Debt Consolidation - Types of Help Available for Unsecured Debt Consolidation
There are several types of help available for unsecured debt consolidation. You can choose to take out a debt consolidation loan to lower your rates and payments. You may also choose to use a debt consolidation programs, letting a third party deal with your creditors. And finally, you can turn to a ... more...

Loans 101: Application and Approval
A loan is a type of debt. Like all debts, a loan involves the re-allocation of money over a period of time between the borrower and the lender. The borrower initially receives an amount of money from the lender. This money is paid back either in full or in regular installments (with interest of ... more...

What To Consider Before Applying For A Loan
Here are some useful tips on what to consider before applying for a loan. If you need money to pay bills or make home improvements, and think the answer is in refinancing, a second mortgage, or a home equity loan, consider your options carefully. If you can't make the required payments, you could ... more...

How Healthy Is Your Credit
Theres only one way to discover the health of your credit. You need to examine your credit report. Your credit report is your consumer identity that potential lenders will use to judge your credit worthiness.Use these tips to give your credit profile the tune-up it needs for 2004.Tip #1- Check ... more...

Send Your Child to College FREE!
College is one of the largest expenses through the course of your child’s life. It is also one of the main causes of debt in America. With today's rates of inflation, it is very hard to save for an event that will occur eighteen years down the road. However, capitalistic America has provided many ... more...

How I made $122,000 and lost $132,000 - A lesson in Assets vs Liabilities
This is a true story from my own experience that illustrates how buying assets for wealth creation works.Just over 3 years ago I found myself with $75,000 to spend or invest. My wife and I needed a new car as the old one was 8 years old and not as reliable as it used to be, so we spent $40,000 on ... more...

Real Estate Terms From Appraisals to Comps
When youre selling your home or other real property on your own, you dont have to know everything about the process. It does help to have a practical knowledge of the terms that come up during the process.Keep in mind, these arent intended as be all, end all, penultimate definitions. Theyre ... more...

Life Insurance: Why There's No Need to be a Desperate Housewife
Life insurance looks set to make a comeback in the UK, after a period of neglect by consumers who were simply occupied with affording a home. The stabilising of the UK house market has made many consumers take a broader view to their personal finances.LifeSearch (a life insurance broker), in the ... more...

Low Interest Debt Consolidation Loans - Getting a Low Rate
Low interest debt consolidation loans can help you pay off your debt sooner. For the lowest rates use your home equity to secure a loan. You can also find personal loans that will reduce your interest payments. Otherwise, transfer your credit balance to a new credit card account that offers 0% ... more...

Do You Need A Financial Planner?
No matter how much money you make, it pays to keep on top of money coming in and going out. Even if you do a good job of that, there are important times in your life when talking with a professional adviser makes sense.Almost every major life event - finding or losing a job, getting married or ... more...

Home Equity Loan and Home Equity Loans
Home equity loans have become one of the most sought after ways to lower debt payments through consolidation, to find the cash for remodeling, or purchasing a vehicle at a low interest rate. Applying for a home equity loan is like other loan applications: The applicant gives the prospective lender ... more...

The Sting of Infidelity Isn't that Bad! Right? Is it?
1. Sleepless nights are part of a victims' experience and they have countless reasons to toss and turn. They lie awake at night filled with anxiety fearing an STD (sexually transmitted disease). Until the doctors visits end and a clean bill of health (many years later) a victim lives in ... more...

Condo Hotels Offer Luxury and Great Investment Potential
Not Your Typical Vacation HomeWhat could be more perfect that owning a luxury vacation home at a landmark resort and receiving rent revenue whenever youre not using it? Condo hotels are the newest trend in vacation home ownership. Live in it when youre there; rent it when youre not.So how do ... more...

What is the Difference Between an Unsecured Personal Loan and a Secured Personal Loan?
This is a common question that many consumers have. Many people do not realize that there are even different types of personal loans. Each type of personal loan, secured and unsecured, have different requirements.We will look at the requirements for a secured personal loan first. The name secured ... more...

A Basic Guide To Home Contents Insurance
Basically, home contents insurance is insurance protection against the replacement cost that you would otherwise have to pay to replace the contents of your home in the event of then being lost, damaged or stolen. As is the case with home buildings insurance, the main factors contributing to ... more...