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So you’ve been working hard on your budge. You and your spouse have been diligent by sticking to your game plan. You’ve embraced the “beans & rice, rice & beans” lifestyle because you’ve got your sites set on the goal.

Occasionally even the most intense gazelle can find themselves turning into zippy the wonder slug as frugal fatigue sets in. Like all new adventures, the newness wears off and the activity of becoming debt free can become a chore. Here are some great ideas from one of our long time clients. Read the rest of this entry »

On January 1st you looked into the mirror and said “my goal for 2011 is to be DEBT FREE!” So why is it now February and you are deeper in debt? Does this sound like you? Maybe your goal wasn’t to be debt-free, maybe it was to stop living paycheck to paycheck or to stop using your credit cards. Whatever your goal was, are you closer to achieving it”? Read the rest of this entry »

Around the holidays, many of us declare we want to make changes in our lives, and then we will follow it with a statement such as, “but I want to get started after the new year.” Or “but I’m going to make it my New Year’s Resolution for 2011.” Guess what, IT’S AFTER THE HOLIDAYS and if you are serious about reaching your goal in 2011 then now is the time to get started. Read the rest of this entry »

Do you have the gift of giving, or the gift for shopping? Here’s how to find out. Read the rest of this entry »

The United States is the richest society in the world, and yet so many of us go through life feeling poor. Don’t agree? Well, check out these statistics: Read the rest of this entry »