Life after bankruptcy can be overwhelming. Not only do you have to deal with the emotional toll of bankruptcy itself, but you also have to work on the behaviors that got you there, all while trying to rebuild your credit. Luckily, re-establishing your credit is a matter of diligence—paying your bills on time and showing…
The goal of many people is to be rich. To most this simply means having enough so that they do not need to worry about supplying themselves, and their families, with the necessities of life. This also means that there is a lot more to life than what money provides. Some of the wealthiest people…
In order to provide for ourselves and our families we all have to work. Some people have the luxury of working for themselves, but many work for someone else. For those who work for someone, or for a corporation, they are not stuck with the wage provided. They can not only work on the side…
Earlier this fall, in the midst of looking for a rental property to purchase, I had the unpleasant discovery that there was an inaccuracy on my credit report: when my student loan was purchased last December by a bank named Mohela, Federal Direct Loans apparently neglected to report my loan as paid off, meaning my…
For those who are tired of banking fees, and the hidden costs often associated with maintaining a checking or savings account, there is a new method. Banking By Design offers a way for customers to pick and choose which items they want in their account, and to leave off those they do not want. So…
There are many reasons why a person decides to go green, and there are just as many ways. However, it always seems that going green and being environmentally friendly is more expensive than not. While there are some expensive products that can make you have the greenest house on the block, there are other cheaper…
Believe it or not, death is no barrier to identity theft. It can be very difficult to make practical decisions after a death in the family, and that is exactly the reason why identity thieves target the dead. CNN Money reported earlier this year that 2.4 million dead people have their identities stolen each year….