Comments on: Friday Fiscal Roundup: Living On The Edge Edition

By: jrandom42

jrandom42 — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:19:04 +0000

Here's the real reason so many people live on the edge. http://whatever.scalzi.com/2005/09/03/being-poor/

By: Flexo

Flexo — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:23:56 +0000

Thanks very much for the links!

By: Gingerlatte

Gingerlatte — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:18:05 +0000

LOL! I havent forgotten your email either, I have just been super busy!

By: Fabulously Broke

Fabulously Broke — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:02:57 +0000

I FINALLY got to this post after a week of hell Thanks for the link!!!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:51:58 +0000

I am brand new to your site (found via Twitter Motrin Moms issue). I am living as an expat in Germany and plan to conitnue to do so here or elsewhere for a few more years with the current economic crisis in America. I love the idea of your group though, supporting women in debt and offering them a chance to say I screwed up and got into this, help me to get out of it. It's a great idea and a wonderful concept. Wish there was one around here! Andrea's last blog post..Daily Review

By: CreoleInDC

CreoleInDC — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:24:04 +0000

I was shocked recently to find that yes I did know someone living on the edge. I would have never known had she not told me. I told her she needed to stop buying ish because every time I talked to her she’d been shopping or spa-ing or what not. I let her know that when she was old it was NOT gonna be cute living off of public assistance. She got mad and we haven’t spoken since.

By: Miss M

Miss M — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:42:06 +0000

I spent several years living on the edge, when I first bought my house. My income couldn’t cover my living expenses, so anything unexpected plus the regular necessities of life went on credit. I ended up with ~$22k on credit cards. The only advice I can give is don’t let your fixed expenses take up too much of your income, you need a cushion to cover the unexpected. I honestly didn’t realize what trouble I was in – I thought it was normal to have a lot of debt and a huge mortgage.

Miss M’s last blog post..Only Got Half A Paycheck