Personal Finance

Best Financial Advice You’ve Received

Welcome to Free From Broke, subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe via email to get these articles free to your inbox. Thanks for visiting!
There’s a meme going around that I saw at The Digerati Life who got it from Sound Money Matters.  It’s basically asking everyone to answer:
What’s the best financial advice you [...]

Free Museum Days From Bank Of America

We found out about a great offer from Bank of America! If you have any of their cards (check, ATM, or credit) then you can get free admission to a number of museums the first weekend of every month through April 2009.  There are over 70 museums across the nation that are participating.  Check out [...]

Credit Report Versus Credit Score

I hear a lot of people interchanging the term credit report with credit score.  I do it myself.  But there’s a big difference between the two.  Let me show you…
Credit Report
Your credit report is really a snapshot of your credit use history.  It shows potential lenders:

your personal information (name, address, social security number,
what kinds of [...]

Goals Are Great Motivators

Goals can be great motivators to help you achieve! I find that when I have a specific goal it’s much easier to focus on what I want to accomplish.  For example: For me to save money is one thing but when I have something specific to save for I find that I can save up [...]

keep looking »