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New Blogger Wanted!

The great news is that it appears that Beks will be paying off her debt in the next few months which means it will soon be time to pass Blogging Away Debt to a new blogger. For those that have not been following this blog from the beginning, the blog was originally started by Tricia. When she paid off her debt, the blog was passed onto Beks. It has always been planned that when Beks paid off her debt, it would be passed onto another person that was in debt that was interested in writing about their attempt to get out from under it and this process will continue as each blogger pays off their debt.

That means that we need to find a new blogger to take over this blog when Beks finally pays off her debt. There is no need to have any blogging experience in the past, but it is essential that you are a competent writer, can write 3+ posts per week and you are willing to share the trials and tribulations that go along with paying off your debt. We are not looking for someone that has all the answers, but someone that is in the process of trying to get their finances in order and is willing to share their thought process whether that ends up being right or wrong.

There will be some compensation for this position although it won’t be a lot. If you think that you could do an excellent job taking over this blog, please feel free to contact us and we’ll give you more specific information, ask a few questions and request a couple of writing samples.

We will be accepting application until January 15th

Posted by jeffrey on January 4, 2012 at 4:24 PM in :) | 17 Comments »
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False Security

I saw this as I went into the post office and had to laugh…

Posted by jeffrey on November 24, 2011 at 12:43 AM in :) | 7 Comments »
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Really… Watch This…

Saturday Night Live’s take on debt.

Watch the video here.

It takes a little while to load on Hulu, but it’s worth it.

Have a good weekend!!

Posted by Beks on November 4, 2011 at 7:09 PM in :) | 2 Comments »
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Guest Posts

Blogging Away Debt is part of a personal finance blog and website network. We are always on the lookout for guest posts, and especially guest post trades. We’d love to publish your personal finance stories (we are also extremely interested in non personal finance topics with a personal finance twist) If you have a blog and have a something that you believe that the readers of any of our blogs would find beneficial, we encourage you to contact us

There is no reason to be shy. Whether this will be your first guest post or you’ve become known as an expert in your field, we welcome you to submit a guest post. We realise that everyone has to begin somewhere (yes, we were there once too) and gladly will help you reach a wider audience. While we don’t have an assigned word count for a guest post (take as little or as much space as needed to get your point across), most end up being in the 750 – 1000 word range.

1. We do prefer a unique post that has not been published anywhere else, but on rare occasion we’ll consider reposting something from your blog if you are particularly proud of it.

2. Submission of a post does not guarantee publication. We must feel that the topic will benefit our readers, and if we feel it does, we’ll likely publish it.

3. We reserve all rights to edit / alter the submitted post before publishing to make it read better and to fit with the writing of the blog.

4. Guest posts should informational, not be commercial in nature. Links within the post are fine if the link provides additional information which expands on the point you are making. links that are irrelevant to the post or not working will be removed.

5. Please email your submission as a text document. It’s also acceptable to type your post in the body of the email.

6. Feel free to attach any relevant images to the email (if applicable). If the images are not yours. please provide photo source so they can be credited.

7. It goes without saying that the post should be high quality and spelling, grammar and punctuation error free.

8. Feel free to include a short bio (50 words or less) which can include a link to your site where you blog, your twitter name and facebook page.

9. All rights to the guest post, after submission, become our exclusive property.

10. When submitting a guest post, please include the following:

Name to be credited for the writing
A blog URL (if applicable)
A title for the post
The content for the post
An image if you have one you want used with credit if not yours (not required).
A short author’s bio.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Posted by jeffrey on October 11, 2011 at 4:33 PM in :) | Comment First »
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And We’re Back!

We had a wonderful time camping at the beach. Times like these remind me why I love Southern California – just not the lawsuits.

Posted by Beks on August 31, 2011 at 5:00 AM in :) | 1 Comment »
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Thank you Texas…

I’ve never thanked a particular state before – and I don’t plan on doing it again – but I thought I’d take a moment to thank the state of Texas.

I’m not intentionally selling out my state, or better yet, my half of the state, but southern California isn’t known for its kindness. When people talk about ‘southern hospitality’, we understand they don’t mean us. Sure, there are some really kind folks here…

but we’ve got NOTHING on Texas.

My brother was shipped to Texas to fight the wildfires for three weeks. There were times they ran out of water and food in their rig. The folks in Texas? Purchased and cooked food, supplied water, and even asked if the guys wanted to sit in their air-conditioned cars for a while. The local farmers and some of the elderly women would sit, sometimes until 2 in the morning, at the base camp until every firefighter returned to make sure they arrived safely and had food to eat. By day two, the friendly folks noticed some of the firefighters smoked and chewed tobacco. That night, a large table was filled with cigarettes of all kinds and chewing tobacco – no small expense! At times, homeowners would drive out to the fire area to bring sandwiches to the firefighters on the line. They brought cold water, words of encouragement, and offered directions if any were needed.

My brother raved about the generosity from Texans. He couldn’t believe that people who had much, and people who had very little, offered all they had.

So thank you to the kind folks in Texas who taught the California kids a thing or two about generosity.

Posted by Beks on August 12, 2011 at 4:00 PM in :) | 19 Comments »
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How Are things?

This morning I woke up well rested since my infant is naturally on a perfect sleep schedule. I slid on my pre-maternity jeans after I took a gloriously perfect shower and donned a pair of pink high heels and a sparkly tank top. I made coffee for my husband and a fresh batch of cinnamon rolls as he left for his final summer school class. It has been absolutely wonderful.

AHHHHHH HAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA….

Well, haven’t worked out a shower yet. Baby can’t figure out day from night. I’ve changed into my second ratty college t-shirt of the day since I had layers of baby spit up on the last one and it was starting to smell. But hey, it matches perfectly with my dirty pair of extra large sweatpants.

The utility company has 4 large service trucks drilling for something and they hit something else in the waterline, making water shoot from my toilet in the hallway.

I’m calling the cable company, ordering HBO, and calling it a day.

Posted by Beks on July 14, 2011 at 1:08 PM in :) | 12 Comments »
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My Debt

Original Debt: $38,495.86
Added Debt: $1,781.50
Total Debt: $40,277.36
Paid: $36,084.36
Remaining: $4,193.00
Broken Down
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