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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

Home Improvement Home Tips

When You Need To Hire A Plumber

A few years ago our family moved to a new area of the country, far from the familiar roots of our New Jersey neighborhood. Within the first month we realized

Achieving Success

A Success Building BLOG

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Education Tips

You Can Save On Winter Heating This Season

Consumers who heat their homes with natural gas or oil are looking for a nice present this year. As the price of a barrel of oil has dropped so has

Consumer Financing Credit Cards Education Tips

My Credit Card Was Canceled Without My Authorization!

You signed up for a credit card earlier in the year and have used it on a fairly regular basis. It has come in handy as you’ve used it to

Home Selling

Buying or Selling a Home at Christmas Time

A home in a neighborhood adjoining the one where I live went on the market shortly before Thanksgiving. In our combined neighborhoods, there are probably no more than a half

Travel Tips

Exploring Your Transportation Options

Anyone who drives regularly knows that the price of gasoline has dropped recently, back to levels not seen since 2003. This is good news for motorists who have been straining

Education Tips

Overdraft Fees Can Be A Real Budget Buster!

I was helping a friend with his checking account a few years ago as he had taken ill and fallen behind on managing his checkbook. While hospitalized, several automatic drafts

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Debt Solutions, Recession Style

We’re in a recession, we’re not in a recession. Depending on who you listen to and what barometer of measurement they use, we’ve either been in a recession since December

Consumer Financing Home Financing

Is There Ever A Right Time To Buy A Time Share?

Neighbors of ours recently returned from a trip to the shore where they stayed at a friend’s house. It turns out that these friends lent them the place as it

Education Tips

Consumer Watch: Store Closings And Your Holiday Shopping

Christmas shoppers will be finding some fantastic buys this holiday season as stores vie for consumer dollars in a bid to hold on in a tough market. Unfortunately, a number

Education Tips Fun Stuff

On The First Day of Christmas….

One of the oldest Christmas songs still be sung is, “The Twelve Days of Christmas” a tune from 18th century England. The song has remained popular because it is memorable,

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Happy Black Friday, Now Start Your Shopping!

Happy “the day after” to you and yours – the day after Thanksgiving, that is. Today marks the unofficial beginning of the holiday shopping season, the countdown to Christmas which