Struggling with credit card debt can cast a black cloud over every aspect of your life. The longer you stay in debt, the more damage you’ll end up doing to your credit rating. That in turn will make it harder to get a loan in the future for important borrowing like a home mortgage. Not […]
How To Improve Your Credit Score
It is no secret that in general, I think it is best to be totally debt free. Just take a look at my series on Debt Free Forever. However, there are times when credit is necessary, and even if you are on a cash basis, there are times when a good credit score is important. […]
Don’t Pay Off Your Credit Cards! – Not This Foolish Way
It should be clear by now, that here at Money, Debt and Taxes we are big fans of paying off your credit cards. But when it comes to paying off your debt, it is amazing how much bad advice is out there, even from trusted sources. Recently I came across an article on The Motley […]
Secrets The Credit Card Companies Don’t Want You To Know
Everytime I hear these ads I just want to scream! DON’T DO IT! I know it sounds tempting. I know you have lots of debt and you don’t know how you are ever going to get out from under it, but trust me, this is one secret you don’t need to know. So this is […]
Debt Free Forever – The Credit Card Pay Off Plan
This is the third post in a series that will explore how you can become debt free, and stay debt free forever. Future posts will talk about when you should and should not use credit cards for purchases. Why you should care about your credit score, how to save money on every day expenses, will […]
Debt Free Forever – Adding Up The Debt
This is the second post in a series that will explore how you can become debt free, and stay debt free forever. Future posts will talk about when you should and should not use credit cards for purchases. Why you should care about your credit score, how to save money on every day expenses, will […]