If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Is Northwest Airlines really so desperate for revenue that it needs to advertise a credit card on its in-flight napkins?
I don’t know about you, but this would make me more reluctant to fly with them in the future even […]
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I have a problem. My problem is that even when I’m on a tight budget, I have a hard time keeping myself from spending money on the things that I really want. Not buying ice cream? Easy enough. Eating lots of inexpensive food like apples and beans? Easy. Stopping […]
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I’ve seen many personal finance sites recommend that when trying to keep a budget, you should only spend money in cash rather than using a credit or debit card. This, the common wisdom says, will help you be more aware of the amount of money that you’re spending and […]
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Young recently posted an entry asking those who have children (or plan to have them), how they intend to help their children learn about finances. Early Retirement Extreme gave some good common sense advice in the comments.
Very easy. Set a good example. Children will mostly imitate their parents […]
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Under current circumstances, there are only a couple of expenses that can really be controlled. First among those is food.
As in most areas, I would previously spend money on what I wanted without giving it a second thought. To help save money, as well as to help me be more conscious about spending, […]
As you might have guessed from my previous post, finding a job in Young’s native region didn’t go quite as quickly as I’d hoped. Over the past few months, I have gotten a little contract work, but nothing permanent.
In part, I realize, this is because I haven’t really been going about things in an efficient […]
One of the challenging things about trying to manage finances as a couple is the differences in our financial backgrounds, and the consequences that this has on our current attitudes and behavior. This is a summary of my (In Debt’s) background.
When I was growing up, debt never really affected me negatively. I was vaguely aware […]
Welcome to our blog. This is a place where we will write and share about our experiences of being young and in debt, as well as our attempts to fight our way back out from under that burden.
I think that our experience parallels the experience of many others who find themselves in debt in their […]