How does your bank balance look at present when you’re all set to run up for Christmas? After years of trouble with holiday debt, there seems to be too much panic about Christmas as the majority are worried about how they could avoid racking up debt due to overspending. Everyone is worried about whether or...
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A Crash Course on Black Friday Shopping
Regardless of whether you want to go out on Cyber Monday and Black Friday, it is wise enough to do some research work in your home. Since the onslaught of deals, discounts and sales are in full swing, you’ve got to be careful about snagging the best discounts on things. Are you planning to do...
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Nordic Nation Leads the Way on Financial Innovation
Measured by its economic output per capita, Norway is one of the wealthiest places on earth (only surpassed by Luxembourg and Switzerland). Oil and gas exports have filled the nation’s coffers for decades, allowing it to build one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds (currently worth more than 1 trillion USD). Meanwhile, important changes...
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Money-Saving Tips When Borrowing Money
Deciding to borrow money is never an easy decision. Though it’s a necessity today, taking out a personal loan online still comes with a stigma that suggests you aren’t responsible with your money. In most cases, that can’t be further from the truth. Just because you don’t have all the cash you need to cover...
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Be Alert! 3 All-Too-Common Financial Scams
File How savvy do you think you are when it comes to fraud? The sad truth is that how you answer this question isn’t particularly relevant. Scammers have made fortunes off people who might otherwise have convinced themselves they were completely savvy and well aware of the potential for fraud but still found themselves sucked...
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Personal Finance Lessons From The Rock
There aren’t many guys out there quite like Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. Not only has he had a fruitful wrestling career (the one that gave him his nickname) he branched out into acting and has done things behind the scenes that many of us could only dream of. He started from extremely humble beginnings too,...
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To Buy or to Rent? That’s The Question
As we embark on our careers and start a family, many young adults choose to invest their hard-earned money by buying their very first home. It’s an exciting period with a lot of learning involved; from finding the right place to buy, to getting the right kind of insurance, and selling it again a few...
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Should you finance your car from your dealer or get a loan from the bank?
Image source Are you someone who is searching for a used or new car? If you answered yes, chances are high that you would want to finance your car either from the dealer or from the bank. The majority of the cars are financed as most drivers can never afford to pay for the new...
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Advice for ‘back to school’ expenses – Finance tips to stay on top of your financial health
According to reports from the Huntington Bank Backpack Index, the total cost of school supplies jumped 90% from 2007 to 2017, and the report that was released recently predicted increases of 1% for elementary and 5% for middle-schoolers for the approaching school year. Nevertheless, there are several reasons behind people feeling good about shopping for...
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Surviving The Financial Hardships Of Disability
Having a disability, whether physical or mental, can be very distressing. There is not just the pain and discomfort that you have to deal with, but also all of the associated changes in your life as well. In particular, there can be big changes in your financial situation causing you to have fewer available resources...