My Two Dollars » debt http://www.mytwodollars.com A place to discuss money...for the rest of us. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:15:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Plan for How to Get Out of Debt Fasthttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2011/02/09/how-to-get-out-of-debt-fast-plan/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2011/02/09/how-to-get-out-of-debt-fast-plan/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:23:34 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2630 If you are like millions of other Americans, chances are that you are carrying around some debt on your credit cards. As of March 2010, U.S. revolving debt equaled $852.6 billion, 98% of which was from credit cards, and the average household carried $16,007 in credit card debt. That’s a lot of debt to have [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2011/02/09/how-to-get-out-of-debt-fast-plan/feed/ 2 8 Best Ways for How to Consolidate Credit Card Debthttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/12/01/best-way-how-to-consolidate-credit-card-debt/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/12/01/best-way-how-to-consolidate-credit-card-debt/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:00:16 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2588 What should you do if you find yourself overburdened with credit card debt and you are having trouble keeping up with all the payments? It may be time to consider debt consolidation to make your debt easier to manage, easier to track, and to potentially lower your monthly payments while you get back on track. [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/12/01/best-way-how-to-consolidate-credit-card-debt/feed/ 9 Get Out of Debt – It Doesn’t Have to Be Like Prisonhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/09/27/get-out-of-debt-not-prison/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/09/27/get-out-of-debt-not-prison/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:00:10 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2554 I know, I know – every financial website and magazine out there makes it seem like carrying debt is a prison sentence. They make it sound like it’s the end of the world, like a deep dark hole you can never climb out of, and like you can never accomplish anything unless you rid yourself [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/09/27/get-out-of-debt-not-prison/feed/ 9 Must-See Documentary: Maxed Out.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/04/05/must-see-documentary-maxed-out/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/04/05/must-see-documentary-maxed-out/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:04:25 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2464 This weekend I sat down to find something to stream from Netflix and came across the documentary Maxed Out, which is about credit card debt and how it has affected every day Americans. While painful to watch, it just confirmed my thoughts about debt – it’s a pain in the ass. From small town families [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/04/05/must-see-documentary-maxed-out/feed/ 7 Don’t Let Debt Dictate Your Life.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/04/01/dont-let-debt-dictate-your-life/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/04/01/dont-let-debt-dictate-your-life/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:20:37 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2462 How many of you are carrying around debt that dictates how you live your life? I am sure there are many out there, for sure. I was one of them too – in my twenties and very early thirties I had about $25,000 in credit card debt to my name. I had no choice but [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/04/01/dont-let-debt-dictate-your-life/feed/ 5 The Secrets Of Living A Debt Free Life.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/02/25/the-secrets-of-living-a-debt-free-life/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/02/25/the-secrets-of-living-a-debt-free-life/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:38:15 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2427 Most people refuse to accept that it is possible to live a debt free life. Are they right? Possibly not. Millions of people worldwide are free from the shackles of debt. There is no reason to believe that you can’t be one of them. Just keep in mind the following things: - Learn to think [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/02/25/the-secrets-of-living-a-debt-free-life/feed/ 5 5 Ways to Wipe Out Your Credit Card Balances.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/02/15/5-ways-to-wipe-out-your-credit-card-balances/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/02/15/5-ways-to-wipe-out-your-credit-card-balances/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:30:48 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2416 The following is a guest post from by Jordan E. Goodman with Bill Westrom, Authors of Master Your Debt: Slash Your Monthly Payments and Become Debt-Free. Now, you really want to pay off your balances once and for all, don’t you? Here’s all you need to know about that. In truth, paying off your balances [...]

5 Ways to Wipe Out Your Credit Card Balances. is an article from My Two Dollars

No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/02/15/5-ways-to-wipe-out-your-credit-card-balances/feed/ 5 Poor Debt Management By UK Soccer Clubs.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/01/25/poor-debt-management-by-uk-soccer-clubs/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/01/25/poor-debt-management-by-uk-soccer-clubs/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:30:56 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2395 The following is a guest post by My Two Dollars reader James Watson. Football in the UK (or “soccer” as the residents of the US know it!) has always been a lucrative business, and no more so than since 1992 with the introduction of the Premier League and the partnership with Sky TV. Since then [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2010/01/25/poor-debt-management-by-uk-soccer-clubs/feed/ 6 How To Make Sure Your Finances Are In Order For 2010.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/12/01/how-to-make-sure-your-finances-are-in-order-for-2010/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/12/01/how-to-make-sure-your-finances-are-in-order-for-2010/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:19:04 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2337 Every January, thousands of Americans open their credit card statements to see the damages done over the holiday shopping season. (Not me – I no longer go crazy at Christmas like I used to.) According to a November 16th Gallup poll, Americans plan to spend an average of $638 on gifts this holiday season and [...]

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No related posts.]]> http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/12/01/how-to-make-sure-your-finances-are-in-order-for-2010/feed/ 5 A Dream Will Lead You Out of Debt.http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/11/05/a-dream-will-lead-you-out-of-debt/ http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/11/05/a-dream-will-lead-you-out-of-debt/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:30:57 +0000 David http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2311 The processes and practices of getting our personal finances in order are simple to understand, but difficult to implement because they involve behavior changes. In the past something about how you were managing your finances was working for you – you were getting something beneficial from it or you would have been doing it differently. [...]

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