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From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogOctober 1, 2020 at 5:22 pm ET
This week has been all over the map.
Seriously, if my life were a map. I would have gone from Seattle to Rome to Hong Kong to the South Pole and back. Up and down. I ... ( more)
From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogSeptember 29, 2020 at 5:39 am ET
I’m pleased to present….oh wait…we have a special report coming in…
“The sky is falling!” “Banks are failing!”
If Homeland Security had a “threat level” for the financial markets, last week would have been BRIGHT RED.
With all ... ( more)
From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogSeptember 26, 2020 at 5:35 pm ET
It’s a strange feeling in Seattle today.
WAMU is no more.
It seems like just yesterday they moved into a beautiful new building downtown. It’s probably my second favorite building downtown.
Two of the smartest kids ... ( more)
From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogSeptember 25, 2020 at 6:58 pm ET
So, I was looking for things to do this weekend, and this totally just fell in my lap!
I will be hosting the carnival of personal finance next week. Fun!
Submit Your Best Article
If you have a ... ( more)
From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogSeptember 23, 2020 at 7:32 pm ET
I got a letter from Bank of America today telling me that they returned a check from last week. Which check?
My one employee’s check.
Crap. Crap. Crap.
The irony (?) of this is that in the ... ( more)
From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogSeptember 19, 2020 at 8:54 pm ET
If you have 8 minutes of your day to watch this, I think you’ll appreciate the beauty and simplicity of this short video. Shot in New Orleans, the filmmakers asked as many people as they ... ( more)
From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogSeptember 18, 2020 at 2:48 pm ET
OK Zecco, you got my attention. I’ll bite.
This past week Zecco, the online broker who offers no-fee trade commissions (if you have over $2500 in your account, max 10 per month), released a few new ... ( more)
From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogSeptember 18, 2020 at 6:26 am ET
I have such a passion for anything financially related.
Seriously, I am like a kid in a candy store when I’m on cnbc or reddit business or just reading some of my fellow pf bloggers good ... ( more)
From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogSeptember 17, 2020 at 3:18 pm ET
A reader left a comment a few days back that I figured I’d respond and flesh out a bit more:
I have a question for you, but it might be kind of insensitive or painful; if ... ( more)
From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogSeptember 12, 2020 at 5:37 pm ET
I’m sure many of you know what it feels like to have a decent chunk of change in a savings account.
I’ve never had this feeling until now. Wow. It’s incredible. For the last 3+ years ... ( more)
From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogSeptember 12, 2020 at 3:14 pm ET
The winner of my 16-blogger PF Challenge Tournament is…
Madison from MyDollarPlan.com
Congratulations Madison. You came back to beat Step3Prophet in back-to-back matchups to take the top spot! Not an easy thing to do. Needless to say, ... ( more)
From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogSeptember 10, 2020 at 8:31 pm ET
Whew. Exhale.
The last few weeks have been good. I wouldn’t say great, but definitely good. I’m always hesitant to write about when things are going well because I think it will jinx it or something.
I ... ( more)
From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogSeptember 9, 2020 at 2:54 am ET
Right now I’m glad my friends don’t know what I’ve been through the past 3+ years.
Even the one friend who knows most all of my story, doesn’t know everything. She would if she read my ... ( more)
From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogSeptember 6, 2020 at 6:49 pm ET
I cannot believe this. I have a social outing tonite, and so I decided to do some laundry.
Seeing my three pairs of jeans dirty, I decide to throw them in the wash with a few ... ( more)
From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogSeptember 3, 2020 at 7:35 pm ET
So, I took a look at a free service offered by CreditKarma this week. Since I used to be quite the credit and credit score aficionado, this stuff is still very interesting to me.
CreditKarma gives ... ( more)
From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogSeptember 2, 2020 at 4:41 pm ET
It’s time for the final round of the 2008 PF Challenge tournament that I am hosting! 14 Bloggers have been eliminated, and now it’s just down to the final two.
My Dollar Plan vs. Step 3 ... ( more)
From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogAugust 31, 2020 at 3:17 am ET
It’s funny, since my best friend got a boyfriend a few months ago, my business has had it’s most profitable months ever.
Coincidence?
Yes, and no.
I’ve definitely had more free time lately. Almost too much ... ( more)
From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogAugust 27, 2020 at 8:03 pm ET
One of the biggest things I’m dealing with right now…
is the silence. the routine of “normal” life.
I just can’t seem to get into it. Even though I want to get up at the same time ... ( more)
From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogAugust 26, 2020 at 4:40 pm ET
Grrr…I’m angry DebtKid right now.
I found out that my Mother. My disabled, can’t really work, very suggestible mother was conned into purchasing a $100/year “tech support” plan for her 3 year old HP laptop I ... ( more)
From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogAugust 25, 2020 at 6:34 pm ET
Today was definitely tax day.
I had a meeting with the WA State Dept. of Revenue (to setup a payment plan for ‘06/’07).
And I finally got my acceptance letter for a payment plan from the IRS ... ( more)
From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogAugust 20, 2020 at 5:14 pm ET
use an ATM.
I think I’m a good listener. In fact, it’s one of the traits I pride myself on.
So, when I was one the phone with my friend earlier this week, she had my whole ... ( more)
From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogAugust 19, 2020 at 2:40 am ET
It’s getting down to the wire in my PF Challenge Tournament. After playing a little catchup, the loser’s bracket (which may still contain the ultimate winner!) has come back strong.
Winner’s Bracket
My Dollar Plan vs. Step3 ... ( more)
From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogAugust 14, 2020 at 5:41 pm ET
I had coffee a few weeks back with a business mentor of mine.
We discussed what I had been working on the past few months. And what I was going to do in the future.
I had ... ( more)
From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogAugust 13, 2020 at 7:47 am ET
OK, so I noticed somewhere that someone blogged that the writing here on my blog is, “OK”.
I know I’m not the best writer in the world. Especially not here.
This blog is strange. Because of it, ... ( more)
From Debt Kid - view blog entries - visit this blogAugust 12, 2020 at 5:06 pm ET
The Winner’s bracket of my PF Challenge Tournament is moving along nicely.
I can’t say that much for the Loser’s bracket. So, this is catch-up day for the Loser’s Bracket.
The Winner’s bracket is down to:
Step3Prophet and ... ( more)
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