After brainstorming over the weekend with his buddies, Todd decided it was time to start up a new business. He had a great idea for a new App to help consumers with their shopping agendas.The only thing in his way? Very little money if any at all to kick it [...]
If you are looking for the best place to put your savings, you should reconsider going to a brick and mortar bank. Right now, the best interest rates for a savings account are actually found with online financial institutions. These are FDIC-insured institutions, which means your money will be safe [...]
By now, many have already filed their taxes. However, there are some who have filed for an extension and still need to file. With the average refund being $3,053 for the 2016 filing season, it is no wonder everyone wants to get their hands on their refund as soon as [...]
Paperwork can get lost right? Think about it: How many times have you misplaced a key document or lost an important paper you thought was filed appropriately?But what about a big company losing $5 billion of its $12 billion private student loan portfolio?While millions of Americans can only hope and [...]
Anyone can walk into a bank and open up a savings account, but watching it grow is another story.Besides making more money at your job and being disciplined to actually set some cash aside, what else can you do to be an effective saver?While it may be difficult to pass [...]
When Scott and Angela decided to put their home up for sale in a suburban Southern California neighborhood, they had a dilemma: Do it themselves (FSBO) or hire a Realtor.Scott was a full time teacher, but Angela was a stay-at-home mom, so she could tend to the job of selling [...]
You may not consider yourself a tree hugger but on occasion you do feel guilty enough to recycle a few water bottles. However, going green has never really been a priority for you.But maybe you’ve recently reconsidered and want to do your part to help save the planet – or [...]
Have a small space? OK, don’t get all bent out of shape just because you’re not lucky enough to live in a huge McMansion filled with a vast array of expensive furnishings. Really, it’s not an issue.Before you start kicking and screaming that you have no space, keep in mind, [...]
If you do not have a credit history, it can be difficult to find a way to build credit. It’s a catch-22 situation where to get approved for a credit card or a loan, you need to have already built credit. So how do you start? There are a few [...]
While millennials are certainly some of the first to buy the best and brightest new gizmos such as iPhones and other high-tech toys at a fast rate, when it comes to new homes, they aren’t so quick to hang a home-sweet-home sign.A Forbes survey reported millennial renters indeed want to [...]
