I have often heard the phrase “debt = slavery”; when we are in debt, our lives are basically owned by our creditors, our employers, the government, and anyone else whose assistance and support we rely upon. If debt is slavery, then what is freedom? If we have no debt, are we truly free? When I was [...]
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The following is a guest post from Debt Advisory Line. Debt Relief Orders were only introduced as recently as 2009. And yet, they have already firmly established themselves as an efficient alternative to the time-consuming, expensive, complicated and psychologically wearing procedure of a traditional bankruptcy.
3 Comments Guest on Jun 19th 2011
The following is a guest post by Debt Consolidation Care. A study conducted by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling in 2011 reveals the fact that the Americans have started spending more even if they’ve not yet fully recovered from the economic recession. In the survey, about two-thirds of people have confessed that they’re tired [...]
17 Comments Guest on May 29th 2011
The following is a guest post by Debt Advisory Line. It wasn’t always this easy to get into debt. In today’s world, as you may know from personal experience, you can literally walk into any department store, pick out a large screen TV of your liking, charge it on your credit card and subsequently wind [...]
16 Comments Guest on May 1st 2011
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Arizona Mayor’s Failure To Avoid Bankruptcy Should Come As No Surprise
The following is a guest post by Cole Collins. Despite the impression you might get from the name of our town, the people living around the area aren’t actually that fond of the unexpected. Tell the truth, most folks used to get the wrong impression as soon as they caught sight of one of the [...]
No Comments Guest on Apr 7th 2011
Apparently it’s one of the coldest winters on record for some areas of Europe and the U.S., but it actually feels pretty normal to me up here in Canada. Most days have been warmer than -10C, and although I am not a person that adores the cold, this winter almost feels warm to me, since [...]
14 Comments Kevin on Jan 16th 2011
20 Comments Kevin on Jan 9th 2011
Filed under Book Reviews,Growing Your Wealth,Healthy Living,Investing,Miscellaneous,Opinion,Philosophy,Real Estate,Saving Your Money
Becoming a Renaissance Man: Early Retirement Extreme
Do you dread going into work in the mornings? Do you wish that you didn’t have to spend the best hours of your day in a cubicle, doing work that doesn’t interest you? I recently had the pleasure of reading “Early Retirement Extreme“, a philosophical and practical guide to financial independence written by Jacob Lund [...]
97 Comments Kevin on Jan 4th 2011
