Archive for November, 2008

5 Reasons Holiday Traveling Just Got a Lot Easier

Holiday Traveling Just Got a Lot Easier
The holidays are the perfect time to do some traveling, especially flying. Countless people fly between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Holiday traveling can be a huge hassle, but it just got a lot easier. Here are some great tips that can make your holiday travels a lot less of a [...]

The Checklist: 5 Things To Do If You Get Laid Off

The Checklist:  What to Do If You Get Laid Off
Layoffs are becoming more common these days.  In the past month, five of our close family members have been laid off from their jobs.  Layoffs are happening unexpectedly.  Here are some tips that are sure to come in handy if you get laid-off.
Don’t do anything drastic.  [...]

4 Things the Financial Crisis Taught Me

What the Financial Crisis Taught Me
The great thing about life is that we get to learn from our mistakes. We can learn from the mistakes of others or learn from our own mistakes. Either way, there is a great deal to learn.
Millions of people around the country are beginning to look back and say, “…” [...]

5 Financial Lessons from the Wealthy

Financial Lessons from the Wealthy
What defines someone as being wealth? Does it have to do with how much money they have in the bank? Does it have to do with the gross amount of their investments? When you hear the term “millionaire,” do you think it is something that can be easily [...]

Your Personal Guide to Banking In Under 5 Minutes

Your Personal Guide to Banking…In Under 5 Minutes
Banks and other financial institutions make the majority of their profit from those small, little fees they charge you. These fees can really add up. By the end of the year, you’d be surprised to see how much you have ‘paid’ the bank. You can [...]

Citigroup The Giant: Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

Citigroup The Giant: Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
Citigroup’s chief Chuck Prince warned that things at his bank would get “complicated” if anything fell out of place within the economy. Well, things did fall out of place. So, what does that mean for Citigroup?
In past years, Citigroup fought against [...]

Living On Credit

Living On Credit
It is no surprise that the majority of Americans have been living on credit for quite some time. Credit has been a vital resource for the U.S. economy for decades. Has the recent credit crisis caused Americans to think twice about the amount of credit they are living on? Absolutely.
In [...]

Using Credit To Stay Afloat

Using Credit To Stay Afloat
Recently, there has been a dangerous trend occurring in the United States. Credit counselors started noticing quite awhile ago that people began paying their credit card bills before or instead of paying their mortgages. These people refuse to stop using their credit cards. To these people, credit cards [...]

Debt Consolidation Before the Holidays

Debt Consolidation Before the Holidays
When is the perfect time to consolidate all of your bills? Right NOW, before the Holidays!
Financial experts predict the 2008 Holiday Shopping Season to be one of the worst in America’s history. Wouldn’t it be great to free up some of your money and get rid of the hassle [...]

Five Great Reasons Your Business Should Have a Credit Card

Five Great Reasons Your Business Should Have a Credit Card
Many people use personal credit cards as a way to fund the startup of a business. Often, it is the only way many people can get a business started to buy supplies, products or services. Many businesses that used credit cards to start have become very [...]