Monthly Archives: June 2011
How to Avoid Credit Card Debt
During the past few years of recession, you’ve probably heard and read a lot about how unsecured debt (specifically credit card debt) contributed to the country’s economic problems. The numbers can be downright scary: An Experian poll earlier this year … Continue reading
What’s your Personal Finance Style?
Life is a journey of self-discovery. Along the way we all learn things about ourselves that make us characteristically different or similar to those around us. Just as we each have our own personality, everyone has a personal finance style as well. Knowing yours … Continue reading
Credit Card Tips for Summer Vacations
Are you working hard to make smarter use of your credit cards? Maybe you limit your credit card use to big-ticket items, and pay off the balance quickly. Perhaps you avoid using your card for items that are quickly consumed, … Continue reading
Tips on Deciding Whether to Lease or Buy New Car
If it’s time to replace your car, whether to lease or buy a new vehicle is one of the many questions you’ll have to consider. Ultimately, only you can decide which financing method is right for you, given your personal … Continue reading
How Does Moving Affect Your Credit Score?
With schools out for the summer, more people feel free to make a move. If you’re house hunting, you’ve got a lot on your mind already, but you still need to be thinking about how moving might affect your credit. … Continue reading
Financial de-stress tip: Check your credit report
Do you want to de-stress your financial life? Try drawing yourself a bubble bath, kick up your heels and relax. However, if you really want to cut the amount of stress in your life, you might need to do a … Continue reading
Smart Credit Tips for Summer Sales
Summer is sales season! Carmakers, mattress stores, furniture manufacturers, electronic stores – a long list of retailers center their sales efforts on summer holidays like Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day. You can get a lot of great deals … Continue reading
What Credit Monitoring Can (and Can’t) Do for You
What’s all this talk about credit monitoring? Just what is it, really? And is it as good as it sounds? Is it really a bulletproof vest against identity theft? There is a variation in the scope of credit monitoring products. … Continue reading
Summer Jobs: A Way for Kids to Learn About Credit
Is your teen or college-aged child going to work this summer? A summer job is a rite of passage – and, in this economy, a necessity for many people. It can be exciting for your child to earn – and … Continue reading