Debt

You Shouldn’t Overpay For These Items… But You Probably Will

May 1, 2012

Good Morning DINKS.  Today we are discussing our tendency (if any) to overpay for items that we need, items that we want, and items that we love. Think about your last purchase…did you get a good deal for the item or did you totally overpay for it? More often than not we all like to [...]

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What’s Your Spending Personality?

February 22, 2012

(Guest post by Benjamin) There are a lot of different ways people spend money. Some prefer to save up for expensive items, some don’t mind spending on little things but hate to drop a lot of cash on major purchases, and some are in danger of spending every time they go into a store. Below, [...]

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Why I’m Glad I Got Into Debt… And How I Got Out of It.

February 14, 2012

Very often people think of being in debt as a bad thing, I don’t necessarily think that is true.  Debt can definitely be a burden if we can’t afford to make our payments, but we can learn many financial lessons from getting into debt as well as getting out of it.  We may have got [...]

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DINKS Reality: Till Debt Do Us Part

August 30, 2011

Till Debt Do Us Part is a TV series with money coach Gail Vaz Oxlade that chronicles the lives of couples who are drowning in debt.  If couples successfully complete financial tasks they will earn $5000 towards paying down their debt. Couples will learn to have a positive attitude towards money as Gail Vaz Oxlade [...]

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Friday Roundup: Debt, Congress, and The United States of America

August 5, 2011

Happy Friday DINKS! I know by know you are sick and tired of reading about the Debt Crisis in the United States.  However, for the last few weeks the office water cooler, the internet, and most news channels have been buzzing with details, opinions, and “what if” scenarios about the US Debt Ceiling Crisis. To [...]

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Are We Financially Irresponsible?

May 3, 2011

Many of us may have the financial goal to pay off our personal debits.  We may have accumulated debt from attending college, getting married, buying a home, or purchasing a new car.  We may also have accumulated debt from a major purchase or excessive spending.  Regardless of how we accumulated our personal debt, does having [...]

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Friday Roundup: Getting into Debt, Paying off Debt and Getting Out of Debt

February 11, 2011

Happy Friday DINKS! Today we have rounded up the best posts from around the web about getting out of debt. Some of us may or may not have debt.  The odds are that we all have some form of debt whether it is in the form of a mortgage for our home, a credit card [...]

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DINKS Reality: Do you keep financial secrets?

December 30, 2010

Till Debt Do Us Part is a half hour show that features money management guru Gail Vaz-Oxlade.  She tries to show all types of couples how to better manage their money and try to get out of debt.  Gail Vaz-Oxlade gives couples financial advice towards a total money makeover and tries to make up for [...]

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For Better or Worse, Until Debt Do Us Part.

November 30, 2010

As of today we are going to start a new DINKS series called DINKS Reality, this will accompany our existing DINKS Choice series. DINKS Reality will profile and discuss reality TV stars on shows that discuss everything about money. Reality TV shows that broadcast everything from how to make money to how to manage it [...]

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I Love My Student Loans

November 23, 2010

Many people don’t like to take student loans while studying in college because they don’t want to start their lives with debt.  However, I took student loans during 3 of my 4 years of college because it made my life a lot easier while studying. I am still paying off my student loans 5 years [...]

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