http://www.freefromdebtguy.com Budgets, Envelopes, and Common $ense Sat, 22 May 2010 16:58:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As I mentioned, I want to walk you through my experience with Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University (FPU). It is a 13 week course designed to teach you everything you need to know about personal finance.  I am basing this review on the audio version of the DVD's, which I ... http://www.freefromdebtguy.com/?p=274 I have just started attending a Financial Peace University class at my local church. It is a 13 week class taught with  a 60 minute DVD and 60 min discussion of the material. The class is suppose to teach you how to handle your money and put you on a ... http://www.freefromdebtguy.com/?p=269 Well 2009 has come and gone. And just like every year before, we are amazed at how quickly it passed. Some years seem to evaporate and are never thought of again; while some years provide moments and events that will be storied benchmarks in our lives. 2009 will be remembered ... http://www.freefromdebtguy.com/?p=265 Many people are ignorant when it comes to what type of Life Insurance policies are best for them. Listen to Dave Ramsey and Suze Orman explain what life insurance is best for you and which type of life insurance is a "ripoff." http://www.freefromdebtguy.com/?p=256 In previous posts, I have talked about how I have been able to take control of many facets of my life since I began to flex my financial muscles. Specifically, I am talking about my weight and my fitness level. Over the years, I had become sloppy in many ways. ... http://www.freefromdebtguy.com/?p=222 One of the best things about this time of year is football season is here. You can use this to your budget's advantage. The beauty of football season is that you can have a get together every weekend at yours or someone's house where you can enjoy free football and ... http://www.freefromdebtguy.com/?p=232 In honor of Dave Ramsey's upcoming live show coming to Atlanta on Sept 19th, let's discuss his system to winning with money. Seven steps to that will simplify your financial life. These steps are called the baby steps because they're incremental steps to help focus you efforts. Well here they ... http://www.freefromdebtguy.com/?p=219 The first edition of Lifetuner Chat Carnival is posted. Life's Lessons Learned Hard is the theme and it seems that many folks have learned their best lessons the hard way. My post "Never Again" was included and I want  to give many thanks to Keith Morris for organizing the carnival.  ... http://www.freefromdebtguy.com/?p=202 The  words "never again" reflect true pain.  The kind of pain where your DNA gets altered in the process. I can remember the day that I uttered these words. I will never again buy a house before I sell my existing house. Now that I say it out loud, it sounds ... http://www.freefromdebtguy.com/?p=191 Along this journey of mine, I have really pushed the bounds of my comfort zone. Whether it has been running, creating a budget, or just saying “no”; I knew that I needed to make changes in my life. Today, I continued the progress and once again yielded great results. I ... http://www.freefromdebtguy.com/?p=181