With $4 being set as the new standard gas price and a continuously scaling cost of living, finding ways to reduce your driving cost can certainly make a difference to your budget. Sure, there definitely is an option to replace the gas-guzzling vehicles with their eco-friendly counterparts but this still isn’t a financially viable solution…
There are only so many things a person can actively do to save money on their utilities. Turning off the lights when not in a room, turning the heat down a few degrees, taking shorter showers, and the like are all great things to do to save money. In the end, however, if an appliance…
One of the biggest ways to waste money is to run the furnace or air conditioner more than necessary. Without proper insulation, all the heat or cool air generated goes right outside. This just causes the appliance to work harder racking up a large utility bill for the homeowner. With a little sweat, and some…
Planning for their financial future isn’t usually the top priority of people in their twenties, but it really should be. Making smart financial decisions in your twenties sets you up for financial success for decades after, and can drastically improve your ability to cover the larger purchases and costs many encounter later on in life….
There are so many ways to reduce one’s energy usage it can often be baffling on where to start. Upgrade the windows and doors? Re-do insulation? Have a high efficiency y furnace installed? They are all great ideas, but there is one solution that is much simpler and much cheaper. Replace light bulbs with CFL’s….
Buying a house is the biggest financial decision most people will make in their lifetime. That is why it is very important to prepare for the purchase, and not rush into any decision. By taking a little time to figure out how much house they can buy, saving for a down payment, look at first…
The single greatest factor that can kill the American economy at this moment is the price of gasoline. If we don’t solve it and solve it fast, the country is headed for another recession. Consumer confidence, overall spending, and unemployment all hang on this one issue. The national average continues to rise, passing $3.80 a…