Basic Tips For Buying A New Home

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Before You Sign Mortgage Papers, Know the Facts First-time home buyers can find themselves bogged down hopelessly in a sea for facts, figures, statistics, competitive advertising jargon and who knows what all else. That argues for a thoughtful … [Read more...]

Personal Finance Software Reviews

Managing money has always been an issue for individuals and businesses and today’s rapidly evolving economy makes individual planning even more complex. Two of the earliest and most popular software programs for managing personal finances are … [Read more...]

Depreciating Assets Can Hurt Your Finances

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Everyone has them— depreciating assets. What are they? Assets that lose value over time rather than gaining value. It isn’t possible, it seems, to avoid purchasing a car, major appliances and electronics. They are financial realities. However, … [Read more...]

Buying a Home? Prepare, Compare, Negotiate

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The U.S. Housing market has taken some heavy blows in the slowly mending recession, but it is not dead. People are buying and selling houses. But if you are in the buying mode, it is more important than ever that you be informed. A recent release by … [Read more...]

Secure Your Home During Foreclosure

Losing your home is bad enough, but walking away and leaving it empty and a target for vandalism, theft and illegal activity just adds to the problem.  You are still liable for the property during the foreclosure process, experts remind those who … [Read more...]

Discover Card Review

Four Major Credit Card Stock Prices

The last five days of growth for Discover Financial Services (DSF), located in Riverwood, Illinois has been well above their credit card competitors, Visa, American Express and Mastercard. Why has this happened? David Nelms, CEO of Discover since … [Read more...]

The Pursuit of Happiness Through Difficult Financial Times

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In the pursuit of happiness, many of us believe that having lots of money will make us happy. According to Jean Chatzky, the author of the book “The Difference,” this is not always true because once you have money, more money won’t buy more … [Read more...]

Personal Finance Give Up-Itis

Lessons from the Korean War

Personal Finance Plans Have you given up trying to succeed with your financial plan? Have you gone through personal finance disasters? Do you suffer from give up-itis? You may be wondering what give up-itis is. To explain that, let me share with … [Read more...]