
As many Americans are swamped with debt, be it credit cards, student loans, mortgages, or auto loans, the unstable economy leaves more of us searching for ways to get out of debt and start living life as debt free as possible. Below is a list of links to valuable resources related not only to handling debt collections, but also to money management, budgeting, and even a few personal accounts of how people are working on, or were able to get out debt. Regardless of financial status, employment status, family size and other conditions, this information is available to help.
- Rapid Recovery Solution: This is an official blog for a debt agency who helps people get out of debt faster.
- Broke Ass Student: This is a blog ideal for college students, with plenty of advice on how to deal with collection agencies and debt collectors.
- Credit and Collections: This has information on how to start a business as a debt collector or collections agency.
- Debt Kid: This is a personal blog about a journey to becoming debt free with tons of tips and valuable information for everyone who wants to start eliminating their debt.
- Debt Sucks Blog: This is a personal blog where a young man shares his journey to become completely debt free by May 2014. This has valuable information for dealing with collectors, and how to cut down your debt.
- Debt Reduction Formula: This is a personal blog for a man who intends to get out of debt by reducing his expenses, increasing his paycheck and staying disciplined. This is full of great information for anyone who is swimming in debt.
- Somewhere Over the Debt: Another personal journey to get out of debt and live life debt free. Full of personal experience, tips and tricks to help you climb out from under the pile faster.
- Fire Finance: This is a financial blog full of resources, mostly aimed at helping people get debt free so they can gain financial independence and retire early.
- All Financial Matters: This is a personal finance blog that covers several different aspects of money including budgeting, assets, 401k, saving, debt, and more.
- Bargaineering: This is a popular personal finance blog featured in Times and News Week.
- Consumerism Commentary: This blog was created to help hold a young man who finished his undergraduate degree accountable for his finances. Since then, it has grown to offer advice to thousands of people.
- I’ve Paid for This Twice Already: This is a personal story of a family’s struggle to get out from under debt and live without credit.
- Debt Smackdown: The story of how one person got rid of $10,000 of debt, shared to help others to do the same thing.
- Blogging Away Debt: This blog started out as place for a mom to go when she wanted to vent about a financial issue or document a celebration when a debt was paid off. This is their journey to becoming debt free.
- Thicken My Wallet: This is a story of a lawyer who became an entrepreneur and how he makes more money and stays debt free.
- Taking Charge: A creditcards.com blog all about the pieces of plastic many of us love to hate and have grown to rely on.
- Beatland’s Credit Repair: This blog shares tips, tricks, and other valuable information to show people how to turn bad credit back into good credit to build more financial stability.
- No Credit Needed: This is a blog about a person who went completely debt free and does not use any sort of credit anymore. He shares his journey to help others do the same.
- The Simple Dollar: From the eyes of a young 20-something, take a look at wild spending and what it takes to get a grip on those habits to get your financial life under control.
- Five Cent Nickel: This is a general personal finance blog with information on everything from debt to credit cards and loans.
- Dollars and Nonsense: This is a blog about personal finance and money management to help people stay on track financially.
- Make Love Not Debt: This shows people how to avoid debt with proper money management.
- Own the Dollar: This blog shares a plethora of information on investing, retirement, getting out of debt, and more.
- Man vs. Debt: This is a personal blog gone large when a man talks about how to get rid of debt and get back on track financially so you can spend less time worrying and more time doing what you love.
- Moolanomy: This blog talks about building wealth and making yourself wealthy so you can crawl out of debt and live a happy life.
- Cash Money Life: This blog talks about handling money, small business, and careers.
- Weakonomics: This blog is written by a 20-something man who works for one the largest banks in America. He shares his thoughts about money and financial behavioral patterns.
- Tough Money Love: This blog talks about how to use the “tough love” philosophy when it comes to personal finance situations.
- Fiscal Fizzle: This blog is a new financial approach, showing you new ways to make money rather than focusing on the other aspects of it.
- Amateur Asset Allocator: This blog is dedicated to finance, investing, and money management. It even addresses economic issues impacting money.
- Dough Roller: This blog is completely dedicated to money–how to save it, how to spend it, and how to manage it well.
- Million Dollar Journey: This is a 27 year old’s journey to become a millionaire. By sharing her information with others, she hopes others will join her on the journey and get a net worth of a million dollars, too.
- My Money Blog: This is a personal story of blogger John who shares everything about his money–how he gets it, shares it, saves it, spends it, and invests it.
- Common Sense with Money: This blog helps people live better by spending less and saving more, without having to sacrifice.
- Free From Broke: This blog talks about how to grow your net worth so you can be worth more, and avoid being buckled down with debt.
- Budgets are Sexy: This blog talks about how to budgeting and the importance of maintaining a budget.
- Ask Mr. Credit Card: This is a credit card review blog, designed to help people see what people think of credit cards by certain companies so consumers can make a better and more informed choice.
- Clever Dude Personal Finance: This is a blog that offers tips and help with personal finance–managing money, budgeting, and taxes.
- One Mint: This blog is maintained by an Indian who focuses on money and investments, not just in India, but all around the world.
- Wealth Pilgrim: This blog helps with financial stress management, money management, and all things financial, while also including information on addiction and recovery.
- Money Under 30: This blog is dedicated to helping those who are in their 20’s learn the things about money that they need to know to build a solid, debt free financial foundation for themselves.
- 20 Something Finance: This is another blog dedicated to helping those who are in their 20’s learn the things about money that they need to know to build a solid, debt free financial foundation for themselves.
- My Life ROI: This blog takes a different personal finance approach by breaking down tasks into smaller, more attainable and viable solutions.
- Frugal Dad: This dad started this conservative financial blog to help families find easy ways to save money and make their lives a little easier.
- Almost Frugal: This blog was started to share its writers journey toward living a more frugal life and she helps you by sharing what’s she’s learned.
- How I Save Money: This blog is operated by a college student who lives on a tight budget and finds as many creative ways as possible to save money.
- Mighty Bargain Hunter: This blog deals with saving money, living frugal, finding a good deal, investing, and current financial events.
What people are saying:
Share Your ThoughtsPosted May 28th, 2010 by Mallory Seabrook at 12:39 pm -
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Posted June 14th, 2010 by Keith at 12:11 pm -
Some great tips on saving in there. I got up to $5000 in debt a few years ago, but by spending smarter I was able to eliminate it in under a year. Since then I have made sure to stay on top of my money, and it always helps to learn new creative ways to save a few bucks.
Posted June 15th, 2010 by Mandy R at 10:32 am -
I am lucky that I haven’t had any serious credit problems since right after college. I just started a new job though, and I think the woman who worked here before me must have been in serious debt because I have various collection agencies calling my office number multiple times a day.
Posted June 16th, 2010 by ben at 9:40 am -
I particularly like the debt reduction formula. Reduce expenses, Increase income, stay disciplined. Sounds easier than it is – Good luck!