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Find out How Brian & His Wife Paid off $109,000 in Credit Card Debt

Family Balance Sheet

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Brian. He writes at Debt Discipline about about how his family of 5 deals with money, budgets and debt. I work full time in IT and my wife works part time in retail. I started my blog Debt Discipline to help keep us accountable while paying off our debt.

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Reader Story: It’s Never too Late to Start: Personal Finance Planning for Over-40s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Better late than never’ is a good approach to personal finance for the over 40s. There are lots of financial advisors out there who are trained in the art of financial planning , debt reduction and other financial strategies. A big problem faced by the over 40s, as they work towards a comfortable retirement, is debt.

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The 5 Most Important Personal Finance Lessons to Teach your Child

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Before you get ready to shove those kids of yours out of the nest, here are what I consider to be (based on my experience as a person, a Mom, and a Grandma) the most important things you (or someone) should teach them about personal finance. I hope to show you how to use debt wisely. How to manage life activities.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

’ Financial Planning Ashley presents Should I Get Married with Debt? Madison presents Credit Card Application Spree to Maximize Sign Up Bonuses posted at My Dollar Plan , saying, “It’s time for a round of credit card applications to make some money! Readon for some great bonuses.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Although my parents never specifically taught me about finances, they lived a frugal life by necessity. Our mom stayed home to raise us kids; she went to work part-time in the local school system after both my brother and I were in school. What’s the easiest/hardest part of being frugal? The same is true for Maine.