Trip to Florida
Just wanted to let you all know I’ll be heading to Florida for the weekend so i won’t be posting for a few days. In the meantime, here are a few tips to help you save money while on vacation.
Stay in Vacation Rentals- I know, as a VRBO.com employee, I am biased, but vacation rentals [...]
The C Word
Credit. You hear it all the time these days. Credit Cards, Credit Crisis, Credit Scores, Credit Checks. We’re a nation that revolves around credit and it has gotten us in to some trouble. The average American carries over $9000 in credit card debt. I’ll admit, I just recently dropped below that average and when I [...]
Heading to the Library
Does anyone use the library anymore? My wife has been going quite a lot lately so yesterday I decided to stop by and pick up some reading material for a trip we’re taking. It got me to thinking about how much people spend on books when the library has them all right there, for FREE! [...]
Insurance
Insurance is a fact of life. We are required to have it on our cars and any home with a mortgage on it, but there is at least one type that everyone should also have. Life insurance is even more important than home or auto insurance and yet not enough people have it.
Life insurance protects [...]
Election Effect
With the presidential election only a week away I can’t help but wonder what effect it will have on the markets. As much as I hate to admit it, it is looking like Obama may be the winner. I am not a Barack Obama fan, but I would not be surprised if the markets have [...]
Squirrels in the Attic
A recent situation has reminded me of the cost associated with owning a house and the importance of an emergency fund. My mom has squirrels in her attic. She has put off getting them removed for years and suddenly she has been forced to deal with them. Not only have they gnawed holes in her [...]
Renting- An Alternative to Foreclosure
Millions of Americans have gone in to foreclosure in the past couple years and I can’t help but wonder why that is. I understand that they got in to mortgages that they shouldn’t have been in and that they couldn’t afford them when rates adjusted. What I don’t understand is why they didn’t just decide [...]
How Low Can It Go?
With the stock market as low as it has been and worldwide markets sharing our struggles, one can’t help but wonder where we will end up. I’ve seen the analysis and the predictions, but they seem to change just about daily. I’ll admit, I am a little concerned with what I am seeing, but I [...]
Emergency Fund- Protection in Recession
Have you heard the news? We’re in for a very bad recession, and possibly even depression! The news outlets make sure you know all about the bad things that are to come and then tell you, “but now is not the time to panic!” What are we supposed to do when they make it sound [...]
Make Money Online By Blogging
I mentioned in a previous post that I would go further in to ways to make money online. One of the methods I suggested was blogging. If you haven’t been living in a hole for the last few years you’ve no doubt heard about this crazy thing called a blog. In fact, you’re reading one [...]
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