Personal Finance Goals for a Happy 2008

January 1, 2008 | By Kathryn In General Credit/Debt Info | Comments(0)

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Do your personal finances leave you with that sinking feeling?  Or is all full speed ahead, on to great success, and all that?

Perhaps a few personal finance New Year’s resolutions will get you headed in the right direction.  But before you go around making resolutions willy nilly, be sure to take a few minutes to analyze what will really help.  Knowing your end result — your goal — will let you enjoy looking forward to that result, and help you to stick to the resolution.

What is it that you want to accomplish this year?

Is it to reduce or get rid of your debt?  Is it to stop relying on your credit cards to get through the month?  Is it to buy a new home, car, or vacation property?  Speaking of vacations, how would you like to be able to go on vacation when YOU want, and go where YOU would like to go?  What about savings — are your savings growing at a decent rate?  Or maybe you would just like to have some of that “expendable income”…

Whatever your personal finance goals are for 2008, we have some tips to help you accomplish them.  Throughout the next few weeks, we will be posting articles about:

Making A Budget
Sticking To Your Budget
Reducing Reliance On Credit Cards
How To Use Credit Cards To Improve Your Credit Without Increasing Your Debt
Eliminating Your Debt
Growing Your Savings
Paying for Major Purchases
How To Get “Expendable Income”
And Much More

These tips will help you to get your 2008 off to a great start with your personal finances, and enjoy greater success throughout the year.

Have A Happy New Year,
Kathryn

Save Thousands On Your College Costs

December 31, 2007 | By Kathryn In Ways To Save Money, Student Loans | Comments(0)

There are many ways to save money on your college expenses.  This video shows you 7 major ways to cut your college expenses.  Using these techniques can literally save you many thousands of dollars.  This could make the difference between you being able to continue your education, or may keep you from having to take out student loans.  And if you don’t have to take out the loans, then you won’t have to worry about paying them back later!

Here’s the video:

Student Loans Special Info Section Added!

November 15, 2007 | By Kathryn In Student Loans | Comments(0)

The first of our Special Info Sections has now been added for you.  You can find it at:

Student Loans Special Info Section

Alternatively, you can click the button labeled Student Loans Info up at the top of the blog.

You can find all kinds of essential information about student loans in this special section:

  • Introduction To Student Loans
  • How Much Should You Borrow?
  • How Do You Get A Student Loan?
  • How To Get The Best Rate on Your Student Loan
  • Tips For Repaying Your Student Loan
  • Managing Your Student Loans
  • What Is Student Loan Default?
  • What Do You Do If You Default on Your Student Loan?
  • How To Avoid Defaulting In The First Place
  • Student Loan Consolidation
  • Best Student Loan Consolidation Rates
  • and much more…

Currently there are 22 informative articles about student loans.  In addition, on each page, under the article, there are links to current news articles and events which focus on that particular topic.

All in all, you will find it to be a valuable resource for your student loan needs.  Many of the articles rotate, so visit this special section often to find new articles and news!

Enjoy,
Kathryn

New Credit Debt Workshop Squidoo Lens!

October 17, 2007 | By Kathryn In Credit Debt Workshop at Squidoo, General Credit/Debt Info | Comments(0)

We’ve added a new Squidoo Lens for Credit Debt Workshop to bring you even more benefits.

Now you’ll be able to:

  • participate in credit/debt related polls,
  • converse with the squidoo crowd about credit, debt, loans, and mortgages,
  • and discover more related resources and information.

You can find it at:

www.squidoo.com/creditdebtworkshop/

Enjoy,
Kathryn

Mortgage, Personal Finance Daily News Added

October 12, 2007 | By Kathryn In Mortgages / Mortgage Loans, General Credit/Debt Info | Comments(0)

Now you can keep up with the latest news in the mortgage and personal finance worlds right here at Credit Debt Workshop! These financial news headlines are updated throughout the day as new information becomes available.

Your news headlines are located over in the far right hand column.  Just click on any headline to see the article.

In today’s economy, there are a lot of things happening in the financial world which can affect you personally.  For example, the current mortgage crisis is having far-reaching consequences.  Even the Bush administration and Congress are stepping in to help.

Stay informed.  Be knowledgeable.  Read the news.