Weekly Tips: for the week of December 02

Holiday Tips

Some recommended sites to learn about the holidays and holiday traditions:

Holiday Sites

Williamsburg Christmas
take an online guided tour

Winter Solstice
about the Winter Solstice

European Christmas
Christmas from Austria
Christmas from France  

Travel Tips

Need to plan for your Winter getaway.  How about a cruise throughout the Warm Caribbean:

Cruise Information and Reservation

discount cruise information

Home Improvement Tips

One of the most popular items for the Holidays is your personal home theater room. View ideas on building an in-home entertainment and theater system

home theater room | home entertainment  

College Planning Tips

Monthly Checklist for December

• Complete and submit your college entrance application. Most college admission deadlines are in January.
• Make sure all official transcripts and reports are sent to your colleges. Schedule any interviews that may be required.
• Finish your college essays; have someone critique.
• Check your dates if you are taking any college entrance exams. Make sure test scores are being sent to your select colleges.
• For those who did early submission: check with your colleges to make sure they have all of the information. Early admission notices will start arriving. Make sure you reply to school requests. If you have been accepted, you must notify them of your decision (with required deposit money) by early next month. Watch the deadlines.get more information by visiting our December college planner

Consumer Financing Tip

Keep your credit report strong.  It will help lower your cost of financing and help you when making an application for rent, employment and other items where credit reports are checked.

about your credit report

Credit Card Tip

Gas prices are up again!  Start earning some of that money back.  With cash rebates as high as 5% with some cards, it like lowering the price of a $3.00 gallon by as much as 15 cents:

gas rebates | view all rebate and other card offerings

Lowering Monthly Entertainment Costs

Speaking of gasoline, it’s now more expensive to travel to a movie.  Learn what you can do to lower your entertainment costs:

lower monthly entertainment and recreation costs