Understanding Auto Loan Terms

Understanding Auto Loan Terms

Not very many people have the luxury of paying for a brand new car out of pocket. With college loans to pay off, kids, a mortgage, medical expenses, and another car loan with several more …
How to Fix Errors on your Credit Report

How to Fix Errors on your Credit Report

The law gives you the right, free of charge, to contest anything on your credit report that you contend is inaccurate.  This is important, because errors are common on credit reports (an item from someone …
Comparing Texas Auto Insurance Online

Comparing Texas Auto Insurance Online

Comparing Texas auto insurance online is the best way to get the best deals on the state required coverage as well as the many other policies that are available. Quotes are provided online free of …
Guide to Classic Car Insurance

Guide to Classic Car Insurance

Whether you bought your car off the showroom floor this year or 25 years ago, one thing does not change: you still need to carry insurance on it. How much and the type of insurance …
Poverty in America

Poverty in America

Surviving poverty in America. If you are quick to judge those in poverty to be in a negative light then maybe you should try it. You may realize you simply do not have the skill …
New York State Required Auto Insurance

New York State Required Auto Insurance

Like most U.S.states, New York has imposed laws requiring auto insurance to be carried on any registered vehicle in the state. Auto insurance is put in place to protect individuals in an accident, and it …
What is Universal Life Insurance

What is Universal Life Insurance

The development of the Universal Life (UL) plan added more scope to life insurance. Whole Life plans operated with cash values that significantly lagged behind the accumulated premiums. The Universal Life plan is unique in that it …
Automatic Investment Plans

Automatic Investment Plans

Just about everyone has aspirations to be wealthy some day, but very few people ever attain their goal of becoming financially independent. They just never get around to coming up with a plan to make …
Jessicas Law how to Punish Child Molesters

Jessicas Law how to Punish Child Molesters

Years ago a co-worker of mine at the social service organization where we both worked, witnessing every day the lasting effects of molestation on children who were victimized before they were out of diapers, turned …
What are the 2011 Roth Ira Income Limits

What are the 2011 Roth Ira Income Limits

Roth Individual Retirement Account (Roth IRA) is a retirement plan used by many workers.  It offers many advantages to potential retirees; however, they cannot exceed the income limitations of the Roth IRA, because it makes …
Bankruptcy in Retirement

Bankruptcy in Retirement

The bankruptcy process can be stressful, but for many people it is their only option when they are overwhelmed by debt. For many people, an important question they ask as they go through this process …
How to best Invest your Money for Consistent Income

How to best Invest your Money for Consistent Income

Earning a consistent income from investments means getting a predictable income on a regular basis. Retirees and pre-retirees particularly seek consistent income from their investments to replace earned income. The most risk-free way of investing …
Forex Trading Currency Market Fx

Forex Trading Currency Market Fx

The stock market is big. The bond market is even bigger. But the market that dwarfs all others is the Forex market, with over $2.3 trillion traded each day. Forex, or FX, is the foreign …
Assessing the Death Penalty

Assessing the Death Penalty

Do We Need Capital Punishment? There is a long history of debate about the death penalty. People have used religious, moralistic and practical arguments both in favor and in opposition to capital punishment. They have …
How to Find Unclaimed Property in Kansas

How to Find Unclaimed Property in Kansas

Finding unclaimed property is like stumbling onto a secret savings account that was forgotten about. During 2011, the Treasurer of Kansas was able to identify more than $9.7 million belonging to more than 43,000 owners. …
Money

Money

Bad things happen to everyone who is alive on Earth. That is a fact, and it is also a fact that for one reason or another some people spend more money than they earn each …
Facts about Debt and Debt Collectors

Facts about Debt and Debt Collectors

Debt collectors are one of the most reviled professions. The image of them preying on the vulnerable may be true in some cases and more complaints are issued against debt collection agencies than any other profession. However, …
Pros and Cons of Saving Accounts

Pros and Cons of Saving Accounts

Saving accounts can come in different shapes and sizes. Although they all have an AER interest rate which is usually returned annually. Every bank has at least a few saving accounts that you can select …
Health Insurance Discount Plans

Health Insurance Discount Plans

You’ve probably seen them on the net in the form of banners, pop ups, email blasts; “Save $XXX’s on Healthcare/Vision/Dental/Prescription Drugs/Whatever with XYZ discount plan”. They’re somewhat enticing, especially if you have these expenses. They’re …
When are Personal Loans a Bad Idea

When are Personal Loans a Bad Idea

Nothing can destroy family and friendship quicker than money. It is for this reason that I will never lend money to family or friends that I will expect to receive back. Of course, I learned …
Smart Investments for 2011

Smart Investments for 2011

Since 2008, the world economy has been a shaky one to say the least. It has plummeted to the ground taking the investments of many with it with horrific results for many investors. Things could …