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Debt Management Education Tips

Credit Card Consolidation Disadvantages

Tweet Debt consolidation is a good thing, right? After all, if you can lower your interest rates and pay off your loans faster, then you’ll soon have more money for

Education Tips

11 Halloween Safety Tips

Tweet This Halloween the kids will be out in force as the event falls on a Sunday. Expect a large number of trick or treaters to descend upon your home

Education Tips

How to Save Money on Hotel Stays

Tweet If you are planning a vacation, a business trip or simply want to enjoy a couples weekend away apart from the children, then a hotel stay is in order.

Business Services

Are Payroll Debit Cards Right For Your Business?

Tweet In lieu of paychecks, a number of businesses are choosing plastic — as in debit cards — to pay their employees. This move allows businesses to reduce their paperwork

Credit Cards

How To Obtain Lower Interest Rates On Credit Cards

Tweet Credit card interest rates are all over the place. New card holders often enjoy a low introductory rate, sometimes at 0 percent for six months to a year. Some

Money News

Bank of America Announces Nationwide Foreclosure Moratorium

Tweet America’s largest commercial bank, Bank of America, announced on Friday that it was stopping all foreclosure proceedings and the sale of already foreclosed homes. This move comes as the

Internet

How to Make Money Online

Tweet When it comes to making money online, a strong word of caution must be given. That’s because the Internet makes its easy for people from all across the globe

Education Tips

Debt Collector Blues? Know Your Rights!

Tweet You owe money to a creditor and the heat is on. The debt collector heat, that is. There is no escaping someone who is intent on collecting what you

Autos Express Education Tips

How to Determine Car Tire Age

Tweet Old tires on your car can be dangerous as they are prone to falling apart even if from the outside they appear to be new or not well worn.

Home Tips

You Can Winterize Your Lawn

Tweet Autumn is here, bringing with it shorter days, cooler air and changing foliage. You may still have one or two cuts of the lawn left before storing your mower

Education Tips

How Will The Southwest AirTran Acquisition Affect Travelers?

Tweet The airline landscape is set to change again, a common occurrence in recent years as airlines merge, fail or launch. These days, mergers seem to be the biggest news

Internet

Will IE9 Become a Game Changer?

Tweet IE9 is out, or at least the public beta version of this web browser has been released. You may no longer use Internet Explorer, but more than half of

Education Tips

Consumer Alert: Hotel Credit Card Scam

Tweet You’ve arrived in your hotel room and just finished unpacking your suitcase when the phone rings. You answer the phone and the caller says they are with hotel management,

Autos Express Money News

20 Drunk Driving Hotspots

Tweet Driving while drunk remains a serious scourge, with 11,773 people killed on U.S. roads in 2008, the last year statistics are available. That number is down dramatically from 1982

Money Management

How to Save Money in This Lousy Economy

Tweet Economists agree that the last recession ended in June 2009, but that is small comfort for most Americans. With nearly 15 million people unemployed, signs of recovery are nearly