GMD’s Note: Hello Friends! Welcome back to Debt Confessions: my new series featuring other bloggers/readers who are fighting their way out of debt. Here you will read about the good, the bad, the ugly, and the truth when it comes to the dreaded, dirty D word. Today’s post is from Panda who has a wicked kiwi sense of humor. […]
I am without a doubt my own worst critic sometimes. Even though I like to think of myself as a fairly confident woman, I sometimes doubt myself, especially my ability to actually pay off all this debt! On bad days, the task sure seems like mission impossible! I mean let’s be honest - I owe so much debt! […]
March is Women’s History Month and when the lovely Shannon from Financially Blonde asked me and a group of other fierce female bloggers if we wanted to take part in Women’s Power Wednesday (where every Wednesday in March a group of us will highlight some of our favorite female bloggers) I said YES! YES! YES! Luckily there are 4 Wednesdays in […]
This post was inspired by my blogging buddy Alicia from Financial Diffraction and her insightful observation in my End of February 2014 Debt Repayment Update where she comments “I think you’re just so used to demolishing debt that accumulating savings doesn’t have the same pay-off in your head – maybe?” Maybe, yes, but let’s back up a little […]
GMD Disclaimer: My apologies in advanced if this post sounds like a rant. Because it unapologetically will be. My Blog, My Rules. You don’t like it? *Insert not so nice comment here* Don’t read it! I know as a blogger, especially a female-debt-personal-finance-blogger, I am opening myself up to criticism every time I publish a new […]
February is a short month and the end of it just kinda snuck up on me by surprise but nevertheless it’s time for my end of month debt repayment update! I say it with such enthusiasm but to be honest, I’m not that thrilled with this month’s debt repayment update… Sooo not thrilled that I almost didn’t […]
According to the 10th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey: 2014 I live in the 2nd most expensive city in the world. Only Hong Kong is more expensive than Vancouver. You think NYC housing prices are astronomical? Take a look at the Vancouver real estate market. It will install fear in your frugal heart and make you cry, I pinky-promise. So […]
Do you ever get those infamous “Nigerian Prince” emails in your spam folder that makes you wonder why some people actually fall for this craziness? It’s so bad, it’s sad because if there weren’t people actually falling for these “quick and easy” money schemes, then the promise of a piece of the Prince’s riches wouldn’t still be floating around the internet in […]
Equifax defines a credit score “…a rating used by a lender to help determine whether or not you qualify for a particular credit card, loan, or service. The credit reporting companies apply an in-depth mathematical model (called an “algorithm”) to the information in your credit file to yield your credit score. Most credit scores estimate […]