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Payment Protection Insurance: Pros and Cons
Payment protection insurance, sometimes called loan protection insurance, is a product offered by creditors in which your monthly payments are covered for a set period of time if you lose your job or...
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Should You Hire A Pro For Your Taxes?
As tax time rolls around you may be finding yourself wondering how to best spend your money: On the gas to drive to a government building to pick up some tax forms On tax preparation software to do...
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New Book Provides Essential Info On Child ID Theft
No sooner did we add a recent blog post about the identity theft wave targeting children than we learned of a new book on the subject. Child Identity Theft: What Every Parent Needs to Know by Robert P....
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Skills Assessment Checklist
Whether you are looking to land a job, get ahead in your current industry or make the transition to a new profession, it’s vital to understand both what you do well and what you will thrive at. The...
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Daily Money Management Programs For Seniors
If you are concerned about an elderly loved one meeting their financial obligations, you might feel like you not only have to manage your own money, but their money too. But there can be help. What is...
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Emergency Budget Trimming
Have you ever unexpectedly found out you’re quickly going to have less income? It’s enough to throw you into a panic. But the best way to get through hard times is to take a few deep breaths and put a...
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First-Time Home Buying Mistakes To Avoid – Part II
Our counselors had so much great home purchase guidance that it spilled over into a second blog post! The mistake: Using the same agent as the seller How to avoid it: You may be told that you can save...
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Swipe Right: Credit Or Debit?
Do you ever go back and forth between your debit and credit cards in the checkout aisle because you’re not sure which is best to use for a particular purchase? Well, the decision doesn’t have to be...
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Ride Your Bike To Collect Your Rewards
If you were told there is a way you could save up to $10,000 per year doing something that made you feel good, you would probably want to know about it, right? Estimates by some studies are that using...
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What Makes Property Taxes Go Up?
If you own a home, you may feel like an increase in property taxes is a sword of Damocles hanging over your head, just waiting to gouge you. With so many different policies and circumstances...
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Negotiating The Best Home Purchase Deal
When buying a home, you are probably going to have a real estate agent helping you and giving you pointers on negotiating a price. However, it’s still your money on the line, and that means you should...
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Finding Post-High School Education Value
With reports all over the media of nightmarishly high college debts plaguing the financial lives of young people, it’s easy to question whether it’s all really worth it. Sure, a university education...
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How To Detect Identity Theft On Your Credit Reports
If you’ve accessed your credit reports at any time in your life, odds are that you have seen some mistaken information in your credit file. After all, statistics show that the solid majority of people...
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Apps That Pay You
If you’ve ever browsed a list of apps, or software applications for mobile devices, you may have thought, “These are great, but what I really need is an app that makes me some cash!” That actually...
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Super Spring Bargains
Falling in between the holiday shopping season and the summer travel months, spring is a time when you may find yourself with a little extra cash in your budget. This is especially true if you are just...
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Food Help Resources
Estimates are that nearly 50 million American will struggle to afford food at some point this year. If you are one of those people, you do not need to feel ashamed. Because so many people need a...
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Buying A Bank-Owned Foreclosed Home
While the savings that can be realized from purchasing a foreclosed property can be very exciting, it is important to proceed with caution because of the unique nature of this kind of transaction. Here...
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VantageScore 3.0: What It Means For You
You may have been conditioned to expect the worst with credit scores. After all, it can seem like the more you learn, the more you have to worry about: “It can hurt my score if I don’t have a credit...
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Filing A Complaint With The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
In the past, if you had a problem with a financial product or service that you wanted to report to federal administrators, you contacted the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). That changed in 2011 after...
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What Does A Certified Divorce Financial Analyst Do?
It seems incredibly unfair that at a time when you are dealing with the emotional stress of separating from your spouse, you also have to deal with worrisome and complicated financial issues too. As...
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