Military Lifestyle Magazine Feature

Publication: Military Lifestyle
Date: December 1994
Article: Reducing Debt to Zilch
Author: Madilee C. Wnek
Subject: Michael J. Riley and the Zilch debt payoff software

Included Files

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About This Article

This 1994 Military Lifestyle article documents the early development of Zilch, the debt payoff software created by Michael J. Riley while he was serving in the United States Marine Corps.

Zilch was later rebranded as Debt Blaster.

Usage

These files are provided for historical and editorial reference.

Copyright for the original article and magazine layout remains with the original publication and copyright holder.

For current information about Debt Blaster, visit:
https://www.DebtBlaster.com/

Media Contact

Michael J. Riley
Founder, ZilchWorks
rileymj@zilchworks.com

Last updated: July 24, 2026