Biweekly Mortgage
The biweekly mortgage has been around for years but with the recent media attention to the real estate industry in general and the mortgage industry in particular, the biweekly has been getting thousands of home owners to use this simple, yet powerful, way to speed up the principal payment ... more...

What Your Mortgage Lender Is Not Telling You About Accelerated Mortgages
For years, mainstream banks and financial advisors have been recommending that you pay extra cash into your mortgage account in order to cut down the huge interest amount and reduce the period over which you pay back the loan.For example, if you borrow $200,000 over 30 years at a rate of 5%, your ... more...

Life After Debt Strategies for Dealing with Problem Debt
Honorably and ethically rid yourself of burdensome debts using the little known Negotiation Strategy, without having to experience the loss of control and privacy associated with filing for bankruptcy, consolidation, or credit counseling.The inability to reduce debt and saving money are the two ... more...

Moving Out On Your Own!
Moving out for the first time is one of the biggest steps youll take in life. It not only represents your freedom, independence and a sense of growing up, it also tests your ability to make it on your own.The first decision youll make regarding moving out is usually based on your situation. Will ... more...

Do your Budgeting with Targeted Bank Accounts
A lot of people hate budgeting, or just plain refuse to budget, thinking it unpleasant and restrictive. Actually a good financial plan, including a budget, puts you in control of your finances, rather than the other way around.The first step is the hardest: figuring out what you spend every month. ... more...

Creating a Home Budget Step by Step
The other day I received an email from a guy who was looking for some help with his budget. What he really wanted was to run his family like a business.While I think its a great idea to have the mindset that your family does operate with a bottom-line (that cant or shouldnt be masked by credit ... more...

Retire Debt FREE!
Retirement. We dream about it, whether it is five years or 15 years away. We fantasize about the day when we march into the bosss office and declare that we are retiring in one month and plan to take off to Bora Bora to unwind from decades of stress and office politics.Retirement can indeed be ... more...

Student Loan Consolidation Can Help
Todays career minded students can get help with the burden of having several student loans. One can focus on their chosen career, instead of losing sleep over paying several monthly student loan payments. Student loan consolidation can be the solution with several advantages.How Student Loan ... more...

Home Equity Loans in Texas
A few notes of importance: This only applies to a homestead property, that is the customers primary residence LTV refers to Loan to Value, meaning the loan amount as compared to the value of the home. As an example, a loan of $75,000 on a home valued at $100,000 would be a loan at 75% LTV. These ... more...