Not only is technology evolving with the times, so is crimes. An intelligent criminal can use Facebook to stalk a victim as easy as a friend request. Skills with computers can allow people to print out …

Get ready to say good-bye to Wachovia. The bank’s name and its blue and green logo are about to become a thing of the past in most parts of the country.  They will be replaced …

Black Friday can be one of the best days to shop for Christmas but it can also be one of the worst days to shop for Christmas. Shopping on the day after Thanksgiving is an …

Money is tight for everyone these days. Bartering can be a way to stretch tight budgets. Barter is the ancient custom where people exchange goods and services directly, and without using money. There are some …

One of the best ways to teach your kids about money, is to give them an allowance, and guide then in how they spend it. The typical rule of thumb, for deciding how much allowance …

George Soros is a U.S. billionaire financier who became famous for his activities in currency speculation and philanthropic support. Current chairman of Soros Fund Management and Open Society Institute, George Soros can be considered the …

Amending a tax return is necessary if the original return was already sent to the IRS. Fortunately, TurboTax software allows persons to file an amended return if they received additional tax documents/ information after filing …

Insurance for your property is by far the most important product you can have to protect your wallet in times of catastrophe, but most people fail to add the coverage, and truthfully; it’s not something …

An obligation is an act or course of action to which a person is legally or morally bound. Most of these may be more moral than legal but they are not objective, in other words …

According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the poverty level for a family of four is a little more than $23,000.  Meanwhile, north of the border in Canada, Ontario social services …

Most investors turn their noses up at the mere thought of “investing” in mobile homes. The problem is most investors consider mobile homes as if they were stick built houses. However a savvy few know …

With the advancement of technology check fraud has become increasingly easy to perpetrate. Computer generated checks are common, and provide an easy and quick method of producing checks for consumers, and potentially creating illegitimate checks …

While taking out a payday loan has been much maligned, certain reasons remain which could provide a solution to an immediate need. Payday loans become truly bad for personal financial health if it becomes a …

“Missouri Department of Corrections Matt Blunt GovernorLarry Crawford DirectorFor further informationContact Brian Hauswirth,Public Information officerTele: 573/522-1118Direct FAX: 573/751-4099P.O. Box 236Jefferson City MO 65102March 13, 2007Department to Ban Inmates From Soliciting Pen Pals on WebsitesActing upon …

If you are faced with a foreclosure on your home, then you need to find ways how to stop it from happening. Most home owners dread looking into the facts that can lead to a …

Financial institutions and their agents advertise annuities as a means to provide future income. An annuity is a contract with an annuity provider that promises a deferred payment in exchange for a single premium or a …

How finances will work is often the last thing on the mind of newly-weds, so surrounded by the blush of early love. However, making sure that you have a sound sense of your personal finances …

Credit cards can be useful for some things if they are used properly. However, people can get into trouble if they start charging purchases they cannot pay off in full each month. If you don’t …

If you shop at a warehouse club or one of those huge box stores, you most likely pay a yearly fee to maintain a membership. This fee should be taken into consideration when calculating any …

Washington voters passed Initiative 692, the Medical Use of Marijuana Act, in November of 1998. This law allows patients who meet certain medical criteria to use marijuana for medicinal reasons with a doctor’s recommendation. The law …

Despite the most diligent plans to stay within a budget during the holiday season, somehow it never quite turns out that way.  The best-laid strategies may have gone awry just days before the holiday.  But …

The scary part of the phrase “Gun Control” to me isn’t the Gun part, no it the word next to it I am leery of. If one would search out the matter even further he …

I define Father as a male who either deliberately procreated with the hopeful goal of bringing a new life into the world or who identified with and accepted as his own a new life after …

In bygone years, states made up their own laws depending on the needs they were facing.  Many of these laws were made in the early years of statehood, and they have never been taken off …

Finances play a very vital and important role in marriage. In fact, it could determine the success or failure of marriage. Statistics show that one of the biggest reasons why couple fight is because of finances. Most …

Getting in to debt is a bad idea, but once we’re in debt there’s not much we can do about it until it’s all paid off and we have learnt our lesson the hard way. …

Maestro debit card services is a division of MasterCard that is licensed to financial institutions that issue debit cards. These debit services allow clients to make payments from their checking accounts or using pre-paid debit …

In some instances, a person obtaining a mortgage from a company may come across instances where the company disregards the public interest and engage in practices of their own. These practices may unduly increase the …

How To Save Money With Online Car Insurance Comparison As with everything in the world, it helps to price compare car insurance policies. There are several web sites and companies that offer different pricing for …

A short term loan is money that is lent to a borrower, who must repay it back to the creditor within a specified period. The maturity of the short term loans is usually less than …