January 17th, 2013
Would You Go Back in Time to Fix Your Credit?
This week on our Facebook page, we posted the following:
Fill-in-the-blank: The first thing you should do to start fixing poor credit is _______.
My favorite response came from a guy named Eric:
1. Buy a DeLorean
2. Go 88 mph
3. Go back in time to smack yourself and tear up those credit cards.
Done.
Clever, right? (And hopefully you get the reference.)
But after my initial chuckle, I got to thinking, “Would I really go back in time?” Probably not, and here’s why.
Mistakes = Lessons
How many times on this blog have we written about our past mistakes turning into lessons? Let’s take a look. I wrote about how my past relationships actually led to great money lessons. Justine wrote about how a simple error of timing cost her big and what she learned from her first speeding ticket. Guest contributor Kristina talked about recognizing problems and then correcting them in “A Second Chance at Financial Freedom.” And Ezra even shared the things we can learn from the one big mistake that is Jersey Shore.
Just from this small sample you can see that we’re big about learning from mistakes around here. Your mistakes—however big or small—leave behind lessons and make you who you are. Which leads to the next point…
October 8th, 2012
Financial Lessons I Learned from My Parents
May 25th, 2012
“Duets” – Money Lessons from Singing Superstars
May 16th, 2012
Sound Advice from Unlikely Sources: The Avengers and Credit Card Debt
February 18th, 2012
Zombie Apocalypse Survival Kit: Financial Skills Edition
February 14th, 2012
4 Bad Boyfriends + 1 Awesome Fiancé = 5 Great Money Lessons
January 27th, 2012
What a Walk in Spain Taught Me about Money
October 22nd, 2011
Everything I Need to Know About Finances (and Life, for that Matter) I Learned From Rock ‘N’ Roll
The great rock legends of yore can teach you a lot of things, like how to be totally awesome wearing silly face makeup. But those who rock also have a few lessons to teach on more serious topics, like our finances. Here are a few I’ve culled from the rock greats.October 6th, 2011
4 Financial Lessons From Steve Jobs
August 16th, 2011
Review: JA Finance Park Teaches Budgeting to Teens
Imagine this: You’re back-to-school shopping with your teen, when he sees the perfect backpack to haul all of his school supplies. It has tons of storage and clever compartments. It has enough room for his laptop. It’s in his favorite color. The problem? It’s way out of your price range.
You try to explain that you have a budget, but your teen still wants the backpack. What do you do?
