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The Best of 2009

December 25th, 2009 by Matthew C. Keegan | 1 Comment | Filed in Blog Recap

Our top five articles for the year

What exactly makes a website tick? In other words, why are some people drawn to one website and not to another one?

2009Well, there are a number of factors which can help answer those questions including inbound and outbound link strategies, social networking, advertising, and just plain ‘ole luck. But what really matters is having great content, information that will cause people who find your site in the first place to return again and again and again.

We like to think that SayEducate.com offers solid information to our readers in the form of timely tips, helpful news, good advice on the things that matter most to them. We wouldn’t know this for sure unless our traffic reports indicated the same which brings us to the point of this article: a recap of our top five articles for 2009, light reading for your Christmas Day pleasure.

Turn Your Garage Into Valuable Living Space – One of our top articles in 2008 was the clear winner in 2009, drawing in four times the amount of traffic as the second most popular article. We think we know why too: out of all the home renovations people might undertake in a recession, taking existing storage space within your home and converting it to living space is the most affordable improvement project out there.

Home Mortgage Rates Expected To Drop Below 5% Soon – When we published this article at the beginning of the year, the worst of the recession was being felt. Homes were being lost to foreclosure, jobs were disappearing, and people were desperate. Many people still are.

7 Ways To Reduce Home Electricity Consumption – If you’re going to save money, cutting back on your daily expenses can help you achieve just that. Your electrical consumption can spell the difference between finishing the month positively or finding yourself slipping behind. Fortunately, energy efficiency pays huge dividends and is less taxing on the environment.

Check Engine Light On? You Can Turn It Off! – Car maintenance is costly and can set you back $80 or more just to have a mechanic tell you what the message code means when your check engine light comes on. Spend about that same amount and you can get a tool that tells you the same thing, saving you hundreds of dollars in repairs.

Laying A Sure Home Foundation – One of the oldest articles on SayEducate is one published in November 2007 shortly after we launched this site. Why is it still popular? Probably because hope springs eternal: as long as people dream, they like to dream big. And, building a new home is as important for some people today as it ever was.

That’s it – our top five articles for the year soon to end. Merry Christmas and a have a wonderful 2010!


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Recapping SayEducate

January 23rd, 2009 by Matthew C. Keegan | 1 Comment | Filed in Blog Recap

Over the past several months, SayEducate has run a number of newsworthy articles. Given that it is a new year, we thought we’d revisit a few of the more memorable ones and share them with your anew. Instead of reposting each one, we’ll give you the excerpts and let you decide which ones you want to read in entirety.

Small Car Buyer: Are You Really Satisfied With Your Purchase? — When gas prices climbed last summer, consumers abandoned pickup trucks and sport/utility vehicles for smaller, lighter cars. Environmentalists and government policy makers applauded this move as it signaled that consumers were finally beginning to understand that preserving the earth really matters as does reducing our dependency on foreign sources of oil. Read More….

Fair Isaac and Your Credit Score — If you don’t already do it, you can obtain free copies of your credit reports from Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion once annually. A government mandated website has been set up where you can gain access to these reports at www.annualcreditreport.com. Get your copies, review your reports and correct whatever errors you find.  Read More….

You Can Increase Your Savings In 2009 — As we all know, it is easy to eliminate those things we don’t consider to be important, but it isn’t necessarily the wisest way to go. After all, if you miss saving money even for just one year, then you’ll have a reduced amount of funds available for retirement, your children’s college fund, vacations, Christmas, etc. Read More….

Zillow Reports US Housing Values Dropped By $2 Trillion In 2008 — Try to wrap your mind around this thought: America’s housing market was hammered in 2008 to the point where when all is said and done on January 1, 2009, the losses should mean that more than two trillion dollars in housing value disappeared for the year. Read More….

Is There Ever A Right Time To Buy A Time Share? — Not every time share deal is a disaster, however, as I have learned that several reputable companies have jumped in and started offering time shares including Disney and Marriott. I can think of one Marriott destination at the shore that would make a wonderful time share, a beautiful retreat that could be worth the investment especially for frequent shore visitors and people who don’t like to maintain a beach cottage. Read More….

Happy reading!


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Happy 2008 From The SayEducate Team

January 1st, 2008 by Matthew C. Keegan | No Comments | Filed in Blog Recap

Krayton M Davis and Matt Keegan wish to extend to you and yours happy and healthy Happy New Yeargreetings of the new year. We appreciate every single one of our readers who have found us since we launched the site in October 2007.

For 2008, we plan on picking up where we left off by offering to you solid information on how you can better manage your life. By offering you the tools and resources you need to make plans for the months and years ahead, you can spend time on other pursuits.

As always, we invite you to check the links on the sidebar which will take you to other sites managed by nBuy Associates. For instance, our SayLending site was recently revamped to feature updated information about debt relief, auto lending, and much more.

If you are a college student or planning to attend college, please visit our companion blog, SayCampusLife, for news and information pertaining to higher education.

Again, we thank you for stopping by and encourage you to subscribe to the blog, grab a feed and leave comments as desired. Happy 2008!


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The Best of SayEducate

November 16th, 2007 by Matthew C. Keegan | No Comments | Filed in Blog Recap

This blog has just reached an important milestone — we’re marking our one month anniversary! Hooray! Yes, there are some bloggers who have been faithfully plugging away for many years now and we hope to get to that stage at some point.

Nevertheless, there is always a reason to celebrate and we’re going to recap some of the most popular posts just in case you missed them the first time around. Please click on the header for further reading.

Are Continuing Education Students Eligible For Financing?

financingIf you are desiring to further your education you probably know that if financing is a problem, then student loans can see you through your college years. What you may not know is that some continuing education programs and courses may also be covered. Yes, that non-degree program could be eligible for low rate financing.

R/E Agent v. FSBO

The FSBO controversy regularly rears up especially when a homeowner is desiring to sell FSBOhis home and a realtor sees a potential commission opportunity missed. We took a good look at both sides of the coin to help you decide.

Advancing Your Education Through Online Study

Lots of working adults would love to return to college to complete an unfinished degree or to further their education. We took a look at the online education revolution, an event that continues to change the way people study their way to a degree.

Check Out Our Weekly Tips

There are so many other topics we plan to cover on SayEducate, but time and space can limit us. Krayton started a Weekly Tips feature that is sure to cover those topics of interest to you. Yes, some of those tips will be used as fodder for future articles too!

Internet Tools For Important Life Events

Our most popular article to date and probably for a good reason as we think that so many internet toolsof our readers are finding our internet tools be highly useful!

What better way to compare home loans, set up a budget, track college choices, and handle a variety of life events then to have these tools at your disposal? You like ‘em and we got ‘em!

As always the SayEducate team of Krayton M Davis and Matthew C. Keegan are pleased to have you visit us. To keep track of all of our changes, please subscribe to a feed today and please leave a comment if there is something that you want to share.


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