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From June 20th and continuing through July 4th, BeatingDebt.org (BDO) will commence its “Independence Day Campaign.” As a new non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization, BDO is launching a campaign to raise awareness of the growing negative effects of personal debt, encourage individuals to commit to beating debt and then celebrate their independence from debt, and also to raise capital to help launch BDO’s new interactive website for educational purposes.

August goals evaluated and shredded, lets raise our glasses to my attempt to do it right in September! Always the next month!

Debt holds you down. When you pay off a debt, it is as if you immediately get a monthly raise by the amount of your old payment. Look forward to that freedom as a reason to keep paying off debt.

Would you take a job that is a sure thing for steady income with some gradual raises along the way -- or a lower-paying job with some not-so-clear chance of a big raise or bump to a much more lucrative career?

How a raise at work should alter your savings plan.

If you are considering asking your boss for a raise, here are 5 question that you should ask yourself first.

Everybody loves raises. In fact, it might be safe to say that everybody craves raises. When annual review time approaches most people get serious, determined, anxious, afraid, defensive, aggressive, or a whole host of other emotions. Many times this isn’t just in reaction to the idea of being evaluated or criticized – it’s in anticipation of finding out how much of a raise you might be getting. Entire career paths are plotted around the fastest way to move up the pay grade.

After years of buying the 6-lb pack of ground beef at Sam's and thinking I was saving money, I find that I've overspent by at least $100 when I could have had the same product for less.

Find out what your favorite PF bloggers would do to raise $200 in 2 weeks.