Dear Arnold…

Dear Gov. Arnold,
I have a business proposition for you. You see, it’s come to my attention that California is 24 billion dollars in debt and suffering badly. I have debt on my ledger too, and I know how painful it is to be short of money, especially for needed services. It also came to my [...]

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Health Insurance, Bankruptcy, And The Power Of Community

Everyone thinks that health insurance is there to keep them solvent should they get sick, but it doesn’t work that way. I’ve talked to far too many people who got seriously sick and could no longer work and when they lost their jobs, they lost their insurance. My friend with the brain tumor is starting [...]

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Will 2008 Never End?!

I don’t know what is in my energy that is producing the type of dumb money ideas that force me into large money commitments on a monthly basis in 2008. My income hasn’t gone up, but my expenses are exorbitant this year, all because I have too many high-cost projects ahead. The year started out [...]

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Valentine’s, Debt, and Romance

I’ve been reading Debt Kid’s blog and I see that he fears that he can’t date until he gets his financial house in order. Apparently he’s over $300,000 in debt and fears to have to reveal that to anyone he is dating. There is a lot of justification for these beliefs in our culture where [...]

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Buy Time And Pay Off Debt

Many of us are hearing about a tax rebate package the Federal government is mulling over. Or, maybe you are looking forward to a fat refund check on your taxes. Either way, here is a strategy I have been contemplating for this year. The idea is simple: the problem with debt isn’t paying it back, [...]

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