Danger! Payday Loans are a Weapon of Mass Destruction
According to Wikipedia weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is a weapon that can kill and bring significant harm to a large numbers of humans (and other life forms) and/or cause great damage to man-made...
View ArticleBeing Flat Broke Sucks: Inspiring Story of Surviving Rock Bottom
There’s nothing more uplifting that a personal journey that ends it triumph. We’ve all had times of uncertainty; the feeling that the world was coming down on us. As a Soldier of Finance, you have...
View ArticleHow My Grandmother’s 1998 Chevy Lumina Made Me Over $2 Million Dollars
She was my pride and joy. A champagne colored, 4 door Chevy Lumina Sedan, that was suitable for a grandmother to drive. In fact, one did- mine. In college, I was driving a ’96 red Pontiac Grand-Am. I...
View Article400,000 Miles? No Problem. How Driving a Tank Can Make You a Millionaire
How many times have you thought to yourself, “My car has XX,XXX miles on it, it’s time to get a new one before something major happens to it“? Yeah, I’m talking to you. For those that have bought into...
View ArticleHow to Check Your Credit Report For Land Mines
Welcome to another field exercise edition of Soldier of Finance. Today I’m going to be demonstrating how to properly probe your credit report for possible land mines. When I was in basic training we...
View ArticleBeware of the Enemy: Credit Cards That Will Eat You Alive
People with bad credit have learned to live with a low FICO score: they’re denied most rewards credit cards and have to swallow lower credit limits and higher interest rates. Conditions have only...
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