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Brainstorming: Getting the Family on Board the S.S. Budget

By Mrs. Accountability on December 12th, 2007

Mr. Debtbeater recently blogged about an “exciting month” wherein his debt reduction plan didn’t go quite as he’d planned. I find myself in the same boat sometimes, so I was thinking this morning how I might go about encouraging more participation. Here are some thoughts I came up with:

Ask my other half to [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

How Much Will You Owe The IRS Next Year?

By Mrs. Accountability on October 9th, 2007

I ran across the 1040 Tax Calculator site when googling how many deductions to take on one’s W4. I’ve always heard the more you take, the bigger your refund will be, but Mr. Debtbeater says his experience indicates taking more will result in a smaller refund. As he states, this is due mainly because [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Credit Scores

By Mrs. Accountability on October 4th, 2007

Mommy Millionaire Next Door says Order Your Credit Scores.

On 9-24 I checked and paid for my FICO scores from Annual Credit Report. I am curious to see if my numbers change when I marry my fiance, who has dealt with cash alone for most of his life. The credit score companies have no [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Have to Get Things Under Control Again

By Mrs. Accountability on September 27th, 2007

I find myself intrigued by the personal finance blogs. I actually was feeling depressed by many of them, because the people seem to make so much money and they have retirement funds and 401Ks and a plan for the future that they are working toward. But then I found Mr. DebtBeater and I felt [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]