A Guide to Finding the Cheapest Home Improvement Loan
To find the cheapest home improvement loan that you can, you need to realize that there are a lot of factors that can affect the amount that you pay.The equity that you have in your home or real estate is a major piece, but other factors that are considered are your credit history, national and ... more...

Save Thousands at Auto Auctions - Without Marrying a Car Dealer!
The Common Misconception: Auto auctions are only open to car dealers.The Surprising Truth: Anyone with the right resources can participate in the same auctions as the dealers!Think about it. How much could you save if you bypassed the dealers and purchased directly from their sources? 30%, 50%, ... more...

Prescription for a Happy Marriage
Prescription for a happy marriage: one cup of tea or coffee, to be taken each morning before rising.Sounds simple, doesn't it? And yet every year thousands of couples head for the divorce courts, or make pre-nuptial agreements in the expectation that the marriage will fail.One factor contributing ... more...

Equity
Equity is the value of your home minus what you owe on your mortgage. For example, If Joe's home is worth $200,000 and Joe still owes $170,000, then Joe's Equity is $30,000.All homeowners in Atlanta Georgia and surrounding counties should be aware of the Rule of 50/20. For most mortgages, after ... more...

How Do I Lower My Auto Insurance Premiums?
It seems as though the price of everything is on the rise. The amount a house may have cost in the early 70s is how much you will pay for a new car in the 21st century. Oil companies have used the problems in Southwest Asia as an excuse to send gas prices through the roof. And the cost of peace ... more...

Top 10+ Ways to Jumpstart your New Years Finances!
Of course, these don't have to be done in any particular order! Just pick one or two that particularly apply to your situation. * Create your 2005 filing system. This might include new file folders, a new box to hold them or space in a filing cabinet with easy access. Mp>* Set up a folder to ... more...

Car Loan Refinancing - When To Refinance Your Car Loan
Want to save money? Lower your monthly payment? Then refinance your old car loan. Trade in your high interest rate loan for a lower rate, especially if your credit score has improved. You can also lower your payments by extending your loan terms, helping your cash flow.Trading In High RatesWhen ... more...

A Singles Game of Real Estate
This discussion leans toward answering questions asked most often by our youthful men and women in there early twenties. They often begin to ask themselves the question, Should I consider buying a home, condo/town-home or some other type of real estate that I can call my own? Due to the fact that ... more...

Stop Losing Thousands of Dollars Every Day: Six Tips For Creating Wealth
We all go to school for about twelve years, kindergarten through high school. Some of us go to college and then graduate school. Personally, I went to school for three years beyond college with law school and took financial courses after that was over. In all of that time, economics courses, ... more...

Endowments and Endowment Shortfalls - What You Need To Know
Endowments and endowment mortgages have received a lot of bad press in recent years, amid concerns over falling policy values and accusations of endowment miss-selling.This article attempts to answer some of the questions and concerns you may have about the way endowments work, what's happening to ... more...

What Homeowners Should Know to Stop Foreclosure- Speaking Your Lender's Language
Financial literacy is the means of empowering consumers to make informed financial decisions through exposure to accurate and timely information. In no other area is the void of accurate information more evident that in the area of foreclosure.The national foreclosure rate is at the highest level ... more...

UK Mortages: A Guide Through The Maze
Types of UK MortgagesYou may be wasting your money with the wrong type of mortgage. Knowledge is power.There are essentially two different types of mortgage:Repayment only, (capital and interest mortgage)Interest only, (ISA, pension or endowment mortgage)Repayment onlyYour monthly repayments ... more...

The Financial Lessons of Hurricane Katrina
Sitting on my couch with my family praying for those hit by the category 4 hurricane named Katrina, I could not help but wonder what the economic impact on the people would be within the next 3 to 6 months. While the death toll rises, looters take to the street, and President Bush abruptly ends ... more...

Remortgage to Save Your Hard-Earned Money
You had mortgaged your home and now you need money. What will you do now? Take another loan or borrow some money from your friend and increase your credit burden. I have a better option for you, you can go for Remortgaging.Remortgaging means replacing your existing mortgage for a new mortgage with ... more...