by Matt Bell | Jan 15, 2016 | Credit/Debt, Investing, Psychology of Money |
My hand-picked list of some of the more interesting and helpful personal finance articles from the past week. Keep calm and step forward (ETF.com). No one likes it when the market falls, but making panicky, emotional investment decisions usually causes more harm than...
by Matt Bell | Feb 29, 2012 | Credit/Debt |
People often think of a budget as a ball & chain. In truth, it’s the exact opposite – a tool that leads to great financial freedom. But there is such a thing as a financial ball & chain. It’s called debt. Debt is a drag. It creates stress, keeps us from...
by Matt Bell | Nov 2, 2011 | Credit/Debt |
There’s an ongoing debate among personal finance teachers: Should someone who’s trying to get out of debt pay off their highest interest rate debt first or their lowest balance debt first? In this installment of the Two-Minute Money Toolkit, I’ll introduce you to a...
by Matt Bell | Oct 25, 2011 | Budgeting/Planning, Credit/Debt, Generosity, Saving |
Say what you will about the Occupy Wall Street protesters, but at least they’ve gotten people thinking and talking about our economic mess. While I can’t say I agree with their demands (at least, as I understand them), and I could do without all the name-calling...
by Matt Bell | Oct 18, 2011 | Credit/Debt |
I was surprised to read recently that there’s been a strong drop in the number of people turning to credit counseling agencies for help in paying back their debts. After all, plenty of people are still struggling under the weight of too much debt. Gail Cunningham,...
by Matt Bell | Jun 26, 2011 | Credit/Debt |
Some people seem surprised to learn that I use credit cards. After all, I once had $20,000 of credit card debt. However, I’ve learned from my mistakes and now follow four rules for the wise use of credit cards. Anyone who follows those rules will find that credit...
Wow, Al, 24 years and 330,000 miles? That's amazing. I guess my car, at 150,000 miles is just getting broken…
Congratulations on keeping a car for 15 years, Matt. That's a good start. I had a 1990 Accord that I…
Glad it was helpful, Ritchie. Thanks for letting me know.
thanks Matt for your inspiring article.. God bless
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