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Comedy of Errors

Comedy of Errors: Walking Away From Maternity Benefits When The Wife Is Pregnant

Most people lose their employee health benefits as the result of a layoff.  I walked away from mine and at the worst possible time—my wife was six month’s pregnant. I didn’t like my work Young, inexperienced, and impatient, I didn’t enjoy the job that came with the health benefits.  I didn’t like life insurance sales [...]

Comedy of Errors: Bill Consolidation Without A Budget Or A Plan To Pay Off Debt

It didn’t take me long to get into financial trouble once I got out of college.  Within less than two years, I was juggling payments and falling behind on my debts.  That’s when I came up with a brilliant idea:  a bill consolidation loan. The lure of bill consolidation Actually, it wasn’t my idea at [...]

Comedy of Errors: Starting a Business Without Capital

Looking back, I can plainly see where my finances went wrong in my early adulthood.  In those years, if I could make a mistake, I did.  Every decision I made seemed to get me deeper in debt.  In fact, the biggest financial mistake of my life occurred during that time:  I started a business without [...]