When it comes to your money and your health, you can often feel cornered into making a poor decision. When in a situation like this it’s a good idea to get a second opinion.
Archives for 2013
Perkstreet Financial Rewards Checking Closing Their Doors In September. Are Rewards Debit Cards Doomed?
Perkstreet Financial has announced they will close their doors in September. What does this mean if you’re a customer and you have a cash back balance left un-redeemed?
Buying A New Home Can Lead To All Sorts Of Expenses You Didn’t Plan For
The home buying process can be an expensive one, but it may be even more expensive than you had planned for. Be ready and make a plan for un-planned expenses!
How To Get Motivated To Start Saving
If you’re determined to get on the path to saving, here are some tried and true ways to jumpstart the process and keep going until you reach the finish line.
A Stressful Week: Moving, Finalizing Mortgage Approval And Two Closings In One Day
Completing the process of moving and closing the sale and purchase of two homes can be quite stressful. Here’s how the process went for us.
Making Finances A Positive Part Of Your Life
Even if your money situation is not ideal, there are ways to make your financial situation a positive part of your life rather than a negative one.
Should You Continue To Sponsor A Child If You’ve Fallen On Hard Times?
Many people, religious or not, choose to sponsor a child through the many programs that are available. While everyone has their own reason for pursuing sponsorship, many do it to help those in need and to share their own resources. Our Experience with Sponsorship Last year, my husband and I researched World Vision and felt […]
How To Get Started Investing: 2 Easy Ways To Get Started
Anybody can invest for their future while enjoying low costs. Here are a couple of easy ways to get started investing.
How To Appeal A Low Appraisal When Selling Your Home
What can you do when a home appraisal comes in low? What are your options?
Make Your Term Life Insurance Stretch By Laddering It
Life insurance is important to ensure that your family doesn’t go through hard times if you die. But how can you get more insurance if you can’t afford much now? Try the insurance laddering method.
Planning Ahead With Your Finances Will Help You In Times Of Stress
Planning ahead for a rainy day by making a solid financial plan is key to making sure that you can weather any storm. So what types of things should you be doing?
Two Professional Athletes Who’ve Come From The Brink And Are Now Changing Lives
Athletes who are wise with their money tend not to get much attention. Here are two examples who lost it all first, before they became successful in both their careers and lives outside of sports.
Waking Up Early: Can This One Action Be The Key To A Successful Life?
If you’re not rich, but would like to be someday, you might spend some time reading what the wealthy do. One thing a lot of successful people do is wake up early. Here’s why.
Overcoming Barriers To Giving
There are often excuses or barriers to giving. For some, it’s never the right time because of being in debt. For others, they can’t give because they’re not earning enough money yet. And still for others, they can’t give because it would put their budget out of balance considering expenses. But the truth is giving is […]
