Sitting down to write out your New Year’s resolutions? If you want 2015 to be one of your best years, financially speaking, you definitely need to add improving your credit score to that list. Not only will increasing your credit score get you better interest rates on things like automobile loans … Read more about Want to Increase your Credit Score in 2015? Here’s How to Do It
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
Top 4 Expenses Most Consumers Don’t Plan for, but Should
More and more people are starting to realize the importance of saving for retirement as well as for down payments on a new home, vacations and even the occasional “treat” for themselves, but they still miss the mark on unexpected expenses. For example, a recently released survey from American … Read more about Top 4 Expenses Most Consumers Don’t Plan for, but Should
Why Taking your Social Security Benefits Early is a Smart Choice
If you ask most retirement experts, they will tell you that waiting to take your Social Security benefits as long as possible is a great idea. They argue that, by holding off until you reach your full retirement age of 66, the chance that you will maximize your cumulative lifetime benefits will … Read more about Why Taking your Social Security Benefits Early is a Smart Choice
Free Money? Be Careful With That Offer From Your New Bank
Many people are switching banks this summer thanks to lucrative offers being made by more than a dozen of the top 50 banks in the United States. For example, Fifth Third Bank is offering $200 to new customers who deposit $100 in a new checking account using their direct deposit program. When you … Read more about Free Money? Be Careful With That Offer From Your New Bank
This is Why People Hate the Airlines
Most people really love to travel but really hate airlines. Last time the American Customer Satisfaction Index checked, which was in 2012, four of the most hated companies in America were airlines. Of course airlines provide us the ability to do something that, in many cases, can be accomplished by … Read more about This is Why People Hate the Airlines