I have been very stressed lately because I have been carrying a lot of debt. I guess that when I received my first credit card that I wasn’t too disciplined in its’ use. Now, ten cards later, I have realized that I am getting to a point where I won’t be able to afford the […]
I received an interesting phone call from the bank yesterday. It seems that our merchant account had too many transactions over the weekend and that they were going to shut it down.
Now, I asked why there was an upper limit on the number of transactions, but the person on the other end of the line […]
When I was a kid my parents used to tell me about child trust funds and how they were going to make sure I had a good future. I always resented the way that they made me give them half of my babysitting money to put away for college, stating that I needed to learn […]
I’m especially happy with the way the Internet has evolved. I love the fact that it is a medium where anyone can submit their reviews and opinions about any product or service that they have experienced. I like to think of the Internet as a buying guide of sorts, highlighting the best products and warning […]
My husband is a huge fan of Michael Dinich. This is because my husband is a huge fan of anything that has to do with financial planning and mutual funds and saving for the future. In fact, we are encouraging him to go back to school and study for a career in finance. I believe […]
When I first went to college, I was looking for a part time job, so that I could earn a little bit of spending money. My parents were paying for my tuition and my living expenses, but my spending money was up to me. That is when I found the job of handing out student […]
I was doing some research into a company that offers gas credit cards. I know of several people who have complained about this company, claiming that they have been ripped off by them time and time again, so I decided to look into it and see if their claims had any truth to them.
I […]
I was reading a financial magazine the other day that was full of financial humor. The sad thing is that most people I know would not get it and so I had no one to share it with. That is pretty much how my life is. I was happy to have found the magazine and […]
I was reading the business section in the paper from last week today. With the hectic season upon us, sometimes we get a little too busy to keep up with the news. So I decided that today, I would sit down and have a quick read to see what I missed.
In the personal finance […]
Now, there are a lot of people that are over their heads in debt. Sometimes they are so far in debt that there seems that there is no way out. Quite a few of these people go bankrupt to get rid of their debt - but then creditors and their credit score suffer immensely.
I urge […]
