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7 common money mistakes, including the mistakes I have made

May 1, 2014 By Mark Leave a Comment

7 common money mistakes, including the mistakes I have made

I wanted to share some common mistakes people make with their personal finances. I am not picking on anyone, believe me, I have made most of these mistakes myself. And if you find yourself in a situation where you are being affected by these money mistakes, I’m hopeful you can look to my experiences for a little inspiration and hope. I’ve been there myself– I am a recovering money mistake-maker.

Filed Under: Budget, Debt, Emergency Fund, Latest, Personal Finance, Trending Tagged With: budget, car payment, credit cards, Dave Ramsey, Debt, Emergency Fund, household budget, Money Mistakes, personal finance, saving

Only Cars with Car Payments have Car Payments

February 16, 2012 By Mark 1 Comment

Only Cars with Car Payments have Car Payments

Since I began my journey to live debt-free, I’ve come across a whole lot of naysayers who seem to think my new perspective on money and debt is flawed. People are always trying to influence me and debate with me on why I should be in debt, or why it is ok to go into […]

Filed Under: Debt, Personal Finance Tagged With: Avoid Debt, car payment, credit cards, debt-free living, Emergency Fund, Featured, financial independence, L. Tom Perry, LDS, My Journey

The Truth about Debt and Car Payments

October 18, 2011 By Mark Leave a Comment

The Truth about Debt and Car Payments

The first step, and the most important factor in debt elimination, is a firm commitment to reject debt… This change in attitude is not subtle or gradual but rather resembles the flip of a switch—it’s a resolute determination to make a clean break from the culturally accepted addiction to debt.   –Luke V. Erickson   […]

Filed Under: Avoid Debt, Budget, Debt, Debt-Free Living, LDS Tagged With: Avoid Debt, car payment, credit cards, debt-free living, Getting Out of Debt—For Good, LDS, millionaire next door, overspending, Thomas S. Monson

Snowball Update: No More Car Payment!

February 19, 2011 By Mark 4 Comments

Snowball Update: No More Car Payment!

Debt-Free Journey Previous balance paid: $16466 New balance paid: $19251 2011 to date debt paid: $3743 Total debt remaining= $55611 Another paycheck came and more debt was paid off. Something funny has happened ever since we got ourselves on a plan—we look forward to paying our bills! There is something empowering about writing a check […]

Filed Under: Debt-Free Living, Snowball Tagged With: car payment, debt-free living, snowball, tax refund

3 Reasons to Avoid Debt

February 17, 2011 By Mark 1 Comment

3 Reasons to Avoid Debt

Not only should we teach men to get out of debt but we should teach them likewise to stay out of debt. -Harold B. Lee   Possibly the most difficult part about becoming debt-free is finding the desire to do it. It is a lifestyle– meaning you’re going to have to make some very difficult […]

Filed Under: Avoid Debt, Debt-Free Living Tagged With: Avoid Debt, budget, car payment, credit cards, Dave Ramsey, Gordon B. Hinckley, Harold B. Lee, joseph b wirthlin, overspending, proverbs 22:7, Switch

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