Adam Baker is a brave soul who places his financial reality out there for people to gawk at. Along the way he’s created a really nice blog at ManVsDebt.com and has a lot of good advice to share regarding doing better financially. Recently I had an opportunity to interview him via video link and got …
“Dear Steve, A friend of mine has made a few bad choices and has put off taking care of them and now they are out of control. He has had bill like PG&E he didnt pay and minor things. No credit card bills. The main thing is he got sick and went into the hospital …
“Dear Steve, My husband and I have incurred a huge amount of debt ($44,000) and desperately need assistance with identifying strategies to help us pay it off. We have enough money coming in to pay the bills each month, but we are getting nowhere near paying the debt down. How can you help us figure …
Two years ago today Steve put together and published a comparison shop of major wholesale food clubs, local grocery stores and convenient marts to find the lowest prices for staple items needed in kitchens and households. Today, 730 days later, we bring to you our 2010 Grocery Store Price Comparison Video. Last week Steve and …
In this age of cutting back and doing more with less, I thought this report from NPR made a clever point that be frugal is nothing new.
“Dear Steve, I am a working, single parent who owns a home (well, me and the bank). I am not behind in anything YET. I owe $147k on the home, it’s currently worth about $110k, so, no equity. A few months ago my company downsized. I kept my job by accepting a 10% pay reduction …
“Dear Steve, -University of Alabama at Birmingham student, basketball player -majoring in Psychology with minor in Sociology -soon to pursue a Finance minor -very interested in counseling people about debt and money problems -eager to get people to change their mentally about spending more than they make I just recently realized what I wanted to …
All the parties are over and the decorations are put away. There goes another wonderful, fun-filled holiday season. That musical tie looked great on grandpa. Especially when it kept waking him up from his after-dinner nap. And the remote control, walking-talking-pooping dog was a riot with the kids. Now comes the hard part — facing …
Demanding in-laws, children, spouses and siblings. Any or all of these can cause you to pull your hair out during the holiday season. Add this to the financial pressures exerted on your wallet at this time of year and you have a recipe for potential disaster. With not enough time for everyone and everything, it …
“Dear Steve, Currently I’m not making enough to cover my bills. I am an independent self-contractor (not by choice – just happened) & my pay varies per customer service email I answer within One Week (1 random email is chosen each week to grade and it’s either 90 cents or 62 cents) Luckily I have …