In the early years of the new millennium investing in Real Estate was considered a “surefire” way to becoming a millionaire before you were 30. Simply buy a few houses and you are on your way. Housing prices started the millennium rising 5-10% a year and exploded from there. Banks were offering loans of 100% […]
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Exercise is a great way to prevent stress, gain more energy, and look great. In addition to providing immediate health benefits, exercise has been shown to protect people against common conditions like high blood pressure and obesity, and can help prevent heart disease and cancer when combined with other healthy lifestyle choices. These health benefits
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In search of the best deals and more convenience, consumers are using smart phones to find the best prices for the products that get great reviews. It makes sense that the auto industry has been making strides to offer more free and affordable mobile applications. BankRate.com recently reported more shoppers are already using these mobile apps to find their dream car and recommended five of their top picks. We did a test drive of each of these apps to see which ones showed the best results, so you would have more time to focus on getting the car that will best suit your needs.
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Life insurance can be used for a variety of purposes but primarily it boils down to protection and/or investment. Protection is necessary if you have others that rely on you to provide for them. This could be family members or even employees or business partners who would suffer hardship if you should pass away. Investment
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You’ve probably heard accounts of gold’s skyrocketing price. The gold market has been very strong over the past few years, and with the current economy, it shows no sign of slowing anytime soon. As with any market though, no one has a crystal ball to tell where the top of the market is. If you have
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Planning for the future of your family is something that takes time and energy. It’s certainly not something that just happens spontaneously. If you have children, one of the things you probably want to start planning as soon as possible is financing a college or post high school education. In today’s world, having an education
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What is a Credit Utilization Ratio? When it comes to your credit score, we all know that things like your account and payment history are factored in. However there is one important component that most people aren’t even aware of – your “credit utilization ratio”. In a nutshell, it is the percentage of available credit which you
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Credit cards can be a useful tool in helping build a credit rating. You can help the young adult in your family to learn good money management skills and avoid racking up debt with their credit card by setting appropriate and responsible limits on the credit card. Here are a few helpful ground rules that
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By Tim McMahon, editor I just recently received an email that made me mad. I get extremely upset when I see bad financial advice being palmed off to an unsuspecting public. What made me so mad? It was an email with the subject line:Â “The answer to getting caught up financially is here.” Sounds interesting
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No one wants to spend their retirement worrying about money. Unfortunately, in today’s economic environment debt is common. Once you retire it is almost certain that your income will decline. But if you have loads of debt, your expenses will stay almost the same or even grow with the accumulation of interest. In days past,
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By Tim McMahon, editor If you are one of the millions in debt, then you are no stranger to the harassing calls from creditors at all hours and the burdens related to being in debt. Some may say good credit doesn’t matter… but sooner or later a time will come when you will hit a
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Foreclosure Time Lengthens- What To Do? According to RealtyTrac® the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, foreclosures in April 2011 hit a 40 month low. There were 219,258 U.S. properties in April with default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions. This is a 9 percent decrease from March and a 34 percent decrease from April
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