Top 8 Life Insurance Mistakes to Avoid
Mistake #1Dont forget to update the beneficiaries on your life insurance policies regularly. Update it every few years or when theres a major life event such as marriage, divorce, new babies, death of beneficiary, etc. I hear sad stories all the time from people whos husband, father, or wife ... more...

How to Negotiate a Successful Short Sale
Anyone who has ever profited from doing a short sale has also without a doubt had one or two rejected at some point. Guess what? It is just the nature of the beastAs with all types of sales; youre playing a numbers game.There are very few investors who truly know how to successfully negotiate a ... more...

Email Marketing Strategies That Work
Strategy One: Brand identificationBrand identification is one of the fundamental concepts of marketing, and you can use emails to contribute to yours.Brand identification is letting people know who you are, and what you stand for, by creating an image in their minds.This is literally gold in the ... more...

Student Credit Cards Explained
Various people have different needs. So the credit card suppliers too have designed different type of cards. Besides the normal credit cards, there are small business cards for small business and then there are student credit cards which are designed especially for students.Now, what is different ... more...

Make Your Fortune in a Paper Business
The problem with some business ideas is their cost. To manufacture and market a product you have invented could cost you millions of dollars. The investment in machinery, buildings, inventory and other expenditures could bankrupt you before your first sale ever occurred.For this reason, many ... more...

Avoiding Foreclosure
If you fall behind in your mortgage payments, you face the threat of foreclosure.Foreclosure means your lender can take over your home, and you must move out. If your house is worth less than the amount you owe on your mortgage loan, your lender may even seek a deficiency judgment. If this happens, ... more...

Powerful Hidden Techniques Mystery Formula - The Covered Call Option Trading Buy-Write Strategy
For better or worse, most option trading investors purchase stocks with the intent of holding their shares for an extended period of time.We do this mainly because the media and industry professionals have drilled into our heads, year after year, time after time, that it’s best to buy and ... more...

Branding Brand Identity Guru
Brands are important aspects of any business, but unlike money or bricks, mortar and paperclips, a brand is an intangible aspect of business. It lives in peoples heads and is defined by all of that persons contacts with a company. Improving a brand is, therefore, one of the best marketing tools ... more...

How Much Is Your Credit Card Really Costing You?
Most people do not give much thought to how much the use of credit cards really costs. While you may think you are aware of the costs of credit, there are many hidden fees and charges that often go unnoticed by consumers until it is too late. If you do not keep a very close watch on your credit ... more...

Credit Repair Companies and Credit Counseling
Let's be crystal clear, right up front. Paying someone to "fix" your credit is a waste of your time and money, since the negative issues that are temporarily removed from your file will only reappear again in a couple of months.Be careful with credit repair scams.Most "credit repair" companies ... more...

Organize Your Move With A Moving Checklist
Moving is a chaotic and stressful time. Theres so many things to arrange, having utilities switched, signing up the kids for a new school, scheduling the movers, packing the house. With all the other things you do its not easy to find the time to get everything done!Using a checklist of tasks, ... more...

10 Tips For Reducing Your Expenses
10 Tips for Reducing your Expenses (and Conserving your Cash)1. Reduce Overtime. Overtime is expensive, but a little preplanning of your work schedules will go a long way here. The feast or famine cycle that many businesses go through can drive costs up without a corresponding increase in sales. ... more...

The U.S. Postal Service Delivers Frustration
There it was - an envelope from my insurance company. It seemed like I had just paid my semi-annual automobile insurance bill last month. I opened it up only to find a letter demanding immediate payment of my insurance bill that was due at the end of last month or my insurance would be cancelled! ... more...

Be Careful When Choosing A Credit Counselor
When you find yourself in a bad credit situation it is easy to find hope in credit counseling agencies. You feel safe when someone says that they are a non-profit organization. But often, those that are offering help are only helping themselves.Federal and state regulators are warning consumers ... more...

How To Save Up To 50% On Your Next Vacation
Did you know you can go on a 7-day cruise for half the price?Or visit Europe for 15 days for only $2,000 per person including airfare, hotels, car rental and meals?If you follow these steps, you can save more up to 50% in travel expenses.1. Travel during low season.Choosing to go on vacation ... more...