by Kim | Mar 11, 2019 | Debt Free Challenge
This post marks the end of the Debt Free Challenge blog series but it is by no means the end of the debt free journey. As for me, the consumer debt is cleared but I’m still working towards paying off my mortgage. You can be sure you will hear a HUGE debt free...
by Kim | Mar 7, 2019 | Budgeting, Debt Free Challenge
Working to pay off debt is often a long-term solution to a problem that is months if not years in the making. It’s hard to keep your motivation up when it seems like it’ll take forever to reach your debt free goal. My journey started about a year ago and it has...
by Kim | Mar 4, 2019 | Budgeting, Debt Free Challenge
I had a conversation recently with a friend who earns her living as an Enrolled Agent. I don’t remember how, but the subject of whether or not you should pay off your mortgage came up during the course of our conversation. She was adamantly against the...
by Kim | Feb 28, 2019 | Budgeting, Debt Free Challenge
This installment of the Debt Free Challenge covers the item that was largest in my debt snowball, the Home Equity Line of Credit, or HELOC. What is a HELOC? The HELOC differs from a Home Equity Loan or Second Mortgage in that it works much like a...
by Kim | Feb 25, 2019 | Budgeting, Debt Free Challenge, Money
Before the Challenge began I put the word out to some of my fellow bloggers that I needed some fresh ideas. I was looking for suggestions for what they thought people would find helpful in wading their way through this maze of responsible money management. My...
by Kim | Feb 21, 2019 | Debt Free Challenge, Life Lessons, Money
We in America are blessed with medical care that is the envy of the world. Doctors, researchers and other medical professionals are working diligently to help heal their patients when they become ill or injured. This amazing medical care comes at what can sometimes be...