Credit Cards
A Total Money Makeover Update
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007The Money Matters blog is LONG overdue for an update, so I’ve decided to share where we’re at with the debt reduction plan we started back in March 2006.
Before getting into that, let me first apologize for hardly blogging over the past few months.
Honestly, I have no excuse other than laziness and procrastination. […]
The Pigeon FINALLY Delivered My Payment
Saturday, December 9th, 2006Hooray!!!! The pigeon finally arrived at CitiCards and delivered my last payment. The balance is down to just a few dollars again which leaves PLENTY of room for SBI!
Unfortunately, my wife and I have a whole morning full of errands to run right now, such as delivering boxes of holiday fruit, so I guess […]
Credit Card Payment by Carrier Pigeon?
Friday, December 8th, 2006I just logged into CitiCard.com to check the status of my recent payment. Sadly, it STILL hasn’t arrived. According to my bank, the payment was processed on 12/6, and I would hope that CitiCards accepts electronic funds transfers (EFT). Otherwise, the payment must have been sent by carrier pigeon because it’s taking FOREVER to get […]
The Case of the Bulging Credit Card
Thursday, December 7th, 2006In my recent post explaining the new online business project, I mentioned that I had not yet purchased Site Build It!. Well, in case you’re wondering why I haven’t ponied up the dough and started on my opportunity-junkie-reform project already, it’s really quite simple…. My last payment hasn’t cleared the darn credit card yet!
Yup, you […]
Our search for the best reward credit card
Sunday, April 2nd, 2006Now that our credit card debt is consolidated onto a 0% interest Discover card, and our debt reduction plan is well underway, we decided a nice reward card was in our financial future.
With You Need A Budget (YNAB)as the new #1 weapon in our financial arsenal, we once again have the control that will allow […]
Let the Debt Reduction Begin!
Monday, March 20th, 2006If you read about my credit card hell VIP membership, then you already know 2006 is the year of debt reduction and getting back on financial track for me.
It all begins today because I came home from work to find a shiny new Discover card in my mail. They approved me for enough to consolidate […]
My Exclusive Membership in Credit Card Hell
Thursday, March 16th, 2006So, I guess it’s time to bare my soul and reveal just how bad my credit card situation really is. As I mentioned in my previous post about financial troubles, I’ve let myself get somewhat complacent over the past 2-3 years and we had some recent unexpected (large) expenses due to our home construction project.
Anyway… […]
Financial Troubles Can Hit Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere
Tuesday, March 14th, 2006If you read my article, “How a Trailer Park Changed My Life“, then you already have a pretty good idea that I’m just as human as anyone else. Back in 2003 when we moved into the modular home, things were starting to go downhill a bit financially and we were making attempts to remedy it. […]