Remodeling your kitchen with granite countertops, custom- made cabinets, hardwood floors, and professional stainless steel appliances can be quite enticing, but can you afford it? The national average for a minor kitchen remodel is $18,550, and for a major remodel, a whopping $54,000. These numbers … Read more about Budget- Friendly Kitchen Remodel
Once Common Home Buying Beliefs that are No Longer True
The “American dream” of home ownership is, unfortunately, becoming just that; a dream. Many Americans can no longer afford to buy a home and, with the recent housing bubble and current foreclosure crisis, many once common beliefs about buying a home have changed drastically during just the last 10 … Read more about Once Common Home Buying Beliefs that are No Longer True
Buying a New Car in 2015? Here are 4 Tips that will help you get a Great Deal
If your old automobile is ready for the junk pile (or even if it’s not) and you’re going to be purchasing a new car in 2015, today’s blog should help you save quite a bit of money. It’s got 4 Tips that will help you to avoid the tricks and traps that dealers have an walkout of any dealership with … Read more about Buying a New Car in 2015? Here are 4 Tips that will help you get a Great Deal
Broke as a Joke? These 3 Tips Will Help
If you feel that you make a “decent living” and that you follow most of the rules of money management as well as you can, but you still feel “broke” at the end of every week, that’s a good indication that your finances are not exactly in order. Lucky for you, we’ve got 3 Tips today that should … Read more about Broke as a Joke? These 3 Tips Will Help
Making any Financial Resolutions for 2015? Here’s How to Keep Them
For many of us, the start of a new year is the chance to do things the “right” way and make some healthy changes that will positively affect our lives. Many people sit down to make “New Year’s Resolutions” and some of those inevitably involve financial resolutions of one kind or another. Now, to … Read more about Making any Financial Resolutions for 2015? Here’s How to Keep Them
5 Popular Items you Probably Won’t Purchase in 2015
They say that yesterday’s current trends somehow end up being tomorrow’s buyer’s remorse, and the following list of 5 items that you might have purchased this year you probably won’t have to purchase, need to purchase or want to purchase in 2015. Enjoy. Item #1: Expensive razorblades Did you … Read more about 5 Popular Items you Probably Won’t Purchase in 2015
Beware of these Debit Card Dangers
Many people have taken to using debit cards in order to keep themselves from overspending and racking up a lot of credit card debt. It’s a great idea, to be sure, but the problem is that these same people also believe that their debit card gives them as much protection as their credit card and, in … Read more about Beware of these Debit Card Dangers
These are the Biggest Money Mistakes Couples Make When Divorcing
When people get divorced, it’s the spouse who hasn’t had a whole lot of experience with the family’s finances that often ends up on the short end of the stick. Even the spouse that has been taking care of the finances can sometimes make some big mistakes when divorcing, many times due to the extra … Read more about These are the Biggest Money Mistakes Couples Make When Divorcing