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How To Get Your Phone Number Off Google
2008-01-08 04:27:00 I read an article in the local Jacksonville paper about taking your phone number off of the Google search engines. I never thought about personal residences being searched on Google, but it makes sense. I have a business line for my home office for the insurance company that I work for, and for ... More About: Phone , Number
Should You Buy Liability Umbrella Insurance?
2008-01-07 13:01:00 A reader asked me this question today: What are your thoughts on personal liability “umbrella” insurance and who should have it? There are two ways to answer this question. How much personal liability do you have in your life? Do you have a lot of assets to protect? How does an umbrella ... More About: Insurance , Umbrella
Four Tips For Selling Your Home In a Fallen Housing Market
2008-01-04 23:07:00 The projection for the housing market in 2008 is not very good, but that doesn’t mean you are stuck with your house. So many people will be horrified at the thought of selling their house this year, but there are ways to sell your house in any market, whether it’s good or bad. ... More About: Economy , Selling , Real Estate , Market , Tips
The Price of Oil Increases to $100 A Barrel For The First Time
2008-01-04 04:44:00 I was reading this article on Yahoo Finance, and I started thinking to myself, “Will the price of gas ever stop rising?” I have not written much about the price of oil and the ever increasing gas prices until now, because it’s getting so absurd. No one knows why it’s REALLY increasing so ... More About: Time , Price , First Time , Barrel
Ring In Your New Year With a Financial Transformation
2008-01-04 04:25:00 The beginning of the year is always the best time to start a new habit, break an old one, and most importantly, set new goals. I know that New Year ’s resolutions are very cliche, but they serve a good purpose. New Year’s resolutions usually fade away in March, but that’s because many people ... More About: Financial , Ring , Transformation
Financial Question Of The Day #5
2007-12-27 21:04:00 I hope all of you had a great Christmas, and I hope it wasn’t as busy as mine! We had about 25 to 30 people at my mother-in-law’s house, and it was insane. But, no one got hurt, everyone was excited about their gifts, and most important, family and friends were able to ... More About: Question , Financial
The Low Down On Holiday Tipping
2007-12-21 15:01:00 The season of Christmas brings generosity out in us that we may not have throughout the rest of the year. We usually tip based on a certain percentage like 10% to 20% to various people who work off of tips. But, something about the holidays makes uf throw out the rule book of ... More About: Holiday , Giving
Question Of The Day #4
2007-12-20 15:29:00 What is your best bargain buy story? Tell us a story when you got a tremendous deal on something such as a house, car, television, furniture, or whatever it may be, and tell us how you got such a great deal. I think the best deal I’ve received in the last ... More About: Question
How I Would Pay Forward $1,000 On The Holidays
2007-12-20 04:31:00 The first thing that I would do with $1,000 to pay forward is I would find a homeless person, take them out for dinner to the restaurant of their choice. Then, I would take them and buy them nice outfit. Then, I would offer to drive them to the nearest shelter or rehabilitation ... More About: Holidays , Giving , Forward , The Holidays
Last Day To Buy Something Online and Receive It by Christmas!
2007-12-19 20:25:00 For many retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, Circuit City, Buy.com, and others, this is the last day that you can buy something online to ensure that you’ll receive it before Christmas Day. Keep in mind that there are very few sites that are “guaranteeing” it will get there by Christmas, in fact, no company ... More About: Online , Some
A Refreshing Approach To Holiday Bonus Giving
2007-12-19 14:58:00 Check out this article from USA TODAY about a bank in Fargo, North Dakota that gave $1,000 holiday bonuses to employees. This bonus was not like any other $1,000 Christmas bonus you might receive from your business. The bank put a stipulation on this bonus. You had to “pay it forward” to ... More About: Holiday , Bonus , Giving
The Easiest Way To Find a Nintendo Wii
2007-12-18 21:17:00 Are you one of those parents rushing around to find a Nintendo Wii for your kid this holiday season? I don’t blame you. I played the Wii this past summer at my friend’s house, and it almost made me buy one the next day, but I refrained from doing so. They are ... More About: Nintendo Wii , Find
Financial Question Of The Day #3
2007-12-18 17:14:00 What is your favorite giving memory? Such as, a time when you gave something to someone or received something from someone. My favorite giving memory is definitely the trip that I took to Ecuador in high school with my church’s youth group. Each student brought one wheelchair, and we passed them out at a ... More About: Question , Financial
To Buy or Not To Buy Rental Car Insurance
2007-12-18 13:25:00 You all know the awkardness of renting a car, and the sales rep will ask you if you want to buy rental car insurance. Their most popular pitch is that the worst could happen and you are stuck with buying them a new car. You try to remember if your auto insurance policy ... More About: Insurance , Rental , Car Insurance
Great Reader Comments About Saving Versus Paying Off Debt
2007-12-17 20:35:00 Craig and Blaine, Money Crasher readers wrote in response to my post about Paying Off Debt and Saving For the Future At The Same Time. Blaine Wrote: We are on one income while my wife is in law school, and still manage to build up our emergency fund and make extra payments against our ... More About: Reader , Great , Comments , Versus
A Year In Review And A Look Ahead For Money Crashers
2007-12-17 17:17:00 2007 was a very successful year for Money Crashers. The site saw a ton of growth in terms of unique visitors and page views, and I owe it all to you all. I have great readers, and you all give great, insightful comments. Thank you to all of you that subscribe to ... More About: Review , Blogging , Year , Ahead
Insure Your Valuables Separately On Your Homeowner’s Insurance
2007-12-17 05:15:00 Unfortunately, not only does the holidays bring out the best in people, but it also brings out the worst in people. Crime tends to rise over the holidays, especially thefts. Thieves know that many of you will be out of town this holiday season. Will you be going out of town this holiday season? If so, your house could be a sitting duck for a burglar. Your insurance agent might have told you that your homeowner’s policy covers all of your personal contents. It does, for the most part, but some items are limited. Here is a list of some of the items that insurance policies put a limit as to how much they will pay for replacement. Generally, insurance polciies will not pay more than $1,000 to $2,500 TOTAL for items in these categories: Jewelry Fine Art Fire Arms Rare Coins and Stamps Trailers Fine China/Silverware Oh and by the way, that’s not $1,000 per item, that’s $1,000, TOTAL. So, essentially, your entire collection of jewelry is only covered for $1,... More About: Insurance , Homeowner
Financial Question of the Day #2
2007-12-14 23:54:00 How much do you plan to spend on holiday gifts? Will you use cash or credit and why? Okay, that’s three questions, but whatever. At least they are somewhat related. We’re probably going to spend about $1,200 on gifts this year. That includes gifts for each other (me and my wife). ... More About: Question , Financial
The Presidential Candidate?s Net Worth (Somewhat) Revealed
2007-12-14 23:43:00 Go check out the net worth of Democratic and Republican presidential hopefuls on CNN.com. It shouldn’t matter how much money someone is worth to qualify them to be president, but the sad thing is that it really does matter. You must have SOME kind of money in order to run for president, or ... More About: Politics , Presidential , Net worth , Worth , Some
Pay Off Debt AND Save For The Future At The Same Time
2007-12-14 18:37:00 There are two schools of thought the argument of paying off debt first versus saving first and paying off debt slowly. School of Thought #1: Some people believe that you should pay off all of your debt first before saving for the future or doing any kind of savings other than an emergency fund. ... More About: Future , Time , The Future , Debt , Save
Taking The Broad Approach To Investing In Technology
2007-12-13 18:00:00 Do you want to invest in global technology, but don’t know what stocks to pick? You know that I am not a big proponent of putting together your own portfolio of individual stocks. Let someone else do it who lives and breathes picking winning stocks. Smart Money magazine offers a great ETF ... More About: Technology , Investing , Taking , Broad
Protecting Yourself From Mortgage Fraud In The Age of Foreclosures
2007-12-13 13:27:00 I read a post on Consumerist about a scam going on where a con artist will come to your door or call you and dupe you into signing a document that effectively signs over the deed to them for no payment. They target those going into foreclosure, and they try to lure you in ... More About: Fraud , Foreclosures , Mortgage Fraud , Mortgage , Mort
Financial Question Of The Day
2007-12-13 11:00:00 Would you rather retire with a million dollars in the bank and a mortgage on a $100,000 house, or would rather retire with a million dollar house that is paid off and no money in the bank? Answer the question and explain why you choose that option. More About: Question , Financial
Seven Gift Cards To Buy For College Students and Teenagers
2007-12-13 04:15:00 College Kids and Teenagers are hard to buy gifts for. They never give you much of an indication of what they want, and now that they have their own jobs and not many bills or obligations, they usually just go out and buy what they want throughout the year. Instead, buy them what ... More About: College , Students , Gift Cards , Gift , Giving
Another Reason For Me to Hate Credit Cards
2007-12-13 01:01:00 If you read my blog long enough, you’ll soon realize that I hate credit cards, and I strongly dislike the people that work for credit card companies. I know that they are only doing their job, and I’ll never say that I hate someone unless they kill my first-born child or something, but here ... More About: Credit Cards , Credit , Hate , Reason , Cards
Should You Refinance Your Adjustable Rate Mortgage to a Fixed Rate Mortgage
2007-12-11 22:25:00 This is a common question asked these days due to all of the people that are starting to feel the squeeze from their adjustable rate mortgages continuing to rise each year. One percentage point on a $300,000 mortgage can increase your payment hundreds of dollars, and some people don’t have the extra money. ... More About: Real Estate , Mortgage , Mortgages , Refinance , Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Three Tips For Better Gift Giving
2007-12-11 03:51:00 First of all, there’s no specific right or wrong way to give a gift. But, there are some ways of giving that you should stay away from, and other ways of giving that make the experience that much better. Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year, because I really do ... More About: Tips , Gift , Giving
Paying Your Mortgage Payment With Your Credit Card
2007-12-08 01:20:00 I was reading a couple of articles about paying your mortgage or rent payment with a credit card. There are some companies that are allowing you to use a credit card such as the American Express Blue Cash card to make mortgage payments. There is an enrollment fee of about $400 bucks, so ... More About: Card , Credit , Mortgage , Credit Card , Mortgages
Interesting Posts from Around The Blogosphere
2007-12-08 00:55:00 Free Money Finance: Analyzes if Proper.com is a viable way to invest your money The Consumerist asks the question, When Should You Buy a Warranty? Flexo at Consumerism Commentary give us Ten Tips For The Holidays: Avoiding Credit Card Traps Please feel free to share any more articles that you enjoyed this week. Also, if ... More About: Interesting , Blogosphere , Posts , Eres
Bush Bails Out Some Americans From the Subprime Loan and Foreclosure Crisis
More articles from this author:2007-12-07 00:51:00 Today, Bush announced a plan to freeze introductory mortgage interest rates for those homeowners that bought variable interest rate mortgages in order to qualify for a house they could not afford with conventional home loans. With all of the “scares” from economists about a possible economic recession, the spike in foreclosures around the country, ... More About: Politics , Economy , Real Estate , Loan 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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