Three Unusual Ways to Become a Victim of Identity Theft

Posted on 27 May 2008

Think you know everything about ID theft? Check out these more unusual schemes to find out how criminals are plotting to take your money.

Your Budget Can’t Be A Straitjacket

Posted on 02 May 2008

Budgeting your money is one of the best methods to control your spending, simply because you know where each of your dollars ends up. But you can’t allow your budget to turn into a straight jacket: you should control your budget, rather than the other way around.

Creating Your (dreaded) Budget

Posted on 23 April 2008

If there was ever a time to get serious about paying down your debt, that time would be now. With the economy in a tailspin, more and more people are finding it difficult (if not almost impossible) to pay their loan and credit card payments on time. This is making the banks and credit companies nervous and it is resulting in the tightening of their proverbial fists. They aren’t calling it a “credit crunch” for nothing.

Eliminate Credit Card Debt

Posted on 03 April 2008

Credit card debt can be very overwhelming. It adds up quickly, and the high interest rate makes it difficult to pay off. Here’s what to do.

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Credit

Billshrink: A Fast Way to Shrink Your Bills

Finding the cheapest cell phone provider or credit card isn’t easy. You can spend days pouring over paperwork, trying to figure out what fees actually mean. But BillShrink makes all of that easier.
BillShrink will go out and find you the best credit card for your purposes. By answering a few questions about your typical [...]

Debt

Should You Pay Ahead When You Can?

Despite the bad news in the business section, many of us are still doing okay financially. It’s hard to tell if things are going to stay that way, so a lot of people are looking at ways to ensure that — if something does happen to them — they’ll still be okay. There are two [...]

Green

Green Home Investments Save Future $$$

There’s a lot of green talk in the news these days and you may be considering some eco-friendly upgrades to your home. If you do your research, green changes in your home can add up to serious savings down the line. Sure, most eco-friendly changes involve an initial investment on your part, but they [...]

Home Buying

Getting A Down Payment: Be Realistic

Bankrate recently ran an article titled, “A dozen ways to get a down payment.” The article was pretty in-depth, but I’d like to take a look at how realistic their twelve suggestions really are.

Set up an automatic saving plan. — An automatic savings plan is a great suggestion. Almost every bank makes it easy to [...]

Investing

Watching A Scary Stock Market

I’ve own a few stocks and, right now, I’m sweating. If you own any stocks, even through mutual funds or retirement plans, you know the feeling. Basically every industry is feeling some pain now. As an investor, it’s pretty typical these days to be wondering if it’s time to get off the stock market roller [...]

Money

What’s Your Credit Score, Baby?

There are few things that can create problems between you and your sweetie pie as quickly as money. You may have a wonderful relationship, but when you start thinking about the long-term, you’re probably going to want to talk about money with your honey. After all, who wants to find out that their one-true love [...]

Personal Development

Money Problems: Looking at Emotions

When you’re trying to figure out money problems, there’s a new type of professional you can consult: a financial therapist. While a financial planner might help you focus on how you spend your money, a financial therapist wants to look at why you spend your money.
While most people are familiar with major monetary issues such [...]

Reviews

Doba Review (Drop Shipping Service)

I was excited to learn about a new service called Doba the other day. Doba is a drop shipping company that anyone can sign up with and use to start their own business. It sounded very promising, so we decided to check it out.

Saving

Keeping Tabs on Your Bank

If you’ve been watching the news this week, you’ve seen that a number of financial institutions are struggling. Washington Mutual is particularly in the spotlight — while WaMu claims to have enough capital to make it through these difficult times, two ratings agencies have downgraded its debt.
WaMu is the largest savings and loan in the [...]