How to Spot and Avoid Predatory Lending
Predatory lenders promise loans that are "too good to be true" and pressure borrowers to take them on the spot. Here's a few things you or your family and friends should know about spotting and avoid predatory loans:How to Spot a Predatory Loan*Balloon payments.*High interest rates.*Monthly ... more...

Home Loans and Mortgages The Myth of Tax Deductible Interest
Home ownership has risen sharply in recent years, and the percentage of Americans who own their own homes is approaching a record seventy percent. Thats a good thing; wed all rather live in our own home than consider the alternatives. The most common method of purchasing a home is by taking out a ... more...

Eight Tricks Used by New-Car Dealers - Be Aware
Car dealers, in their enthusiasm to get your business, often resort to "tricks" that can be misleading, deceptive, or even borderline fraudulent. Here are some prime examples:1. "We'll pay off your old car loan, no matter how much you owe"This is true, as far as it goes. However, if you owe more on ... 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...

Buying a Home when Rates go Up
Many people fret the rising tide of interest rates. Youll hear things like, Did I miss the boat? Is it too expensive now to buy a home? How can I afford the house of my dreams? Maybe I should wait! Maybe I should just rent for a while! Maybe the rates will go down in a few weeks. Stop! ... more...

Saving Money & Building Credit: Two Things You MUST Do in Your Financial Life
If youve just graduated this year and are out on your own for the first time, congratulations. If youre not headed back to grad school, report cards and grades are behind you...but only sort of. Once youre out of school, youll be graded for the rest of your lifebut this time the stakes can be much ... more...

Ifs and VATs of Taxation in Macedonia - Should VAT be Applied in Macedonia?
To be justified, taxes should satisfy a few conditions:Above all, they should encourage economic activity by providing incentives to save and to invest. Savings - transformed into investments- enhance productivity and growth of the economy as a whole.A tax should be simple - to administer and to ... more...

Rebuild & Keep Good Credit Ratings by Understanding Your Credit Cards
Secured Credit Card is similar to a prepaid credit card since the funds you are using are actually yours and not the issuer of the credit card. Generally people who apply for secured credit card or prepaid credit card are people with poor credit or unemployed. Prepaid Credit Card spending limit is ... more...

Online Loans Made Easy
What will it take for you to get a low interest, low payment loan? The answer to that question could be an online loan from one of the many companies that specializes in granting online loans, or e-loans.Some analysts forecast that as more and more customers expect better interest rates, and as ... more...