by BeatDebt | Nov 8, 2019 | Personal Finance
Despite the risks of overspending with credit cards, they are also extremely beneficial when it comes to fraud protection. Unlike your debit card, which is connected directly to your checking account, the credit card is connected to a credit account. This means that...
by BeatDebt | Nov 1, 2019 | Debt Relief
Being poor and in debt involves chronic stress and sleep deprivation. It probably means multiple jobs, walking in the cold, short showers, back problems, and the list goes on. Debt brings on a lot of psychological stressors. Worrying about whether your job today will...
by BeatDebt | Oct 25, 2019 | Debt Relief
Surviving financial downturns requires many of the same skills as surviving a zombie apocalypse. You must be able to recognize the signs of a zombie economy and act before it can hurt you. Your survival is at stake. The zombie horde is at your door. There’s only so...
by BeatDebt | Oct 18, 2019 | Budgeting, Personal Finance
If you have debt, should you be saving for retirement, paying off debt, or both? The answer is more complicated than you might think. Paying off Debt vs. Saving for Retirement There are different kinds of debt and different kinds of retirement plans. In many cases,...
by BeatDebt | Oct 11, 2019 | Debt Relief
People in debt and struggling to pay the bills experience high levels of stress — trouble sleeping, nagging anxiety, and loss of focus are just some of the symptoms. We may know this intuitively, but recent research shows that it may be a lot worse than you think....