paying off debt

how to: take charge of your finances

I’m no expert (and really why would anyone listen to an “expert” these days?) I’m not one of those frugal people who has lived all my life with no debt, and saved tens of thousands dollars. We’ve been focused on raising our family, and when emergencies hit we had no safety net so things got [...]

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confessions of a shopaholic

I went to Confessions on Friday evening, a rare treat, right before the flu hit me hard. The movie was really entertaining, and I have a new love for Isla Fisher. She lights up the screen. I definitely think it’s worth a rental when it comes on DVD, it’s probably not one you have to [...]

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squeaky wheel: Chase Credit Cards edition

Remember my post about Chase raising our rates? I decided to try to fight back. This is one of our oldest accounts, so closing it wouldn’t be optimal especially given that we are still waiting on a refi for our mortgage. I sent several e-mails on their online system. I would get a near identical [...]

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paid off debt #1!

We got our tax refund this morning, and it’s already spent. I spent it to pay off our lowest balance credit card. Normally our refund would just get eaten by the checking account. (you know what I mean) I can’t wait to log into Wesabe later and see my total debt balance has dropped. I [...]