Archive for April, 2008
Ideas for Family Entertainment When There’s No Entertainment Budget
If you’re working to pay off debts and stay afloat, the last thing you want to do is listen to your children complain they’re bored. Even the best behaved children sometimes get a little tired of playing with their same toys and need a change of pace to keep it interesting. How do you entertain [...]
Personal Loans: Should You Borrow Money from People You Know?
There is no bigger potential for a family rift than borrowing money from a relative or even a friend. If you find you are in a financial crisis and decide to ask for help from a loved one, there are ways to make it legitimate and hopefully pain free. You can not jut take it [...]
How to Budget for Hidden Travel Costs
Many people take vacations or short trips, and have just enough money available to fund the expenses. While this is a good technique to avoid overspending, it can also cause problems when you run into hidden travel costs that you hadn’t anticipated. More often than not when you stay at a hotel now, during the [...]
See the Value with Contact Lenses 70% Below Retail Cost
Anyone who’s ever had to get an eye exam and either glasses or contact lenses understands that it can be quite the expense. Especially if you don’t have adequate health insurance to cover your eye care costs. You can now order Acuvue Oasys contact lenses online, and reduce some of the costs of your contact [...]
10 Things to Remember When Canceling Your Credit Cards
We’ve all seen images of people wielding a pair of scissors and slicing up their credit cards, promising to never go into debt again. However, truly canceling a credit card takes more than cutting up a piece of plastic. It may also not be a smart idea if you want to stay credit worthy.Here are [...]
Carnival of Personal Finance #147 Is Available on MoneyNing
This week’s carnival is hosted at MoneyNing. Visit the blog to read all the great submissions. Here are a few of my favorites: Budgeting on an Irregular Income from I’ve Paid For This Twice Already. 10 Facts Credit Card Companies Don’t Want You to Know from Discover Debt Freedom. Saving for Specific Goals at ING [...]
How To Buy Postage Stamps at a Discount
If you write a lot of letters, do a lot of mailing for your business, or have ever had a wedding, you know sending out mail can be quite expensive over time. It might not seem like a lot for someone who just pays their bills each month and doesn’t do much after that, but [...]
New Corporate Website
American Consumer News, LLC, the parent corporation of this website has launched a corporate website. The company offers a variety of advertising, copy-writing, consulting, and web development services. Have a look at http://www.corporate.americanconsumernews.com/.
Website Review: Mint.com
I have read finance related articles on Mint.com in the past, but never really took the time to realize that they are more than another site with articles! This morning I was looking around for some inspiration, and discovered that Mint.com allows people to create an account and track all of their bank accounts and [...]
Re-Evaluating Your Bank May Save You Money
Many consumers do not often think much about their bank unless there is an accounting discrepancy or fees have been raided noticeably, but re-evaluating your financial institution is something you should consider when trying to reduce your overall expenses. When people first open an account at a bank, they usually select a branch that is [...]
Responsibilities of Paying a Charged-Off Debt
In an effort to clean up your credit score, you may be faced with some charged-off debts on your credit report. It is important to know what a charged-off debt is and how to deal with it. For some people, it seems like it is just a forgotten debt they are no longer responsible to [...]
11 Ways to Be Happier
It is incredibly easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of life. One day seems to flow right into the next, and you’re stuck on autopilot, just going through the motions and fulfilling your routine. Here are 11 Ways to Be Happier, things you can start doing a little bit at a [...]
Five Ways to Increase the Value of Your Home – For Under $100
If you’re thinking about selling your home, or just want to improve the value of your home in general, there are a number of things you can do for less than $100 that will make a big difference. Paint. Adding a fresh coat of paint to the walls makes everything look clean and updated. Choosing [...]
Avoid Default When Struggling With a Student Loan
As college becomes more expensive and college loans become a larger debt than expected, there are ways to keep your head above water and not default on your student loan. Graduating from a great school does not always guarantee a great job with a comfortable income. Sometimes that comes years later but student loan repayments [...]
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