Although buying a house is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, purchase you are likely to make in your entire life, many borrowers forget how easy it is to make errors that can result in significant financial losses. It’s all the more surprising when you consider that it’s quite easy to avoid them,…
The world of financial trading is one which used to be the realm of only those with huge capital and a background in economics. Now however, it’s a method of making money that a lot of individuals are involved in, and what’s more is that they are self-taught, and invest only very small amounts of…
On the road to financial abundance there’s bound to be challenges. While some are hard to foresee others are much more common and predictable. My hard earned experience over the years has helped me identify five real obstacles in building wealth and how to overcome them. I’d love to share them with you here so…
Getting any sort of loan will always include some risk. To help understand the risk of short-term loans, we are joined by Elaine McPartland from ConsolidatedCredit.org who shed some light on the subject. Short-term loans can sound like a great idea when you’re short on cash. You have an emergency, you need cash and there’s…
In case you haven’t heard Google Reader will be shutting down on July 1, 2013. That means if that is how you follow OneSmartDollar.com then you are going to want to make a change. I wouldn’t want you to miss any of our upcoming articles. After thinking long and hard I have made the decision…
Shopping at the mall is one of my least favorite things to do. Unless I absolutely have to, you won’t catch me there. The crowds can be a major pain and the deals are not as great as they make them out to be. That being said, I love online shopping. It allows me to…
Buying property is one of the best investments you can make, but there are several factors that you need to consider before going ahead with a purchase. Before you jump in, take a few minutes to consider the following: Know your budget Before you really get started you need to know exactly how much money…