Yes, you are reading this correctly. According to a CNN article today a Florida couple has been living in their home for the past 5 years and has not made a single mortgage payment. To be frank, it didn’t really surprise me. Florida was one of the hardest hit states by the real estate bubble […]
Personal Finance Apps for the iPhone and iPad
This is a guest blog post from Hunter Richards from Software Advice. Personal finance isn’t usually fun, and losing track of your spending habits can be remarkably easy. But perhaps a new kind of budgeting and accounting tool can change the way we view our finances. As we all know, there are iPhone apps for […]
Forex Trading – What is It and Why is It so Popular These Days?
This is a guest blog post from Tom Cleveland, a market analyst for ForexTraders. It is quite difficult today to avoid on the Internet or on national television, for that matter, an advertisement touting the wonderful qualities of forex trading. The popularity garnered by currency trading over the past decade has been truly amazing, considering […]
Extreme Couponing – Who is Paying For It?
If you follow current events, I am sure you have seen the hype surrounding TLC’s Extreme Couponing. Like anything else, there are fans and haters and those who simply don’t care. I fall in the don’t care category, with one exception; I learned that I may be bearing the financial burden for extreme couponing. My […]
Unemployment Debit Cards to Save Banks Millions, Cost Consumers
This is a guest blog post from our friends at Credit Land, a website which features credit card selection and application assistance. The switch from paper checks to debit cards will save the U.S. Department of Labor approximately $4 million a year, but the underlying fees and costs are pinching consumers pockets. The program varies […]
A Bank Account of One’s Own – Financial Advice for Women
This is a guest blog post by Meg Montgomery, founder of Women-Money-Power. My grandmother told me a great story once. I was writing a paper on Women’s Rights, and she sat me down and told me about one of the biggest power shifts that ever happened for women in this country. Not many people write […]
Sound Financial Advice from Saturday Night Live
Do you ever wonder how you got into debt? If so, this video will help you figure it out and solve your debt problems FOREVER.
Improving Your Credit Score
Getting in over your head financially can turn your life into a bit of a nightmare. If you need to improve your credit score, here is a list of tips to know just how to go about doing that. When it comes to your money, truly knowledge is power. It might be helpful to be […]