So, you made it through college in one piece, and you even managed to land a good job. Congratulations You’re in the home stretch toward financial stability – but you haven’t exactly hit home base yet. Most likely that new job isn’t going to make you rich (not yet, right?), and it’s even more likely [...]
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Bail Or No Bail – How Much Trouble Is The Euro In?
The big news out of Europe this week was the announcement of a 50% write-down of Greek bonds held by European banks in another massive bailout of the embattled country. Problems with this approach began to surface quickly. The biggest and most challenging is the temporary injunction issued by the German Constitutional Court on October [...]
Get out of debt on your own if you’ve amassed a huge amount on your cards
Getting out of debt and staying out of debt is not the same thing. While most debtors can get help from the professional companies and get out of debt, staying out of debt is not so easy. You have to be financially disciplined in order to stay out of debt in the near future and [...]
Tax-Deductible Medical Expenses
The good news is that many medical expenses are tax-deductible. The bad news is that your medical expenses must total more than 7.5% of your adjusted gross income (AGI) in order for you to take the medical tax deduction. More importantly, you can only claim the medical expenses in excess of 7.5% of your AGI. [...]
A New Program to Aid Students for Life After College
Westwood College is preparing students for their careers by introducing its new Employment PledgeSM program, available to new students. Eligible students who have not found employment six months after graduation will receive help with their bills from Westwood College for up to six months. “The Employment Pledge is a first-of-its-kind program that reinforces our commitment [...]
Choosing a Degree Program that will Actually Support You
The job market is terrible, and it really doesn’t seem as if it is going to show any significant growth in the upcoming months. This isn’t what many students who are about to either start their degree programs or return to their current studies want to hear. In fact, many current students are beginning to [...]
How to Make Ends Meet Once the Benefits Run Out
If you were laid off months ago, your unemployment benefits might be almost out. In the interim you better be prepared for when the well runs dry. Fortunately so long as you have a home computer and access to the Internet, there are a variety of ways you can earn enough income to get through [...]
Perfect Vision Without Breaking the Bank
Your sight is an essential component to your enjoyment of life – seeing your child play, enjoying the theater, looking into a loved one’s eyes. Therefore, when eyesight begins to fade, you need to view the purchasing of eyeglasses as an investment – buying into life and its visual beauty. Having said this, the investment [...]
Home Loan Hunting Tips – How to Bag the Bucks
Buying a new home can be stressful for a ton of reasons, but one of the biggest is finding the right home loan for your particular situation. Here are a few tips that may help new home buyers find the right loan the first time. Improve Your Credit In today’s market, the key to getting [...]
Cost Benefits and Deficits of Paycheck Advances
You’ve probably noticed a lot of companies advertising on TV, Radio, and the Internet for cash advances. This industry has grown quite a bit in recent years and is a new approach to an old idea. These cash advances are used by consumers to get money that is intended to be repaid when the borrower [...]
Trading Off: Comparing Trade School and College
For many people it’s been tough finding a job. The most traditional way, for education, in the past has been by attaining a liberal arts or business degree but the vast majority of jobs lost in the most recent economic downturn were in these sectors. An estimated 7.9 million jobs were lost since 2008 when [...]
Investing Lessons from Playing Online Poker
If there is one thing both investing in the stock market and online poker obviously have in common, it’s gambling. Both require the high levels of risk, and there is often hard earned money on the line. However, online poker for US citizens, does offer some insight into investing in the stock market, and can [...]
Save While Planning Your Next Trip Overseas
When traveling, most Americans stick to the states for many reasons. For one, it’s cheaper to travel within the United States, and most locations can be reached by car. America offers many excellent vacation spots with competitive costs. New York, California, and Florida Hotels, among many others, offer beautiful accommodations, and most cities have a [...]
Financial Lessons to be Learned from Online Poker
Most people assume that playing online poker is a frivolous activity that is actually counterintuitive to good financial practices. This isn’t necessarily the case. There are actually good lessons to be learned from playing online poker, as both investing and online poker have quite a few parallels. There are great lessons to be learned, including: [...]
Mastering the Art of Being Resourceful
As human beings, we are extremely adaptable and, throughout history, have managed to do amazing things with very little. However, this resourcefulness seems to have been lost along the way. Where our grandparents would plant a garden if food was scarce and make sure to use every little bit of a chicken to make sure [...]
