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- Train Wreck Tuesday
- Our Train Wreck series features stories of financial woe submitted anonymously by our readers. Submit your own story, and if selected, you'll win a Mint t-shirt!
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- Your Money or Your Life
- The Millionaire Next Door
- The Wealthy Barber
- Richest Man in Babylon
- The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing
- The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need
- The Family CFO : The Couple’s Business Plan for Love and Money
- Miserly Moms: Living on One Income in a Two-Income Economy
- All Your Worth: The Ultimate Lifetime Money Plan
- Yes, You Can Still Retire Comfortably!: The Baby-Boom Retirement Crisis and How to Beat It
- You Call the Shots: Succeed Your Way
- 50 Success Classics: Winning Wisdom for Life and Work from 50 Landmark Books
- How to Win Friends and Influence People
- Living Simply with Children
- The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
All right, you have me intrigued. What do I have to do?
For the simple process of selling your soul to us… just kidding. All you have to do is submit your worse financial train wreck story to us (stories are posted anonymously).
If your story gets chosen for a Tuesday post, you’ll win a free book of your choice from the list above or perhaps a personal finance book you’ve been eying that wasn’t listed.
It’s as easy as apple pie!
Alright, I’ll be brave enough to get some commenting started. My financial “train wreck” isn’t anything extraordinary. It’s really more of a “bicycle wreck”.
This January I signed up for a 1 year contract for a gym membership after I was all pumped up from writing my resolutions. I thought to myself, $10 a week is nothing, it’ll be great!
Well 6 months later and I still haven’t gone to said gym, but have paid $240, and have another $240 to go. Being a recent grad this adds up. I never realized what the full cost of this membership would be. If I would have only calculated the full price of it in January I know that my decision would have been different.
Cool site you’ve got! Cheers,
Flint