My Mind on Mortgages » learning from being broke http://evanswanson.com Evan Swanson, a mortgage professional based in Portland, shares his knowledge, thoughts & advice on mortgage & financially related topics Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:18:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Erin Burt’s lessons from being broke http://evanswanson.com/personal-finance/erin-burts-lessons-from-being-broke/ http://evanswanson.com/personal-finance/erin-burts-lessons-from-being-broke/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:05:24 +0000 Evan http://www.evanswanson.com/?p=1132 Erin Burt wrote this great article for Kiplinger’s Magazine about how her experiences of being broke in her 20s positively impacted her money management habits.  I am hoping that similar lessons can be taken from the financial hardship that many US households find themselves in now.

Among the lessons which Erin writes about:

* Have a cushion to fall back on

* Small sacrifices add up to big rewards

Definitely worth reading…..

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