The Basics of Home Loans - Interest Rates, Closing Costs, Points
Stop! Before you look up mortgage companies up in your phone book, check out the offers online. Getting a mortgage online can save you some serious money. When you lookup mortgage companies only in your area, you're greatly restricting the competetive pool of companies to offer you a good loan. ... more...

Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen After Wife Gets MBA
"Hesh, where is your business plan? It was a question I expected from my banker, but not from my wife. She tried to sweeten it by adding, honey? It didnt help. I looked at her in disgust. I realized I had created a monster.Let me explain. I had encouraged Sue to go back to school. The kids were ... more...

Why Should I Even Bother to Buy Life Insurance?
Numerous economic experts believe life insurance to be the basis of sound economic planning. It is in general a cost-effective way to take care about your loved ones after you are departed. It can be an important instrument in many ways.Income substituteFor the majority of people, their main ... more...

Homebuyer's Loan Guide
If you are a homebuyer, there are a few points on a homebuyer's loan that you should keep in mind. These pointers simply ensure that you dont burden yourself with a loan or repayment and that you can get a justified return on your investment.The pointers to a loan for homebuyers are:1) Work out ... more...

How to Maximize Your Home Business Tax Deductions for 2005
Someone once said, the best way to calculate your taxes isHonestly. For 2005, add Smartly to that and youll get to keep more than you make. This April 15th is going to be the day of reckoning for every taxpayer. If you are smart enough with your accounting and keep your eyes and ears open, this ... more...

Searching the Hawaii Property Listings
Maui is an island so full of life and vivacity (perhaps because of the fact that it was formed millions of years ago by the eruption of two volcanoes) as well as being mixed with the enticing calm that you can only experience when you are near the sea. Sounds enticing? All of these dreams can ... more...

Log Homes - What's Different About Log Homes?
Newcomers to the world of log homes will notice that log homes look different than conventional "stick-built" homes. But are log homes really different, other than in appearance? If so, how?Let's take a look at some of the ways in which log homes differ from conventional homes. Log Walls - This is ... more...

Guide to Home Improvement Loans
Here is a useful guide to Home Improvement Loans. What is a Home Improvement Loan? Basically, a Home Improvement Loan is a loan to be used for home improvement purposes.Home Improvement Loans are secured on your property and can be used by anybody looking to make home improvements. A home ... more...

Don't Let Tax Time Stress Wear You Down
Tips That Make Tax Season EasierApril 15 is not that far away, time to gather your receipts, pay stubs, bills and W2 forms. As the tax return filing stealthily approaches, anxiety over filing our taxes is a certainty in all our lives.Get this years papers in order before you are looking at next ... more...

Critical Illness Insurance Critical or Ridicule?
Critical illness cover (CIC) is a type of insurance which provides a significant one-off payment if you are diagnosed with a specified life-threatening condition specified being the important term, because if your illness isnt in the terms and conditions you wont get the payment. Over recent ... more...

A Quick Guide to Remortgage
Remortgaging means that we are taking a new mortgage to repay an existing one.As time passes, the appreciation in property rates raises the home equity available at the disposal of the homeowner. Remortgaging utilizes this increase in property valuation to get a better deal on debt, or some extra ... more...

My Neighbor Got A New Car
I dont know what kind it is, but I saw it on TV running full speed along the shore (I dont live near the shore) throwing up spray or maybe it was that one climbing up the steep mountain trail thru the mud, rocks and snow. Very exciting. (I dont live near the mountains either.) WOW! Just what I ... more...