 | Avoiding Credit Card
Traps - The Dollar Stretcher
We were offered a one-year 2.99% interest rate on an
existing Visa account
that we didn't use very much. We wanted to use the card to
make a very
large purchase with the intent of paying it off within one
year...more
|
| Realistic Credit Repair
What is the best way to get our financial life back on
track? Does income count in calculating credit score or in
assigning credit card rates? Is there something we can do
besides paying off as much as we can as quickly as
possible?...more
|
|
Replacement Value Insurance
I recently read that the worst homeowner's policy is a "Cash
Value" Policy. I checked my condo insurance policy and it is
"Cash Value". Should I be concerned?...more
|
| Fuel Efficient Vehicles by
Kyle Busch
The cost of
transportation can be expensive, and higher fuel prices does not
help matters. The following vehicles have good ratings, and they
will help to stretch your fuel dollars. The following are
some vehicles that will help you to keep rolling longer and
avoid the pump...More
|
| New or
Used Car?
by Gary Foreman, The Dollar Stretcher
Planning on purchasing a car? Dollar Stretcher Gary Foreman
looks at the pros and cons of new vs. used...more
|
| Declare a War on Worry
by Deborah Brown, Contributing Columnist
Are you worried about your career? Would you like to stop?
The reason many of us worry is that we have a situation in front
of us and we are scared that it will not work out. We are afraid
that we will make the wrong decision (again), fail, or look bad
in front of others. Uncertainly in our career has us so worried
about paying the bills, losing our home,going to war, etc. that
we cannot seem to focus on anything else. Unfortunately, this
fear has kept you from seeing a way out...more
|
|
Why Are So Many Retirees in
Financial Trouble?
It seems like you
can’t pick up a newspaper or magazine without seeing an article
about someone losing their retirement savings in the recent bear
market. Ironically, most of the stories are about people who
thought they were prepared to take the plunge, only to wake up
in an ocean of financial trouble. Why is it that after one of
the greatest runs in stock market history so many people have
lost their grip on a secure retirement?...more
|
| Boomer Caused Market Collapse
by Gary Foreman, The Dollar
Stretcher
Baby boomers will live longer than their
parents. Many don't plan on retiring at 65 and playing golf for
20 years. Some recent studies show that over half of boomers
expect to work some during retirement. So they won't rely
entirely on selling stocks to pay the bills...more
|
| Finding Financial Advisors
A financial corporation offered a class on money and how to
properly use it. I sat through their spiel and asked questions.
Of course they offer the full array of services from investments
to mortgages. All of this sounds good during the presentation.
But it has always been my understanding that no one is willing
to do something for you without getting something in return. Can
you tell me what you think of these corporations and what they
are offering? Is there a catch? How can I tell who is reputable
and who is just going to take me for a ride?...more
|
|
Can you hear me?
World of Children, Inc.,
a Central Ohio organization, gives a voice to children
throughout the world....more
|
| Summer
Cooling
What is the best way to save on cooling bills? We live in an 1962
house that gets direct sun and no shade. More insulation in the
attic?...more
|
| Top
10 Reasons Small Businesses Fail
About half all
small businesses fail within the first four years -- a statistic
that generates a shudder of fear in even the most dauntless
entrepreneur. Most of these failures, however, resemble one
another in crucial ways. And once you identify these harbingers of
failure, you can increase your own chance of success...more
|
