Monthly Archive: March 2017

Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover – A Review

Dave Ramsey is a personal finance guru. Does his book ‘The Total Money Makeover‘ live up to the hype? If you have ever listened to Dave Ramsey, you probably know he is a man that despises debt and credit. He was once a 26 year old with a $4 million dollar real estate portfolio, but …

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Doubling Dollars? Not This time. We Doubled Something Else.

Wow! What a weekend it has been. I had one of those days. Or really, both days this past weekend. Saturday morning I woke up early and went garage and flea market hunting with my father in law. We got back home around 1 pm. Just before the event that only happens a few times …

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$200,000 In Student Loan Debt And No Degree

I am a fan of Dave Ramsey, even if I don’t agree with every single thing he says. Still, I think he mostly has simple and solid advice. I like to watch the clip or two he posts on his YouTube Channel every day. The other day he had this one lady on that absolutely …

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Why You Need To Stop Consuming The News

I remember one thing that the economic collapse of 2008-09 did to me. No, I didn’t lose my job or house or anything like that. It caused me to seek answers. I started to dig into the whole system. Why are they giving billions of dollars to the same people whose actions caused them to …

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How Much Car Can You Afford? It Is Probably Much Less Than You Are Thinking.

  Nowadays most people looking to buy a car only ask the car salesperson “How much down and how much per month?” They want to have it now and pay for it later. Plus interest. (I hate paying interest.) These people hardly ever think about how much it really costs them. It is only the …

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How To Cheaply Clean Your Car Carpets To Almost New For Under $10!

One reason people seem to get ‘car fever’ is a simple one. The car they drive is dirty. Fortunately, we can fix this rather easily; a great clean! It is amazing what a deep clean can do to make you feel good about your old car. But fighting car fever isn’t the only reason to …

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Midland High School: A Prep School That Teaches Self-Reliance By Being Close To Nature

Hello Midland high! A school that requires students to collect firewood, grow vegetables and raise livestock, but also prepares them for ivy league colleges. At the Midland Highschool in California, a student’s life is drastically different than if they attended any normal school in the country. While the curriculum is strong and focused on college …

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