http://financialexcellence.net Normal is Broke and in Debt. Choose to be WEIRD. Be DEBT FREE! Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:54:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://feeds.feedburner.com/financialexcellence/XEgm Embracing Debt Free Living and Building Wealth the old fashioned way - by working hard and saving money! Tips and Tools for L.I.F.E. - Living In Financial Excellence Matt Wegner clean Matt Wegner matt@mattwegnercoaching.com matt@mattwegnercoaching.com (Matt Wegner) Copyright © 2011 Financial Excellence, all rights reserved Where L.I.F.E. and Money Come Together money, financial freedom, career, small business, investing, budget, debt, free, credit, budgeting, business, finance http://financialexcellence.net/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/Podcast_Cover_Art-217.jpg http://financialexcellence.net/category/personal-finance/beating-debt/ TV-G Financial Excellence Studios, Sheboygan, WI Weekly http://financialexcellence.net/can-you-live-debt-free-and-still-have-credit-cards/ http://financialexcellence.net/can-you-live-debt-free-and-still-have-credit-cards/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:03:24 +0000 Matt Wegner http://financialexcellence.net/?p=44384 Continue reading →]]> http://financialexcellence.net/can-you-live-debt-free-and-still-have-credit-cards/feed/ 20 The debate on credit cards vs. all cash lifestyle Lately it seems like I end up in a lot of conversations about the use of credit cards and whether or not you should use them. In one corner, you have … Continue reading → http://financialexcellence.net/your-debt-free-date/ http://financialexcellence.net/your-debt-free-date/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 06:29:07 +0000 Steve MoneyPlanSOS Stewart http://financialexcellence.net/?p=44029 Continue reading →]]> http://financialexcellence.net/your-debt-free-date/feed/ 0 Whether you realize it or not, you already have a debt free date. Whether you are already on a plan to pay everything off or you aren’t even paying attention, you are already on a path to becoming debt free … Continue reading → http://financialexcellence.net/debt-is-debt-except-when-it-isnt/ http://financialexcellence.net/debt-is-debt-except-when-it-isnt/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:17:32 +0000 Matt Wegner http://financialexcellence.net/?p=43016 Continue reading →]]> http://financialexcellence.net/debt-is-debt-except-when-it-isnt/feed/ 19 Debt is Debt no Matter How you Phrase It. I love how there are so many different ideas about debt. Some people say debt is bad. Some people say debt is good. Some people say debt is a tool. Some … Continue reading → http://financialexcellence.net/winning-with-money-part-1-stop-digging/ http://financialexcellence.net/winning-with-money-part-1-stop-digging/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:12:36 +0000 Matt Wegner http://financialexcellence.net/?p=43595 Continue reading →]]> http://financialexcellence.net/winning-with-money-part-1-stop-digging/feed/ 24 In October 2010, a group of 33 miners were trapped 2,000 feet underground in Chile. They were stuck there for over two months before a rescue team was able to drill a new shaft to get them on an elevator ride out of the hole. As I watched that situation unfold on the news, I noticed something interesting. Continue reading → http://financialexcellence.net/apparently-nobody-likes-a-quitter-my-debt-free-experience/ http://financialexcellence.net/apparently-nobody-likes-a-quitter-my-debt-free-experience/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:30:00 +0000 Matt Wegner http://financialexcellence.net/?p=43472 Continue reading →]]> http://financialexcellence.net/apparently-nobody-likes-a-quitter-my-debt-free-experience/feed/ 9 Join the forum discussion on this postHow Quitting Debt Affected my Relationships Nobody likes a quitter. Winners never quit and quitters never win. I heard these expressions a lot growing up and I certainly agree with them for the most … Continue reading → http://financialexcellence.net/im-working-on-my-debit-score/ http://financialexcellence.net/im-working-on-my-debit-score/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:52:06 +0000 Steve MoneyPlanSOS Stewart http://financialexcellence.net/?p=43445 Continue reading →]]> http://financialexcellence.net/im-working-on-my-debit-score/feed/ 2 I have a motto: “Say NO to FICO, I’m working on my DEBIT SCORE”. FICO is the company that collects consumer credit data.  They are in the business to sell this information to companies and offer to sell it to you with your “Credit … Continue reading → http://financialexcellence.net/are-we-a-free-nation-%e2%80%a6-really/ http://financialexcellence.net/are-we-a-free-nation-%e2%80%a6-really/#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:37:08 +0000 Matt Wegner http://financialexcellence.net/?p=43426 Continue reading →]]> http://financialexcellence.net/are-we-a-free-nation-%e2%80%a6-really/feed/ 2 Matt’s note: This is a guest post by Sheri Geyer, a Certified Financial & Life Coach at SimpleWisdomforLiving.com How do we spell freedom? Freedom can be the privilege of choosing what to say, when and where. It can be the … Continue reading → http://financialexcellence.net/why-0-interest-isnt-free-money/ http://financialexcellence.net/why-0-interest-isnt-free-money/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:00:00 +0000 Matt Wegner http://financialexcellence.net/?p=43365 Continue reading →]]> http://financialexcellence.net/why-0-interest-isnt-free-money/feed/ 2 No Interest Loans Still Cost You Plenty It seems like every day I hear someone talking about how they got a great deal on something because they got 0% financing. 0% means it’s free money, right? Well, it sounds like … Continue reading → http://financialexcellence.net/what-are-you-willing-to-sacrifice-to-be-debt-free/ http://financialexcellence.net/what-are-you-willing-to-sacrifice-to-be-debt-free/#comments Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:45:38 +0000 Matt Wegner http://financialexcellence.net/?p=42973 Continue reading →]]> http://financialexcellence.net/what-are-you-willing-to-sacrifice-to-be-debt-free/feed/ 2 Join the forum discussion on this post I was thinking a little about the process of eliminating your debt, and I know the speed at which you become debt free is directly related to your intensity. Basically, that means you … Continue reading → http://financialexcellence.net/higher-education-doesnt-mean-higher-income/ http://financialexcellence.net/higher-education-doesnt-mean-higher-income/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:41:12 +0000 Matt Wegner http://financialexcellence.net/?p=42999 Continue reading →]]> http://financialexcellence.net/higher-education-doesnt-mean-higher-income/feed/ 0 A College Degree Won’t Guarantee Financial Success There are a lot of people these days heading back to school to get a higher education. I’ve talked to quite a few of them who are pursuing a college degree in an … Continue reading →