Play it Safe with Zero Percent on Purchases – Credit Card Forum
- February 5, 2016
- Category: News
A card with an introductory zero percent APR on purchases can seem like an answer to your cash-strapped prayers. Before you play it safe with zero percent, you’ll need to figure out if you’re the type of person who can use one of these deals safely, or if you’ll incur massive financial damage. “Certain people...
7 Ways to Save Money for an Emergency Fund – Investopedia
- January 7, 2016
- Category: News
Life is full of unexpected surprises, and some of them can really put a dent in your budget. Emergency situations, such as repairing a car, replacing an appliance, paying a large health insurance deductible, or taking an unexpected trip, can deplete your savings or cause you to make unwise decisions that may cripple...
Debt Management in 2016 – WNHR-FM/NPR (Concord, New Hampshire)
- January 4, 2016
- Category: News
Many Americans in the new year are resolving to become better budgeters, to spend less, and to pay down their debt. But while a consumer-driven culture has certainly contributed to overspending and increasing debt for many, the economy and sluggish wage growth in recent years has also made it harder to be as thrifty as...
Resolutions 2016: Get the Financial Help You Need to Kick Your Debt in the Butt – Money Talks News
- December 31, 2015
- Category: News
All financial counselors are not created equal. Here’s how to avoid scoundrels, get financial help and conquer your debts. This year will be different Perhaps you’ve decided this is the year when you are going to turn your debt picture around. Money Talks News founder Stacy Johnson suggests that to make good on...
Paying Back Holiday Debt – WSMH-TV/FOX (Flint, MI)
- December 24, 2015
- Category: News
You might be doing some last minute gift-wrapping tonight and maybe the cost of all those gifts is finally hitting you. Paying back holiday debt can be a long process if you haven't budgeted, but small sacrifices now can make sure your credit card debt is paid off sooner rather than later. “If you didn’t plan...
Underwater on your Mortgage? This program could help – Detroit Free Press
- December 21, 2015
- Category: News
What would stop someone from making a move and filling out forms to save an extra $100 or $200 a month on a mortgage payment? Especially if that person lived in a hard-hit housing market and could qualify for a limited refinancing deal that arose out of the housing collapse? If you are underwater on your mortgage there...
Be wary of impulse buying on Cyber Monday – Arizona Daily Star (Tucson)
- November 30, 2015
- Category: News
Cyber Monday — Nov. 30 — has surpassed the week prior to Christmas and the week prior to Thanksgiving “to take the No. 2 position for most popular days for holiday shopping,” a survey says. However, on Cyber Monday be wary of impulse buying. The digital marketplace RetailMeNot Inc., and Placed, Inc.,...
Sobrevivimos a las festividades (Surviving the Holidays) – The San Fernando (CA) Valley Sun
Sobrevivimos las festividades al reflexionar sobre nuestras bendiciones con una abundancia de comida en torno a un pavo como parte central de una gran fiesta. Es esa época del año, el tradicional Día de Acción de Gracias, una celebración de “Gracias” rodeada de familiares y amigos. Este feriado tradicional y...
5 Warning Signs You May Be on A Compulsive Shopping Binge – Detroit Free Press
- November 19, 2015
- Category: News
You don't need to have a "shopping addiction" to overspend during the "All-I-Want-for-Christmas-Is-More" season. The buy more-save more triggers are everywhere. If you want to hold on to some cash, it can help to consider if you're about to get trapped into a compulsive shopping binge. Some of the signs of trouble...
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