Saving money is important, but it takes more than just tucking away a portion of your paycheck to really be successful at it. Cutting corners to reduce your monthly bills, as well as other measures, such as spending less at the grocery store, are equally important. Here are some tips and hints to help you...
Some businesses cringe at the idea of a cash advance, and rightly so. Interest rates can top 45 percent – leaps and bounds above traditional bank loans or equipment leases. But there are certain times when a cash advance is a good business decision. They’re certainly not a means of keeping your business afloat, but...
Will I have a long retirement? Should I live longer than average? Will I have enough money to support myself in retirement? Am I saving enough for retirement? These questions are key when you’re deciding how much money to save for retirement to live comfortably and have enough money for your entire lifespan. Obviously, no...
The risk lies at the very core of trading. Without risk, the profit would not be possible. On the flip side of the coin, because of that risk, there is the danger of big losses befalling you. However, as necessary as taking risks is if you’re to turn a profit, by using stop losses intelligently,...
Tis’ the season my friends. At this time of year, it’s customary to eat as much turkey as is physically possible, lavish each other with expensive gifts, drink large quantities of whatever happens to be left in your drinks cabinet (normally something horrible like Cointreau), and then 6 days later repent everything and promise that...
The economy is forcing people to pay more attention to spending. Deciding if an item is a need or a want is hard, but necessary. Nobody likes to have to choose between paying a bill or buying a collectible, it’s just a sign of the times, so to speak. Follow these plans to keep the...
While many pension experts will give you ‘rules of thumb’ to save for retirement, the truth is that the kind of pension pot you will need is completely dependent upon your individual circumstances. Planning There are, however, some basic steps that you can take to start planning how much you should be saving. The most...
Building up your credit can take time – but what if you have no credit, to begin with? How do you build credit when you are just starting? If you are just beginning, you’ve probably run into the problem of being denied credit because you have no credit. How are you supposed to build credit...
You may need cover for unemployment if you and your family are heavily reliant upon your ability to earn an income. What is sometimes overlooked though is that unemployment may arise for many reasons – and not all of them to do with redundancy. Various other things may rob you of your ability to earn...
If your own painstaking search for critical illness cover quotes proves a little too daunting, you might take the considerably easier route of asking a specialist site to do the searching, comparing, and compilation of suitable quotes for you. Search and compare If you are considering searching for critical illness cover quotes you probably already...