Creating a Home Budget Step by Step
The other day I received an email from a guy who was looking for some help with his budget. What he really wanted was to run his family like a business.While I think its a great idea to have the mindset that your family does operate with a bottom-line (that cant or shouldnt be masked by credit ... more...

Get a Loan With a Poor Credit Rating
How do you go about obtaining a loan if you have a poor credit score? Is it even possible if you have declared bankruptcy? Well, the short answer is yes. It may be difficult however, so you should be ready to put up with a few rejections. You should also be ready to accept higher interest rates and ... more...

When Debt Collectors Cross the Line Bogus Threats & Illegal Collection Tactics
If you are behind on your bills and on the receiving end of collection phone calls, you will probably hear collectors make some very threatening statements. While most debt collection professionals try to stay within the boundaries defined by the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), ... more...

Perfect Storm
Having lived aboard a sailboat for 2 years I was stricken when I saw the movie PERFECT STORM. I know these are things you want to avoid at all costs. Even little storms can play havoc with your life style on a boat.From a world view it looks like we are headed into a perfect storm of world ... more...

The Philosopher's Stone
If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosophers stone Benjamin FranklinOk, so how do you do it? It seems like any time I try to spend less, a new expense comes charging (so to speak) through the door. Here are a few suggestions Ive gathered:1. Robert Kiyosaki, investor, ... more...

Apartment Loan 101
So youre interested in going into business as a property manager? Have you given any thought yet to youll enter this potentially profitable market? Reality check-unless youve just inherited a large sum of money from a relative or are otherwise independently wealthy youre going to find someone to ... more...

You Can Bank Online
It used to be that banks were service providers who were open late and made their money by investing the money you deposited with them. For depositing money with them, they would pay you a little bit of interest.The times, they are a-changing!How times have changed! Nowadays, you will be lucky to ... more...

Student Loan Consolidation
Student loan consolidation is one of the most used methods for reducing and working off student debt. If you want to consolidate debt, whether its a student loan debt or not, you have to follow a certain process. However, this process is easy to follow and will absolutely not require big efforts ... more...

Boston Real Estate You Still Have Considerable Control Over the Sale of Your Boston Home
Boston real estate is a hot topic. Daily newspaper articles comment on whether or not a bubble exists in the Boston real estate market, when and if it will pop, how interest rates affect the market, why Boston residents are snapping up interest-only loans, and how foreign investors in our ... more...

Making Your Realtor Web Site Pay for Itself
Most home buyers start their home search on the net. If youre a real estate agent or broker and you think your website should be doing more, youre not alone. Realtors are in a very competitive business and a good web site will make your business more successful.A realtors website design needs to ... more...

Household Budget
Sometimes it can seem as though daily expenses are getting out of control you know that you should have enough money to cover everything, but it just never seems to work out that way.If your financial situation seems to be getting worse with each passing month, don't despair; with the aid of a ... more...

Anatomy of an Online Marketing Failure
Wife: "I'm getting sick of these harrassing bill collectors who call me all hours of the night and day."Husband: "I know Sweetheart. I'm going to turn things around financially for us. Bill, down at the office, says that there's lots of money to be made on the Internet. I think I'll go to him for ... more...

Get Out of Debt
It is said that a pet tiger cub can become dangerous if it tastes blood. It will stop at killing no one, not even the people who brought it up. Similarly, once we get the taste of money and the freedom of purchasing through credit, we seem to know no bounds. What do we land up with? Heaps and heaps ... more...