The two sides of my brain were fighting just now. If you could sneak a microphone into my ear, you would have heard this: “Oh… oh… my fingers itch! I want to do this so bad!”“No! Wait until you get your paycheck on Friday!”“But… but… but… I just got some PayPal payments and there’s enough […]
Guest Entry: The Financial Battlefield
The following is a guest entry, written by one of PTY’s readers, Matt. If you have a personal finance story to share like Matt’s, please feel free to email it to me. – Stephanie Hi, my name’s Matt. I was briefly venting to Stephanie (your regular author) that I was about to take my first plunge […]
Reader Question: Debt Consolidation Loan?
A reader left a question in the comments (edited for length and spelling): I just wanted to ask? What Is A Debt Consolidation Loan? Is there anyone else here in a similar position as me with mountain of debt they are struggling to pay? I am seriously considering [a debt consolidation loan] to help my family. Like […]
My Very Insane Credit Card Spreadsheet
I did something that probably falls under the category of “insane.” I pulled up all of my credit card statements for the past two years (thank goodness for online statements!), and I opened a new Excel spreadsheet. And I started entering all of the purchases I’d made on my credit card since the last time […]
Debt Increase: Bought a Laptop
Oh man, you don’t even know how excited I am. First of all, I’ve never bought my own computer before. Every computer I’ve ever had before has been a hand-me-down from my mom. Not that I’m complaining – since my mom is an avid online gamer, her hand-me-down computers usually came with top-of-the-line graphics cards […]