It is extremely helpful for individuals to know how much their total net worth is and how much you can expect it to grow (or shrink) based on your current income and expenses.
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You might want to consider getting a basic idea of your own regarding how much you can afford before you make an appointment to see a lender. One general rule of thumb states that you can afford a home that is worth twice your annual income. In some cases, this may not be entirely accurate, however…
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Reviews of Empower Yourself! How to Achieve Unlimited Success and Make Your Kid a Millionaire: 11 Easy Ways Anyone Can Secure a Child’s Financial Future
Many homebuyers, especially first time homebuyers, are so excited and nervous at the prospect of purchasing a home that they sit in the lender’s office, glance over a ton of official looking paperwork, sign on the bottom line and never really give any consideration to what they should be asking the lender before they make that all important final step in the mortgage process.
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Can you Change Your Mind and Harness the power of your brain to Develop Unshakable Confidence, Tap into your hidden talents, create “instant Rapport” with strangers, eliminate procrastination, get more done with less effort?
Ralph Waldo Emerson said it this way, “Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your promotion.” Or in other words, you are in control of your thoughts! You can change them if you know how!
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An asset puts money into your pocket while a liability takes money out of your pocket. Sounds simple enough but the wealthy know something the middle class do not.
In these tough economic times, it seems almost inconceivable that anyone would actually pay $450 a year for a “Black” Credit Card. After all you can get all kinds of cards for no annual fee! But…
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I recently heard about a couple that needs financial help. They are in the real estate business and not surprisingly due to the real estate crash, their income has dropped significantly in the last two years from $10,000 a month to $5,700!
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Divide your liquid assets into three categories: emergency funds, investable funds, and speculative funds.
Your emergency fund should be held in cash or cash-like investments… your emergency money should cover your expenses.
Your investable assets are those you shouldn’t need to touch for at least three to five years.
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The big news for the last year has been refinancing existing mortgages. If this is something that you are considering, it is not too late to “jump on the bandwagon”. There has been no better time in the last forty years to buy a home or refinance an existing one! Interest rates haven’t been this
Boost your savings relatively painlessly… believe it or not, if you sit down and really put your mind to it, you can come up with dozens of ways to give your savings a boost. Here are a few ideas to get you going.
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Family values and traditions mold the way you think about money. Chances are if you came from a family where saving was important, you will think saving is important. But if your family spent every penny they had…
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