Archive for November, 2009
I’ll be the first to admit that browsing the personal finance section at your local Barnes & Noble can be intimidating. There are hundreds of personal finance titles to choose from; it’s possible to spend [...]
FHA mortgage loans are mortgages that are guaranteed by the U.S. Government’s Federal Housing Administration. Thanks to this guarantee, FHA mortgage loans are often available to home buyers who do not qualify for “traditional” mortgages. [...]
November 25th, 2009. Topics: Home Buying, Mortgages. Read More »
Hey fellow writers: Do you love explaining personal finance topics in clear, easy-to-understand language? Do mortgage rates, investing strategies, credit card terms, and debt repayment methods get you excited? Are you interested in earning a [...]
November 24th, 2009. . Read More »
We non-millionaires (last I checked, we’re still in the majority), may or may not find the prospect of such wealth alluring. Those of us swayed by the sirens’ song of riches may work hard to [...]
November 23rd, 2009. Topics: Wealth Building. Read More »
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Yes, I love the food. (Which is why, for the second year in a row, I’ll be running in a 5k at eight o’clock Thanksgiving morning in an [...]
November 21st, 2009. . Read More »
Credit card companies are raising interest rates on just about everybody these days, fueling many people’s passionate disdain for using any credit card for any reason. Once upon a time, there was only one alternative [...]
November 20th, 2009. Topics: Charge Cards, Credit Cards, Debit Cards. Read More »
The younger we are the more we tend to think that we are invincible and do not need health insurance. Cancer, broken bones, and weird illnesses with names that we can’t pronounce are all things [...]
November 18th, 2009. Topics: Health Insurance. Read More »
There’s a new rewards debit card in town!
It’s good news for those who absolutely refuse to use use credit cards: A new company, PerkStreet Financial, offers a free online checking account that pays users [...]
November 17th, 2009. Topics: Banking, Debit Cards, Rewards Programs. Read More »
I am going to venture a guess that one of the leading reasons many of us twentysomethings wind up buried in debt is because we spend above our means not because we have to, but [...]
November 17th, 2009. Topics: Personal Development, Saving Money. Read More »
I have been trying to convince my wife to switch her checking account away from Bank of America; I’m not a fan. Recently, on my post on leading financial iPhone apps, two readers asked why. [...]
