Well, it’s that time of the year again. The end of 2009 approaches, and a new year will soon begin. If you’re anything like me, then you’ve probably made some pretty generic New Years wishes in the past like “I’ll try to be healthier” or “I won’t procrastinate anymore”. There’s nothing wrong with making those […]

We know the old adage: never go into debt for depreciating assets. For a long time, the conventional wisdom has been that bad debt are things like credit cards, appliances, and things that lose their value quickly. At the same time, many people regard two types of debt as “good debt”. These are mortgage debt […]

Are you a credit junkie? Millions of Americans are, including our favorite relative, Uncle Sam. We usually think of junkies as drug addicts or drug peddlers, but a junkie is any person who derives inordinate pleasure from or who is dependent on something. For many people, that’s buying things with credit. In other words, spending […]