Best Apps for Budgeting, Saving and Banking

Best Apps for Budgeting, Saving and Banking

Modern technology makes a lot of things easier. The internet and electronic databases have revolutionized virtually every aspect of our day-to-day lives, including how we work, play and shop. The efficiencies derived from these new technologies and business processes have saved consumers countless hours and saved businesses billions of dollars. The technology adoption curve varies […]

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Ideas for Stretching Limited Retirement Savings

Ideas for Stretching Limited Retirement Savings

Unfortunately, millions of Americans over age 50 have little or no retirement savings. Many people in this difficult position have just buried their heads, as they just don’t know what to do or how they can possibly start building up a significant nest egg for retirement. They just shrug their shoulders and say I’ll have […]

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How to Manage Debt to Maintain a High Credit Score

How to Manage Debt to Maintain a High Credit Score

Image by www.gotcredit.com Managing debt is a lot like managing a weight problem. There are no quick fixes. The only way to effectively deal with the problem is thoughtful, long-term thinking and actually following through with your debt management plan. Managing your debt relative to your income is a critical part of maintaining a strong […]

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Getting a Grip On Lifestyle Creep

Getting a Grip On Lifestyle Creep

Featured Image by Mike Babcock Lifestyle creep may be throwing a shadow over your future. Most people are not aware that there’s an increasingly fine line between living the American Dream and suffering from an insidious, financial-future-sapping condition called lifestyle creep. The fact that the cost of living – everything from rent to entertainment to […]

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Tips for Buying (or Selling) a Home in a Foreign Country

Tips for Buying (or Selling) a Home in a Foreign Country

Buying or selling a home in a foreign country can be a simple transaction or a major hassle requiring a great deal of time, effort and money. In countries such as Canada, Australia and most European Union nations, the real estate transaction process, while paperwork intensive, is quite manageable for the average homeowner. The same […]

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Peer-to-Peer Lending: Making a Loan to Your Neighbor?

Peer-to-Peer Lending: Making a Loan to Your Neighbor?

The internet era has led to notably less direct social interaction for the many millions of people that spend most of their spare time online or playing computer games. According to experts, this lack of direct social interaction does have consequences both for individuals and society at large. Recent studies have shown that many young […]

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