March 2011
January 2011
October 2010
August 2010
- 27 Emergency Mode – Stop the Debt Snowball and Pile Up Cash
- 06 Get Over It, Get Up and Go Garage Sale Shopping
- 04 [EBM] The Dance Recital
- 02 Living Accidentally – The Opportunity Cost of an Unintentional Life
July 2010
- 27 Entitlement to Maintain the Status Quo – Nope, You Don’t Deserve Anything
- 21 Borrowing Money from Family – How to Save Money at the Cost of a Relationship
- 16 You Never Know Until You Ask – Don’t Be Shy About Living Within Your Means
June 2010
May 2010
April 2010
March 2010
February 2010
January 2010
- 19 Don’t Mind the Smoke, It’s Just the $2,000 in My Pocket Burning
- 14 Let Me Get this Straight Razor
- 12 I’m Excited about 2010 – The Joy of Positive Momentum
- 07 Credit Card Déjà Vu – Oh Yeah, That’s Why We Don’t Get Along
December 2009
- 31 Happy New Year’s Eve, Ten Years Ago
- 30 A Debtless Christmas
- 08 Reader Mail #2 – Being Debt-free and Emergency Fund-free, the Difference between Men and Women
- 04 Sticking to the Plan – Straying from the Budget Meant Seven Overdrafts Today
November 2009
- 24 Are We Watching the Same Movie Here?
- 19 Bikinis Are Cool, But Let’s Have Full Coverage
- 16 The Good and the Bad of Arbitrary Goals
- 12 Reader Mail #1 – A Little Cursing Never Hurt Anyone
- 06 The Art of Drama – Sowing Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
- 04 A Year of Financial Changes – From the Bottom to the Top
October 2009
- 29 I Give Up, October, You Win!
- 28 They Must Be Catching On – Wells Fargo Tricks Instead of Treats
- 21 Sowing Little Financial Seeds at Bedtime
- 11 Lesson #2: Remember to Talk to Your Spouse About the Little Things
- 09 It’s Not “Once-In-a-Lifetime”, It Just Seems That Way
- 07 That’s Not Good Enough! Finally Learning the Lesson
- 05 No Birthday for You, Kids, We’re Getting Out of Debt!
- 01 Let the Fifteen-Year Life Insurance Race Begin!
September 2009
- 29 Can We Put Off My Death Until I Get My Act Together, Please?
- 11 One Loan That Will Never be Paid Back
- 01 Reduce, Reuse, Forget It?
August 2009
- 24 How to Get Debt-Free: Month 6 of the Journey
- 21 Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk
- 19 But, but, but — I thought..? ARG! When Your Snowball Payment Becomes the Emergency Fund
- 13 Should That Really Have Broken Already?
- 11 I Thought Public School was Free
- 07 Developing the Perfect Monthly Budget
- 04 Business or Hobby? Fullfilling Our Calling While Fullfilling the Budget
July 2009
- 28 What Does All This Look Like to Our Kids?
- 23 Replacements – Finding Free or Cheaper Ways to Do Things
- 22 So Much for July’s Snowball
- 09 Getting Teased for Being Weird — Finally!
- 06 Friendships & Boundaries – Do I Have to Sit Back and Watch an Inheritance Ruin a Marriage?
- 01 What, Me Worry? Who Needs a Paycheck Anyway.
June 2009
- 26 You Can’t Take It With You
- 24 Delayed Gratification – Becoming a Grown-Up at 37
- 09 The End of Financial Peace – 13 Weeks that Changed Our Lives
- 04 Why Having Separate Checking Accounts was Wrong for Us
- 01 Am I Intense Enough?
May 2009
- 20 The Happiest $19 on Earth; A Frugal Day at Disneyland
- 11 Emergency Fund Peace-of-mind and Living Without AC
- 04 So Stupid that I am Happy to Pay for Things
April 2009
- 30 My New 7-Step Program
- 28 Mile Marker 20 and Time-Travel that Works
- 22 Cancelled! The Tale of Two Cards
- 18 I Know! We’re in Debt Up to Our Eyeballs so Let’s Go to Hawaii
- 13 I am Starting to Believe
- 13 Knock, Knock?
March 2009
- 30 Getting Fired and Being Grateful
- 25 The Dad is the Instigator in FPU Class
- 19 A Change of Plans:
ThreeFour Debts I Should Have Told You About - 16 Batting One Hundred
- 13 Taxtion and the Dad Gives Himself a Raise
- 10 Never Again
- 09 Turning the Christmas Lights Off
- 05 Two Firsts: Quicken Goes Black and Creditors Go Red
- 02 The First Friend Faux Pas
