************************************************** In adulting 101, we learn that success in life is

Debt In The United States [Editor’s Note: Today’s article in a guest post from Brian who blogs over at Debt Discipline.  He started his site after becoming debt-free. His passion now is in helping others also break free of debt.]   Let’s face it, debt in the United States is a problem. From our national debt, student loan debt, and

What You Need To Know About Debt Consolidation [Editor’s Note: Today’s article in a guest post from Ryan Luke who blogs over at Arrest Your Debt.  He’s been a cop for 15 years and has seen the devastation left behind by people who mismanage their finances. This is what motivates him to help others become debt free..] Take it away

7 Benefits Of Debt Free Living Every Doctor Should Know Unfortunately debt is a common fact of life in America, especially among healthcare professionals. Roughly 8 out of 10 Americans are in debt with consumer debt totaling over $4 trillion dollars. Of that, student loan debt is $1.5 trillion and auto loans are $1.1 trillion. We obviously love new cars!

How To Harness The Neurological Power Behind The Debt Snowball {Editor’s Note: This article was written by Mr. SR from Semi Retire Plan. He writes about personal finance, behavioral economics, and early retirement. This article was originally published on The Money Mix and is published here with permission.} Have you heard personal finance bloggers mention a guy named Dave Ramsey?

How This Couple Used A Small Business Loan To Level-Up Their Practice [Editor’s Note: This article was written by Mike from www.mikedupblog.com.] “One hundred fifty thousand dollars on the build-out, $275K on the practice, and another couple hundred on the goodwill…” It was like a sick and twisted math problem, circa 1st grade, just adding up all the small business

[Editor’s Note: This guest post was submitted by physician financial blogger and Montana resident, David Graham, MD who blogs at FiPhysician.com. After discovering his passion for personal finance, he started a Registered Investment Advisory to promote his mission of “Financial Literacy for Physicians.” For personal enjoyment, he recently sat for and passed the CFP exam. Here’s The FI Physician’s look

I can still vividly remember where I was when I first heard the Dave Ramsey show. At the time, I was completing a dental residency in New Orleans. Honestly, I hadn’t given too much thought to my accumulating student loan debt ($250K+) because I thought that I’d make decent money once I finished. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out quite like

Living Debt Free No Mortgage. Those are the five words we now live by. One of the main reasons for starting this blog was to share our debt story in hopes to inspire other docs & high income professionals to become debt free and avoid the same mistakes we’d made. It doesn’t matter if you’re still in school, or getting

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Sorry. You caught me reminiscing when I used to be a lowly dental student. Back then I didn’t give much thought about how to live frugally and pay off debt. Heck, I was going to be a dentist, make tons of money and live happily ever after. Unfortunately, things don’t