It's tempting to blame our financial problems on something, or someone, else. After all, if it's not your fault that you are in your current situation, you don't have to do anything to … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2013
Do You Have a Legal-Isse Emergency Plan?
You’ve seen the insurance commercials featuring the “Mayhem” character. The main theme of those commercials is that you never know when disaster is going to strike and that’s why you need insurance. Th … [Read more...]
Are You Getting Reeled In By Deceptive Refinance Marketing?
I was reading my recent issue of Consumer Reports Money Adviser when I came across a small item on deceptive mortgage ads. I've seen a few of these myself recently. You've probably seen them as well. … [Read more...]
Using Free Resources To Keep Tabs On Your Credit Score
One of the ways that you can stay on top of your finances is to track your credit score. While a credit score isn't the be-all and end-all of your financial snapshot, it can still be rather helpful as … [Read more...]
Would Seeing Your Future Self Encourage You to Save More?
One of the tools I played around with recently was the Face Retirement tool from Merrill Edge. The application lets you take a picture of yourself, and then it ages you. You see your potential look at … [Read more...]
