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Holy Crap, I Suck… Or Not

Kyle — Tue, 11 May 2010 12:01:54 +0000

I like to write about money, finance, my life, and typical suburban living. I don’t pretend to be a finance expert. Hell, I am not even close. I don’t pass judgement on someone based on a single decision they have made in their lives. It would be ridiculous to do something like that without knowing [...]

Holy Crap, I Suck… Or Not is an article from Suburban Dollar

The Great Debate – My Wife Wants a New Car

Kyle — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:31:59 +0000

Usually I see bloggers posting questions from their readers about what they should do in certain situations. No one asks me any questions so I thought I would lay my own dilemma out there for you. My wife and I own two cars both of the are paid in full. I love the fact that [...]

The Great Debate – My Wife Wants a New Car is an article from Suburban Dollar

When You Fall Behind on Your Mortgage – Mindset of the Collector

Kyle — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:57:20 +0000

During my years as a first party collector for a mortgage company we learned a lot about people who don’t pay their bills. One of the most common things we noticed is the people didn’t really understand why they couldn’t pay. They just knew that at the end of every month they had less money [...]

When You Fall Behind on Your Mortgage – Mindset of the Collector is an article from Suburban Dollar

Is Debt Really What is Keeping you Down?

Kyle — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:07:31 +0000

A lot has been said across personal finance books and blogs about the danger of debt and how the elimination of debt can speed you on your way to “financial freedom.” While debt is certainly a hurdle which could prevent you from maximizing your earning potential I don’t think it is THE reason you aren’t [...]

Is Debt Really What is Keeping you Down? is an article from Suburban Dollar

Identity Theft Protection – Or Not

Kyle — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:08:47 +0000

It has been a crazy two days for me, I was an MC at a CyberSecurity conference and have been running around like a chicken with my head cut off. One of the questions that came up for our panel of experts related to the validity of identity theft “protection” services. While the question wasn’t [...]

Identity Theft Protection – Or Not is an article from Suburban Dollar

When Debtors Go AWOL

Kyle — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:57:51 +0000

When you owe people money you want to hide in a corner and hope that something happens to change your situation. Hey that ten dollars worth of lotto tickets is going to come through this time. A lot of people take the road of avoidance as a way to deal with past due bills in [...]

When Debtors Go AWOL is an article from Suburban Dollar

What NOT to Do When You are Behind on Your Bills

Kyle — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:07:43 +0000

After three years in the mortgage collection business I learned a lot about the different ways people handle their debt. The crazy thing about it is honest is always the best policy. The debt doesn’t disappear magically so it something that you are going to have to take care of. People have multiple different ways [...]

What NOT to Do When You are Behind on Your Bills is an article from Suburban Dollar

My Identity may have Been Compromised

Kyle — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:30:32 +0000

I got a notice yesterday that my identity maybe, could have, probably, possibly been compromised. The scariest part of it is the information that was compromised is essentially my entire life, it was a background investigation file. I am fortunate to be close enough to the issue that I know the risk associated with what [...]

My Identity may have Been Compromised is an article from Suburban Dollar

You are Nothing Without a Good Defense

Kyle — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:04:44 +0000

If you don’t have a good defense the other team is just going to run all over you. In the case of your finances the opposing team is spending and emergencies. If you don’t have a good defense it is going to be an offensive battle that can go either way. Build Up Your Defensive [...]

You are Nothing Without a Good Defense is an article from Suburban Dollar

Credit Card Laws Won’t Protect You From Yourself

Gu3sts — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:28:05 +0000

This is a guest post by Adam Jusko. Adam is the founder of credit card comparison and advice site IndexCreditCards.com. Follow him on Twitter @Indexcreditcard Earlier this year Barack Obama signed into law the Credit CARD Act (CARD standing for Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility & Disclosure). In general, it forbids or revamps many credit card [...]

Credit Card Laws Won’t Protect You From Yourself is an article from Suburban Dollar