As it seems to be the trend just about anywhere else, landlords and property managers are beginning to follow suit b allowing their tenants to pay rent with plastic. Landlords have been teaming up largely with third party service providers to make paying rent online with a credit card a viable option.
While there are some [...]

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Thanks for Greener Pastures for hosting this week’s carnival.  Here are a few of the posts I liked!

Mary from American Entrepreneurship highlights some key customer relations skills in Customer Service Communication Tips.
Debt Freedom Fighter from Discover Debt Freedom offers some great credit score watch-outs in Credit Score Killers: 5 Things to Look Out For.
NtJS from [...]

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The price of food is becoming a strain on most family budgets. Luckily, there are ways you can reduce the amount you spend and it isn’t as painful as you might expect! Even if you already clip coupons, you can benefit from some of these tips that you may not be doing on a regular [...]

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There are a lot of home security companies who provide security plans and equipment as well as a sense of security to families and homeowners. However, these companies can charge quite a bit in service fees and monthly charges and families do not necessarily need to go this route to feel secure. Additionally, there are [...]

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Last week I purchased my first new car… ever.  I had been driving a used Chevy Cavalier for the last 9 years - one I financed through a dealer when I was 19 years old.  The car is now being used by my husband as the back-and-forth to work vehicle, thanks to it’s good gas [...]

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Looking for a new checking or savings account?  Unhappy with your bank and want to switch?  Just like credit card companies compete with one another with their rewards programs, banks compete with each other for new customers by offering sign-up bonuses.  Here are several institutions, banks, and online payment companies that are offering cash bonuses [...]

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Are you looking for a way to get the best rate on a mortgage? You can possibly help yourself to have a good loan experience if you follow a few simple strategies. These tips have been used by many other people to make their total cost of the mortgage more manageable through mortgage rates that [...]

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I have always found this a perplexing task - picking out produce that will be the freshest, the sweetest, the best. I was grateful that a handful of stores I frequent started posting little signs of what to look for near the fruit and veggie bins. However, not all stores have caught on to this [...]

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Most of us do our individual banking at the large mega-banks, but they often offer the least amount of services and the lowest interest rates to their typical customers. They are far more concerned about their business customers and those who have a significant amount of wealth because they are much more profitable. The typical [...]

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Believe it or not, some people have a problem with credit - only it’s not what you think. There are consumers that have no credit history at all and that can present just as much of a problem as those consumers who have a bad credit history. Those who have no history of credit have [...]

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