You’ve got your web store set up and your products ready to go. You’re ready to start benefiting from the hard work it took you to get this far. But not so fast. If your website isn’t enticing people to buy, it doesn’t matter how much work you’ve put in ahead of time. In order…
The way you manage your finances today has a major impact on your future. When you’re ready to purchase a house, financial management plays a role in whether you’ll qualify for loans. Unfortunately, some people put personal finances on the back burner – which is a huge mistake. Life happens. When you least expect it,…
Each year I get excited for May to roll around. The temperatures start to warm up, people start to come outside after a long winter and the farmers market is underway. For my wife and I, a Saturday (and sometimes Sunday) morning stroll through the farmers market not only allows us to pick out some…
It’s a tricky situation for both tenants and landlords: renting private housing and paying with housing benefit (in the United States this is known as Section 8 housing benefits). For tenants, it can be a struggle to find private accommodation that accepts housing benefit claimants. For landlords, they could find themselves out of pocket if…
Being a landlord can be a busy job; there are listings to manage, maintenance and repairs to arrange, and the stress of running your own business. But among all the other responsibilities, there’s one that could leave you sharply out of pocket in the event of an emergency, accident or disaster. If you own a…
So, you’ve got your finances in order and you’re ready to invest. Now’s the tricky part: which sectors should you invest in? It can be tough deciding which risks to take, especially when it comes to money. It might feel scary investing in sectors you don’t fully understand or know much about, but you don’t…