Check Your Stress Level Before You Book
You need to know your stress levels before you book a holiday. This quiz for evaluating stress originally surfaced in a Macmillan medical book in 1982 but in various forms it has been around for much longer. Basically what you need to know is whether you have been under too much stress in the past ... more...

A Fathers Dilemma: Can We Help Our Children, Without Crippling Them?
Breakdown in the Becky Lane!I'd just sat down at my office away from home, the local Panera, when another regular customer, Harold, sidled up to my table. We'd chatted a number of times before, and he was intrigued by my title of Financial Sanity Coach and knew I had been working on my book, "Good ... more...

Life Insurance and the Law - A Layman's Introduction
There are no laws in the UK that require a person to have life insurance. Its an entirely voluntary insurance. About 40% of the UK's working population are covered by life insurance either through their own policy or via an arrangement through their employer. So the simple things first. You have ... more...

Selling by Owner Tips
Do strangers scare or intimidate you? If you're planning to try to sell your home yourself, you'll have to get used to it. You'll also be opening yourself up to potentially dangerous situations and legal liabilities. That's why even many experienced real estate agents will hire another agent to ... more...

Bad Credit Home Purchase Loans - How To Purchase a Home with Bad Credit
Owning your home can be a reality for you even if you have bad credit. By educating yourself on the process, analyzing your credit, and shopping for lenders, you can find reasonable rates. Buying a home can also help you begin to build a solid financial future.Learning The Loan ProcessOne of the ... more...

Real Estate Professionals Need You to Write for Them!
Ask yourself these questions:Are you an experienced writer?Do you want to stay at home to write?Do you want to work for yourself?Do you learn new things quickly?Are you interested in a broad number of subjects?Do you feel like youre being pigeonholed with your current writing and you want to branch ... more...

Crossing the Gap from this Home to the Next: Bridge Loan
So youre thinking of getting into a bigger house. You call up the real estate agent and make an appointment to go see what the market has to offer. Then you find it, the perfect move-up home. Its everything youve ever wanted in a home unless your married, in which case its everything your wife ... more...

A Few Basic Tips for First Time Home Buyers
The first time you purchase a home is an exciting experience. You are anxious to call the place yours and maybe a little worried about how the whole thing will play out. Knowing a few basic tips for home buying is important and will help eliminate your fears altogether.Here are some to consider ... more...

First Time Buyer Home Loans - Things To Consider When Applying Online
As a first time home buyer, there are several things you should consider when applying for a loan online. First, do you know what type of loan you want? Secondly, do you want personal service or better rates? And finally, how do you plan on scheduling in a home loan?Type Of LoanMortgage loans come ... more...

How To Sell Your Home FSBO
You decide to sell your home and believe you can handle the selling process. Good for You!Of course youre a little nervous and thats normal. You might stay awake at night wondering how long it is going to take to actually sell this home."Can I get my asking price?" You wonder.Yes it is possible to ... more...

Fantasy Football Format -- Go Basic or Go Home
My fantasy football league is approaching its 16th season. We have had 16 teams competing before, but now we are a 14-team league. Although the subject of performance points is bandied about at our league meetings virtually every year, we remain a basic scoring league -- the only way to go for ... more...

Bridge Loans From One Home to the Next
Youve lived in your home for some time and circumstances such as an expanding family mean you need a new one. This brings up the subject of bridge loans.From Here to ThereYou have two basic options when you are considering selling one home to move to another. The first option is to sell your home, ... more...

Publish Articles on Numerous Subjects and Attract More Readers
Writers have one basic need -- readers. We all want more of them. No matter what type of writing people enjoy, we want all of them reading our stuff. You can attract just about any reader if you just model your writing after an old investment strategy -- diversification.All you need to do is ... more...

Bridging Loans
A couple of years ago my wife and I were in the process of selling our house. We were pretty sure we had found a buyer and had agreed on a price acceptable to both them, and us but they wouldnt be able to buy our house for about three months. My wife and I were totally ok with this since we werent ... more...

Creating A Household Budget
Creating a budget can be a very difficult task. Although we as consumers know that we need to pay our bills, buy our necessities, and put money away for savings, we dont really know how to start.I know from personal experience how hard creating a budget can be. In the beginning stages of my road ... more...