BudgetsHave you heard the talk of the possibility of a new stimilus check to help the economy? That topic does get talked about a lot. But have you heard about this one.
President-Elect Barack Obama has bounced the idea of enacting a windfall profits tax on the excessive oil company profits to fund an immediate [...]
When I first read The Wealthy Barber by David Chilton I was pleasantly surprised. Most financial books tend to be stuffy and at times somewhat difficult to read.
Most financial books tend to be very dry. Most authors take the stance of trying to show you (the reader) how smart they are. Rather than writing [...]
I was reading a post at Generation X Finance the other day about how much money people typically carry on them. I wasn’t surprised to see that most people do not carry very much money on them.
There are many times I do not have any money on me. I typically carry between $20.00 to $30.00. [...]
Your credit score is so important and especially so in today’s economy. If you have an above average or excellent credit score it is so important to maintain your score. If your score is average or below you should be working on ways to improve your score.
Raising your score does not come over night but [...]
Going away to college and leaving home for the first time. That can be pretty exciting scary, and confusing all at the same time. You are going to be faced with many new things, changes, and of course responsibilities.
You are going to learn many life lessons and probably the biggest lesson is how you [...]
We’ve been writing about student credit cards for college kids. We’ve been asking should college kids have a card, how do they manage a card, and then just writing general thoughts about student credit cards.
Many college kids come out of college with student loans of more than $20,000.00 and many are facing credit card [...]
Student credit cards can be a good thing for college kids. Using credit cards right can establish a great foundation for your credit history. In today’s world many businesses always look at your credit history.
Your credit history will be used by banks, landlords, and insurance companies just to name a few.
How to choose the [...]
Are student credit cards a good idea for college students? As kids are getting ready to go to college is a student credit card a good idea? I know I have heard both sides of this debate.
As a parent your fear is that they will abuse the credit card and get themselves into a huge [...]
Saving money. Earlier we have written ideas to help a family save money and we are going to continue. Some of these might make sense for you to save money and some might not. Take what you can to help you out financially.
7 Ways To Save Money When Shopping
Yesterday we posted the first 7 ways to save money. Today we will post 7 more ways to save money and we will continue posting tips for saving money for the rest of the week.
These ideas are ways to save money in your house.
7 More Ways To Save Money
