New Credit Card regulations have been signed into place by Barack Obama in May of 2009, however most of the regulations won’t come into play until February 22, 2010. These regulations will ensure a clearer understanding of when payments are due, adhering to less stressful credit card payment.
On Thursday, January 7th, a new credit regulation [...]
What encouraged you to start Ready to Be Rich?
Ready To Be Rich is a way for me to pay it forward. I’ve had my own financial struggles in the past and learned that reading motivational stories of other people helped a lot in giving me the right mindset to overcome my own trials. And that’s [...]
What are some of the reasons you started PT Money?
I started PT Money to share my financial story and to connect with others who were also trying to move in a positive direction with their finances. I wanted to learn more and to be held accountable for my choices with money. Bottom line: I thought [...]
What encouraged you to start Rich Credit Debt Loan?
I started RCDL because many personal finance sites vilified debt. It’s not that debt is bad. Debt can be a very good thing. You can build wealth through debt. It is how most people get into debt that’s the problem. Going into debt for a good investment [...]
What influenced you to start Phantasmix?
I started a blog in 2004. Initially I wrote about health and personal care, but in 2005 I became interested in stocks and in 2007 decided to change the blog’s focus to trading, investing and frugality.
What is your favorite financial topic to blog about?
Hands down, stocks and options but like [...]
What encouraged you to start Money Help for Christians?
About a year and a half ago I listened to a Crown Financial Ministries radio show interview with the author of Free Money Finance. I immediately started following that blog. After about six months of reading the blog I decided to start MH4C. My [...]
What encouraged you to start the Military Finance Network?
When I was in the military I noticed that many troops, especially the younger troops, didn’t have much money management experience. On top of that, the military has dozens of special programs and benefits, which many troops didn’t know about. Personal finance and money management have always [...]
Does blogging about your financial ideas, bumps in the road, and experiences help out in a better understanding of finances?
Definitely. Before I started blogging about money and life for Her Every Cent Counts, I was afraid of personal finance. In posting about my experiences with money – both good and bad – I hope to [...]
What influenced you to start writing 7million7years?
I started out $30k in debt and made $7 million in 7 years, but the road was bumpy and I found that I had to learn most of the hard financial lessons myself. I started my blog so that others wouldn’t make the same mistakes that I did.
What encouraged [...]
What influenced you to start Buck$ome Boomer’s Journey to Retirement?
When taking Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University course at my church in spring 2009 I started searching for more information and found personal finance blogs. Although overwhelmed with the vast amount of information and insight available I noticed there was a lack of mid-life women [...]