Posts From Matthew C. Keegan
Uninsured Motorists Pose A Real Hazard
Tweet If you are involved in a car accident, auto insurance can protect one of your most prized assets while also ensuring that if medical bills are involved that related
Housing Silver Lining: Retirement Homes Are Cheaper
Tweet Our new president, Barack Hussein Obama, has declared that our country needs hope, a change in the way that we do things. Given the wholesale slaughter that the housing
Airline Miles? Get ‘Em Or Get Rid Of ‘Em!
Tweet For many years now, airlines have used frequent flyer miles as a way to gain your patronage. Business travelers love these types of rewards programs as they can take
Save Water And Save Money
Tweet Utility bills are often that “great unknown” when it comes to managing the family budget, changing from month to month depending on how hot or cold it is outside,
Cold Weather Increases Likelihood of Burst Pipes
Tweet The coldest weather in years is now descending upon most of the country bringing with it frigid temperatures and related problems not usually experienced by many homeowners including frozen
Economic Recovery? Expert Says Not Before 2010.
Tweet Taking a look back at 2008, experts now realize that the country was in a recession the entire year, possibly kicking in as early as November 2007. Some experts
Handling Workplace Change During Tough Times
Tweet Make no mistake about it: we’re in an economic recession, one of the toughest ones most people have faced in their lifetimes. For anyone who has yet to reach
New Honda Insight Hybrid Makes Global Debut
Tweet Hybrid cars are pricey, not worth purchasing when fuel costs are low and cost much more to insure than standard automobiles. Well, if you believe that these points hold
Hitting The Road This Winter?
Tweet If you’re planning a long road trip this winter, you fully understand that the weather outside can certainly be frightful. Ice, snow, wind, freezing rain and sleet can all
Apply For Social Security…Online!
Tweet A recent AP report published in The Wall Street Journal (Wednesday, January 8, 2009, page D2) titled, “Online Applications for Social Security,” reveals just how the Social Security Administration
Property Values Plunge Yet Property Taxes Are Increasing
Tweet 2008 will go down as a year of contrasts. By late Spring gas prices began to surge eventually topping $4 per gallon by summer. Later in the fall, gas
Get Your Stimulus Payment While You Still Can
Tweet I was amazed today when I learned that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) says that as many as four million American individuals had yet to collect their 2007 stimulus
Home Mortgage Rates Expected To Drop Below 5% Soon
Tweet Very good news in the form of lower home loan rates is beginning to unfold across the nation. After peaking just above 6% in Spring 2008, rates are currently
Fair Isaac and Your Credit Score
Tweet A new year means you should keep tabs on your credit history (reports and scores). As the new year unfolds, they’ll be many things on your mind. Will the
Small Car Buyer: Are You Really Satisfied With Your Purchase?
Tweet 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