The Debt Princess | Lessons in What Not to Do

Pay Back Your Debts Easily with Debt Consolidation

February 14, 2012

be debt free faster with debt consolidation

This is a guest post. If you are interested in guest posting, please feel free to contact me. I will accept guest posts from bloggers who want to share their stories about debt and finances, readers who have something great to say and from brands that have products that coincide with my blog. Enjoy this post from Jonny at FinanceWand Managing your finances is a key in deciding how much you can save and spend every month. It is very important to be financially responsible if you don’t want to end up in debt. Being in debt is...

Ignite the Fire: Kindle Fire Giveaway

February 14, 2012

Are you ready to Ignite the Fire this Valentine’s Day? I have teamed up with 29 other bloggers as part of this great even that is co-hosted by Adventures of a Military Family of 8 and 7 on a Shoestring to bring you this Kindle Fire Giveaway! With movies, apps, games, music, reading and more, the Kindle Fire is the hottest e-reader available and you could win it here! How to enter: You are going to have to work for this one. The event is self-sponsored and there are 30 bloggers participating. Each one has contributed towards the...

What NOT to Do: Live Above Your Means

February 13, 2012

Lessons in What Not to Do with your Finances

What Not to Do is a series based on the numerous mistakes that I have made in my life. I am not a financial adviser, I can’t tell you want to do but I can tell you what NOT to do. I hope you will use this series of posts to help educate those you love about the dangers of debt and how they can affect your life. Use the trouble that I have gotten into as a springboard for your own discussions, please. 40 years ago my parents graduated high school and got married. They couldn’t afford...

Weekly Recap for 2/11/2012 – It’s All About the Love Edition

February 12, 2012

This hasn’t been a huge week for me. I’m struggling with my ADHD and I just haven’t been all that productive. It’s very easy to slip into depression when this happens. I feel like a failure when my ADHD gets the best of me. I’m 37 years old and ADHD makes me feel like a child. I hate that feeling. I’m working very hard to avoid that slip and trying my best to hold it together. I’m trying to pull together a list of tools that help freelancers and bloggers remain on task and productive. If you have anything...

Funny Money 2/11/2012

February 11, 2012

Today’s Funny Money post is from Laugh IT Out: Funny Money Facts. If you could double your money every year for 20 years in a row (highly unlikely), just one dollar would turn into more than one million. ($1,048,576) More realistically, if you invested your money at 8% from age 25 to age 65, just $3,900 per year would turn into more than one million ($1,010,320). That means it only takes about $325 a month to become a millionaire. It is illegal to put coins in your ears in Hawaii. If you drive 10 miles to buy a lottery...

Tools for Success: You Can Do Eeet!

February 10, 2012

About two months ago, I let me insurance lapse. I have been on state funded insurance for awhile but when I moved to a new county, apparently your case gets closed and you have to reapply. I knew this but I put off the reapplication process until eventually I was without insurance. I didn’t worry about this until my medication ran out. As I’ve shared with you before, I have a mental illness that requires medication, three in fact. The medication I need the most, in my opinion is the one for my Attention Deficit-Hyper Activity Disorder (ADHD). It’s...

How Much of the Blame Do Credit Card Companies Hold in Consumer Debt?

February 8, 2012

I’ve been very upfront about my debt and how I got to the point that I am in. I take nearly all of the blame in the process that got me here. However, I do think that the credit card companies preyed on me and my situation. Credit card companies have to be held accountable for the role they are playing in the consumer debt crisis that we face in this country. Nothing proved this to me more than the moment I opened up my mail on Monday. Unfortunately I have an account that has progressed to legal matters....

5 Things NOT to Do with Retirement Planning

February 7, 2012

This is a guest post. If you are interested in guest posting, please feel free to contact me. I will accept guest posts from bloggers who want to share their stories about debt and finances and from brands that have products that coincide with my blog. Enjoy this post from Kacie at SenseToSave.com Though everyone’s circumstances vary, generally there are a few things NOT to do when preparing for retirement: 5. Missing out on a company match — Some financial experts (Dave Ramsey comes to mind) suggest holding off on all retirement contributions until your debts are paid off....