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Archive for May, 2007

Debt Handling Solutions

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Sometimes debt can seem overwhelming. In those instances, or even before things get that far out of hand, get back to basics and try these two debt handling solutions.
BASICS – Lower insurance deductibles for your homeowners, renters and vehicles policies where appropriate and save money. Don’t take chances on bouncing checks; instead get covered [...]

Money Saving Solutions

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Wouldn’t it be great to get a little help with your money handling? Here are four (4) simple solutions to try.
1. COUPONS - These are not just for food! Check online, in print media and in your postal and email boxes for money saving coupons to use with your next computer, software, bookstore, office [...]

5 Tips To Reduce Your Household Expenses

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Every month, when you analyse your monthly household expenditures, do you notice an increase as compared to previous months? It may just be ten dollars or a hundred dollars but it is definitely on the rise.
That little bit of extra money paid each month will accumulate to a significant amount if left unchecked. Here [...]

7 Ways to Change Undesirable Spending Habits

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Many people dream of retiring with a healthy bank account but few people actually achieve it. This is largely due to lack of discipline in building up their retirement fund and poor spending habits. While building a retirement fund requires time, you can accelerate the process by making incremental but positive changes in your spending [...]

Need Cash? Beware of Pay Day Loans!

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Have you seen the commercials? Cute characters promise financial prosperity. Happy, professional individuals appear to regularly visit their corner pay day loan shop as proudly as cashing a check at the bank. Customers at the grocery store all recommend pay day loans as the easy solution for a lack of funds.
Could pay day loans [...]

Credit Cards and You - Part 2

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Are you starting to get notices from creditors to pay or “else”? Are you worried that you might lose your properties like your house because of credit debt? Chin up: Dealing with credit card debt is not as hard as you may think.
And, if there’s any consolation, you’re not the only one facing such [...]

Credit Cards and You - Part 1

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Practically everyone in the United States has credit cards. From teenagers to retirees, almost everyone has at least one credit card. Everywhere we go we see ads - in the television, radio, newspapers, billboard advertisements - on credit cards. Some credit cards are even mailed directly to our homes. But what are credit cards, why [...]

Feeding a Family on $300 a Month

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If you only had $300 a month to spend on groceries for a family of four, could you do it? What sort of food would make the list and what would stay tauntingly on the store’s shelves?
Whatever your reason for having a tight budget, the truth is that going to the grocery store without [...]

Three Big Steps To Better Money Handling

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With prices increasing all the time, saving money can be harder and harder to do. Here are some solutions for saving a little so that you can still meet your needs and still find ways to trim off a little for the future.
1. BUDGET - Get one and stick with it! And set aside [...]

The First Step Toward Living Debt Free

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All of us incur debts from time to time. It is normal to purchase items on account and pay for them at a later date. The point where we run into trouble is when we overextend ourselves and owe our creditors more than we can repay.
Do You Have A Positive Or Negative Cash Flow? [...]