4 Quotes by Jim Tehan

Budgets are doomed to fail because people cut out all of the fun in their life. People need to have leeway.

When they finally hit the brick wall and reach out for help, they are worse off than ever.

That's kind of a double-whammy kick in the head -- many people have the best of intentions when refinancing, but they haven't gotten grips on their spending. And when you're trading in your credit card debt for loans like that, you're putting your home at risk.

It's really ridiculous to charge your taxes just to gain frequent flier miles or any kind of other perks given to you by your credit card company.