Posts From Matthew C. Keegan
Renters Insurance: Surprisingly Affordable
If you are a tenant, you are not protected from loss if items are stolen from your apartment or your home is damaged. You need separate renters insurance, a policy between your insurance company and yourself.
5 Wise Consumer Tips for the Holiday Season
With the holiday season fast approaching, consumers will find bargains on nearly everything. Stiff competition among brick and mortar and online retailers has made price-cutting a ‘year round endeavor.
Short on Funds? Just Barter It!
There is a separate, but legal economy at work in America today. It is known as bartering where goods and services are traded with no cash exchanged.
Customized Loan Terms for Your Mortgage
Some home loan shoppers are under the impression that they’ll be offered a 30-year mortgage or perhaps a 15-year mortgage if they are able to swing the larger monthly payments.
Loan Terminologies and What They Mean
If you are shopping for a personal loan, you have a number of options available to you. Not all options are equal and some may cost you plenty in fees, interest rates and penalties if you are not careful.
5 Bad Credit Cards to Avoid
You are shopping for a new credit card, wanting one that will allow you to keep track of your expenses and perhaps offer you an incentive such as cash back on your purchases.
The Daily Challenges of Small Business Owners
Owning a small business has many rewards including reporting to nobody but yourself. That alone is reason enough for some people to launch or take over an existing enterprise, but there are daily challenges that small business owners face that can make self employment seem burdensome.
How to Save Money This Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is often treated as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season, with many stores now opening in the evening for what was traditionally a day off for workers.
How Payday Loans Work
Tweet Consumers in need of quick cash may find that their borrowing options are limited if available at all. In recent years payday loans have provided funding for cash-strapped consumers,
Smart Incentives for Healthy Companies
The key to employee morale lies in part with compensation. Pay your people what they are worth and you will have a satisfied workplace.
4 Tax Preparer Tips and Warnings
If your tax preparer makes a mistake on your return he’ll have your back covered, right? Well, he may represent you when audited by the IRS, but if you are fined for his mistake, then that cost is shouldered by you and you alone.
7 Environmental Tips For Reducing Waste
All that clutter around your home manifests itself when you place your trash bin at the curb. Chances are your bin goes out full every pick up and you may wonder if there is a better way. Well, there is.
How to Determine an Employee’s Salary
If you are planning to hire a new employee, especially one for a newly created position, determining salary can be one of your biggest challenges.
Interview Techniques for Savvy Human Resources Professionals
Human Resources professionals have their work cut out for them especially when a critical new hire has to be found, vetted and hired.
Business Casual and Your Company’s Image
Casual Fridays began in the 1980s, a non-compensation perk that allowed employees to dress down once per week. It was initiated during a deep recession when businesses were looking for ways to boost morale, given that pay increases were limited or frozen.
