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10 Must-Have Mobile Apps for Holiday Shopping

A recent Pricegrabber survey reports 82 percent of online shoppers will use shopping apps to save on...

Is Now the Best Time to Refinance?

This is a guest post by Jason Cabler who blogs at http://www.cfinancialfreedom.com/ Image Source: http://ncfhaexpert.com Have...

Obama and Romney: Opposing Views on Small Business

I do my best to steer clear of politics when I’m talking finance, but the Presidential debate last...

Do you Want Free Glasses? (Even Prescription Glasses)

Have you been shying away from wearing glasses? Do you think it takes away from your looks, yet you...

5 Sources of Retirement Income

When you retire, it becomes important to have reliable sources of income. As many people found out during...

Peer to Peer Lending: Cautions and Considerations

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has been getting an awful lot of attention these days. The big two P2P lenders...

The Energy Sucking Monster: Air Conditioning

This summer we have been experiencing record high temperatures across the nation. Keeping the house bearable...

So You’re Debt-Free, Now What?

It’s not a common situation, but it’s one that I know must apply to some of you out there. Debt is...

Can You Live a Cash Only Life?

This may sound like a silly question but credit card companies would lead you to believe it is not possible...

How to create a good Craigslist ad and sell your stuff

My husband and I are moving and we’ve been scouring Craigslist ads to buy our furniture. We currently...

Home Ownership–Would You Move to a Lower Cost of Living Area?

The average age of first time home ownership in the United States in the last 10 years has varied from 30 to 32 years of age,...

How to Figure Out Your Mortgage Payments

If you’re considering buying a house, you may just think you take out a loan from the bank and pay what they tell you to...

Filing Taxes – Mortgage Insurance Premium Tax Deduction Revived but Set to Expire at the End of This Year

At the end of 2012, much to do was made about the Fiscal Cliff and the fact that many of the Bush era tax cuts were set to expire. ...

Ways to Renegotiate Your Mortgage

If you are like many Americans struggling to make your monthly mortgage payment, you are not alone.  While the current economy...

Can You File for Mortgage Bankruptcy?

Have you fallen behind in your mortgage payment?  Do you worry about losing your house or creditors calling you?  If so, you...

Is Now the Best Time to Refinance?

This is a guest post by Jason Cabler who blogs at http://www.cfinancialfreedom.com/ Image Source: http://ncfhaexpert.com Have...

The Advantages of a Semi-Monthly Mortgage Payments

Buying a home is a large responsibility, and the monthly payment will likely be your single largest expense every month.  However,...

The Benefits of a Balloon Mortgage

If you are in the housing market, choosing what home to buy is not your only big decision.  You will also have to think carefully...

Saving Money by Comparing Home Loans

Shopping for a home loan is really no different from hunting down any other great deal.  You just need to have a plan of attack...

Easy Finance for your Brand New Home

Are you looking for easy finance for your home? This may be the time that you think is fit to shift to a home that you own instead...

How to Avoid Wedding Debt in 2013

Most people start worrying about debt after they are in too deep and can no longer keep up with monthly repayments. But what if you are not in debt but are currently planning for the future? With wedding season in full swing, here are four tips that will help you manage your finances without falling into the debt trap. Work out a Wedding Budget With the average cost of a wedding standing between £15,000 and 25,000, it is no surprise that many couples begin married life on a less than stable financial...

5 Ways to Avoid Debilitating Student Loan Debt

If you’re a recent college graduate, you likely have student loan debt, perhaps crippling student loan debt.  I graduated from grad school 14 years ago, and finally, this year, I’ll pay off the last of my student loan debt.  (Debt taken out for a career field I’m not even in anymore.) If you’re right there with me, know we’re not alone.  Yahoo! recently featured the stories of 7 people, ranging in age from their mid-20s to 40s who were suffering under crippling student...

Easy Ways To Save For A Summer Vacation

FreeDigitalPhotos.net Summertime is here, and now is a great time to take your family on a much needed summer vacation. However, not everyone has a large vacation fund that they can dip into every time they want to go somewhere new, but fear not, we’ve got some great tips to share! 1. Have a Huge Garage Sale Garage sale season is one of the greatest things about summer. Spend a week or two going through your old items, and decide what you don’t want anymore. Then, carefully label all...

5 Golden Rules For Investing In Annuity

Regardless of your age, your retirement is something that should never be too far away from your thoughts. But as you begin to reach a ‘certain age’, the importance that your pension holds and the role it will play in your future becomes a much more real prospect. The earlier you start a pension fund, the greater the rewards. But, the tick-tocking of retirement draws closer, people begin to look at making investments to help bolster their pension pot. One concept many people consider is finding...

Create a Business Banking Relationship before Applying for a Small Business Loan

As your small business grows, you may find the financing and business plan you started with aren’t enough to move you forward. Or, you may be looking for a loan to keep up with current demand and expenses. If so, now’s the time to create a new growth plan, get to know a business banking officer, and start a small business loan application. Developing a banking relationship with a lender means you’ll have someone who understands your business and can walk you through the small business loan...

Saving vs. Paying off Debt: Which goes first?

How much should you save before you pay off all your debt? According to the Dave Ramsey method, you should establish a $1,000 emergency fund first and then put as much money as possible toward your debt until it is completely paid off. I’ve never felt comfortable with just having a $1,000 emergency fund. But what I have found is that we would save a lot of money and then make one large payment toward debt. This happened a year and a half ago, when we had saved $8,000 in cash as an emergency...

Where Do You Draw The Line at Excess Consumption?

Personal finance is so interesting because it’s just that–personal. While you might not think anything of paying $100 for cable, others may choose to go without it entirely because they’d rather read or do something else.  You may scoff at buying shoes for $40, while another person may feel they’ve just scored a deal with those same shoes. Then, there are other choices.  Are you willing to spend big bucks for things that depreciate such as a luxury car, or would a Toyota...

Savings Strategies For Everyone

There are so many ways to save money, but it’s important to note that different strategies will work for different people. With so much information out there, it can be hard to find the one that works best for you and your situation. The best approach is to try out several different savings techniques to see if they fit with your lifestyle before deciding on the one that works best for you. To get some ideas on how to approach saving money, read about the strategies below. Save At The Beginning...

You Want to Give Your Child The Best of Everything, But Should You?

As parents, we want to give our kids the best of everything.  We want to give them all the things and advantages we had as a child, or, alternatively, all the things and advantages we DIDN’T have as a child. We want them to take the best lessons and classes and to have the best vacations.  We want them to have the latest fashionable clothes and the latest electronic gadgets that are the rage.  We want to hire tutors for them so they can do the best on their standardized tests and get into...

How To Prepare for Self-Employment

Lounging in pajamas. Raiding the fridge. Having the time to do whatever you want. These are all the images that come to mind when it comes to self-employment. Of course, that’s not necessarily the reality. I’m actually making the jump to self-employment on January 1, and there are so many things to consider before I do so. 1. Health Insurance I would never go without health insurance, especially because I plan on starting a family soon. Purchasing your own policy can get extremely pricey,...

Real Estate Law Help – What to Do When You’re Facing Eviction

A renter can face eviction for a variety of reasons, from not following the lease...

How to Figure Out Your Mortgage Payments

If you’re considering buying a house, you may just think you take out a loan...

Filing for Bankruptcy in Retirement – What You Should Know

When you picture who typically files for bankruptcy, you may envision people in their...

Retirement Planning – What Being “Vested” Means

One of the nice perks many employers offer is a match to your own retirement contributions. ...

Filing for Bankruptcy – How Retirement Accounts Are Affected

Most people don’t want to file for bankruptcy and put off doing so for as long...