This economy is growing steadily worse. We see it everyday with continued layoffs, further drops in the housing arena, jittery stock markets, and a stubborn unemployment rate that doesn’t want to budge. All of these are coupled with the most negative political atmosphere since the gloomy days of the Great Depression. Money affects everything we do. Like bright sunshine or a dark, ominous cloud constantly floating overhead, money represents a huge part of what drives us from birth until death. It’s the reason why most roll awake in the morning, draining 95% of the...
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I am in the market for a slightly used car, I love the idea of a hybrid, of all that I have seen, the Toyota Prius offers the highest mpg and a very comfortable ride albeit the car is a bit on the...
The average amount of credit card debt is creeping up again, according to various recent reports. Numbers from the second quarter of 2011 indicate that consumers have piled on some $18.4 billion in...
Fewer credit card defaults occurred in September, and the rate of mortgage default remained steady. While many Americans took this as a sign of changing times, these little changes might not be enough...
Interest rates could be held at their record low level, a top level expert has indicated.
Paul Fisher from the Bank of England said the economy needed to improve before interest rates should...
We got married last year and many of our friends gave us bank gift cards. What a scam! During this recession, banks are looking for new streams of revenue, including higher credit card fees, higher...
I had always been of the opinion that people with more than two credit cards were foolish and must be deep in debt. Brought up to think that if it was a 'want' rather than a 'need', you should save...
As the fiscal year draws to a close, the various institutions and organizations with which you have been aligned or involved will be knocking again on your door - perhaps multiple times, or via multiple...
It used be lemons that stayed on the ground, but now its cabbages. The brains of people at call centres are getting worse.
Yesterday, I spent a good 20 minutes telling some woman from Barclays Bank about...
Like the rest of the world my family has to do more with less, stretch that dollar, lemons to lemonade and all those other pull your boot straps up and get to work sayings. With cut backs at work...
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Car Shopping while female, and non-white, a personal experience.
I just went through this process, too. The difference between car shopping and shopping for other things is that you have to get smart before you go see a dealer. Research the things you want on the car, what they should cost, and what your trade in...
Car Shopping while female, and non-white, a personal experience.
While I'm sure those factors, factored in all salesmen do what they can to make there money. I've seen it first hand. Do what ya gotta do in that world. I can't do that for a living.
