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(4.80 out of 5)Credit card and finance computations can make your head spin, we have developed common calculators to assist you.
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There are several ways to go about paying off debt. You can just pick one of your debts and pour as much money as possible into paying it off, you can continue to make minimum payments on your debts and slowly pay them all off, or you can pay extra money to several debts each month. My husband and I tried all of these methods, but we became discouraged with them. We are still paying off our debts, but we have found a debt pay off method that is working for us.
We discovered that focus is the most important thing for paying off debts. When we randomly picked a debt to pay off or tried different ways to pay off all our debts at once, we weren’t focusing. We decided to start with our smallest debt, a department store credit card with a balance around $300. Any extra money we had each month went to pay off the balance of this debt. We paid only the minimum payments on all our other bills. We were able to pay about $75 every month for the credit card and paid off this debt in four months. Then we started applying this $75 to the debt that now had the smallest amount, a credit card with a balance of about $4,000. We were already paying a minimum payment of $120, so now we were able to pay $195 every month. Anytime we came in under budget for the month, we applied this money to the credit card, and we were able to pay this debt off in a little over a year. Then this $195 was added to the payment of the next debt. …more…
31st May 2009 at 4:16 pm
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Loading ...When my husband and I finally put together a financial plan that worked well, I thought we were done. Now all we had to do was continue to balance the checkbook, save some money every month, and pay our bills on time. It didn’t take us long to figure out that this was not the case. Our finances are constantly changing, and we need to adjust our plans to stay on top of our financial situation.
One of the biggest parts of a financial plan is the spending and saving plan (budget). This can change quite often, depending on your situation. You might decide to start saving for a big ticket item, drop your health club membership, cut back on grocery costs, or increase your monthly payment to a credit card. All these changes need to be reflected in your budget. It’s always a good idea to review your budget at least every two or three months so you can try to come up with ideas on how to lower your costs for each of the categories. …learn more…
26th May 2009 at 8:23 pm
(2 Votes, Average: 3.50 out of 5) Loading ...Deciding to get ourselves out of the financial disaster we had created was one of the greatest decisions my husband and I have made. It was not easy, and we stumbled along the way, but all the hard work was worth it.
As you’re improving your finance situation, make sure you give yourself credit for everything you do. Some of your changes will be small, and you might not think that they will mean anything, but all your improvements combined will make a huge difference. …read on…
25th May 2009 at 5:35 pm
(2 Votes, Average: 4.50 out of 5) Loading ...It’s good practice to keep open only the financial accounts that you currently use. It’s not always the best choice to close out credit card accounts you seldom use, however. These guidelines will help you decide whether or not you should say good-bye to your credit card account. …continue…
24th May 2009 at 6:59 pm
(2 Votes, Average: 3.50 out of 5) Loading ...There are several credit card options for students who are having problems with money in general. While more financially stable students could benefit from a regular low-interest credit card, other students in Australia may benefit from the following institutions’ credit card offers extended to those over the age of 18.
Commonwealth Bank offers no annual fee on their credit cards with “Student Options.” In order to receive this credit card, interested parties are required to have a Streamline Account, which is the bank’s savings account. …more…
22nd May 2009 at 3:40 pm
(2 Votes, Average: 4.00 out of 5) Loading ...I used to be the world’s worst packrat. My closets, cabinets, and drawers were crammed with everything imaginable. We had things we didn’t even know we had. And that added to our financial problems. One of the most important things my husband and I learned during our financial makeover is that when we kept our home decluttered, we could manage our finances much easier.
Having a cluttered home often means you don’t know where things are and you have forgotten what you actually do have. If you can’t find something, you might assume you no longer have it, and you buy another one. This used to happen to me constantly with groceries. My kitchen cabinets were so cluttered and full that I was almost scared to open them. I would think of a recipe I wanted to make, open the cabinets, and take a quick survey of items that I could actually see. There was lots of food that I couldn’t see. I’m ashamed to think of how much money I wasted buying food that I didn’t need to buy. It took hours and hours of hard work, but I decluttered and organised the kitchen so that I would know what food we had. You’ll be amazed at how much money you can save by just finding out what food you already have in your kitchen. After I organised my kitchen, I spent only 25% of what I used to spend on groceries for a full month. …read on…
21st May 2009 at 2:26 pm
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