Category: About The Debt Defier

I bet most of you have already received your tax return before I even filed mine.   This year I waited until April 14th to send mine in. Why did I wait so long? Simple.  I knew we’d be paying in,...

I guess I’ve arrived. I knew I’d catch hell when I posted that I spent $180 in January on Pearl Jam related expenses.  But I was surprised by how much that little morsel caught on with others. A couple of weeks...

Millions of us just watched the Superbowl and its tradition to have a player yell at the camera and say that he’s going to Disney World (This year Ben Roethlisberger and Santonio Holmes got to go). We here at the DD household have...

As I mentioned in my About Page, “Your Money or Your Life?” is my favorite personal finance book that I’ve read.  But this post isn’t about the book. This is about a decision that my wife made today. As you long...

With a name like “Debt Destroyer” it’s kinda implied that I’m spending my waking hours destroying debt.  I wish that was the case.  But I have to admit that I spend much more time watching “Arrested Development” on DVD, than I...

Fröhliche Weihnachten Joyeux Noel Feliz Navidad Mele Kalikimaka These are the ways I know how to say Merry Christmas (My wife threw in the French one). But lets not forget: Happy Hanukkah Happy Kwanzaa Happy Boxing Day Happy Holidays! Whatever you...

Did you have a merry Christmas?  What, it’s not Christmas yet? Whoops my bad. You see we’ve already been given so much that I got confused for a moment.  In the course of a week we received a new couch (...

I know it’s been racking your brain for months… What does DD look like? For those of you who’d like to take the next step in our relationship and turn into full fledged stalkers, today is your lucky day! Actually you’re...

I feel silly. I just found out that there is already someone out there blogging under the name “The Debt Defier.” Here is her blog She hasn’t posted anything since May. But she cold start up again at any moment since...

When I last talked about my future plans I mentioned that I contacted two local schools. A State School where I’d earn a teachers certificate. A Private School where I’d become a Rad Tech. Option #1 would take 3-4 semesters. Option...