Education Tips
Is Peer To Peer Lending Right For You?
Tweet One method of borrowing money that has grown in importance over the past few years is peer to peer lending, a way for private lenders (usually individuals) to lend
Save Money On That Very Special Event!
Tweet Budget conscious consumers are sometimes faced with a dilemma when a special event comes to town: do they pay full price for the circus, fair, or play and risk
Save Money, But Not At Your Bank
Tweet Consumers who want to save their future, are in a bind these days. Hammered by the stock market, seeing the financial crisis eat into their savings, and still wanting
Don’t Scare Your Pets To Death This Hallowe’en!
The Hallowe’en season offers a frightening good time for children and adults, as entire families play “dress up” and enjoy a day filled with hayrides, pumpkins, candy, and other harvest related events.
How To Save Money On Entertainment Costs
Tweet A topsy-turvy stock market has a lot of people concerned and for good reason: no one is quite certain what the impact of these movements will be. Given that
GMAC Ushers In Tougher Auto Financing Restrictions
Tweet GMAC — once known as the General Motors Acceptance Corporation, the financing arm for GM — announced recently some changes that may impact whether you can finance your next
Forget December! Car Deals Abound In October.
Tweet After tallying up September 2008 new car sales, automotive manufacturers quickly concluded that waiting until December to run calendar year ending sales just wasn’t going to cut it, especially
During A Crisis, Mortgage Scammers Abound
Tweet When an economic crisis hits – whether personal or national – there is a certain group of people who come out of the woodwork, just like cockroaches, scammers who
Can Coupons Still Bring Big Savings Your Way?
Tweet Coupons have long been a staple of American life, offering clippable savings on a wide variety of food, clothing, entertainment, and personal items. When I was young, coupons ranging
What You Need To Know About The FDIC And Your Money
Tweet The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was created in 1933 to provide deposit insurance for America’s banking system. Reporting directly to the federal government, the FDIC was put into
Bundle Your Bills To Save Big Bucks
Tweet Consumers looking to reduce household expenses can find savings by reviewing their monthly bills and seeing which ones can be bundled together. In times past phone, cable, and cellular
Are You Anxious? Throw A Party!
Tweet You’ve just logged on to read your third quarter 401(k) statement and the news is not pretty. In fact, with your net loss pushing 20%, you imagine that it
Mortgage Crisis? Beware of the Predatory Lender!
Tweet With the U.S. housing market experiencing one of its worst downturns in memory, consumers who are in a position to refinance their mortgages in a bid to improve their
You Can Save Money On Healthcare Costs
Tweet Consumers today are being battered by high fuel costs and a sharp rise in groceries, while seeing wages remain virtually stagnant. When consumer confidence is down, the whole country
Suddenly, Certificates Of Deposit Are Appealing Again
Tweet Nervous investors may be tempted to take what cash they have and stash those funds in a mattress, figuring that this is one place that their money won’t be
