Archive for April, 2008

Size Matters. How Big Are You?

What do you consider status symbols? What are the signs that you’ve “made it” in your world? And do you think that what you consider to be markers of your place in society is substantially different from what others consider? Are there regional differences as well, or differences based on how you were brought up [...]

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Turn Crap You Don’t Need Into Cash

It’s five days until payday, and you’re rifling through jacket pockets and old purses, scrounging for change. But have you recently looked in the basement? Or the attic, the back of the wardrobes, the garage and the kids’ rooms?
Is clutter taking over your house? You may be able to turn some of that clutter [...]

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“How Do I Go About Making My Credit Score Better” - Antoine

Antoine writes in to the Get Out of Debt Squirrel and asks:
I don’t have credit card dept of any kind. I’ve never filed bankruptcy. I have bills on my credit report some of them I’m unaware of and the others are overdue bills. How do I go about solving the problem to get it off [...]

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Lower Your Car Payment. Skip It, Lower Your Interest Rate and Get Cash Back

Here is a little financial tip that I’ve used in the past but I keep forgetting about. Refinancing an existing auto loan to lower interest rates and monthly payments.
I just got an email that a client was instantly approved for an auto loan refi and that’s good news. You see when this particular person bought [...]

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