Personal Finance and Lifestyle Guide
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Whoever said money can’t buy happiness obviously never wore a pair of Christian Louboutin stilettos (really, I’m almost not even kidding about this one). Money can’t buy happiness. Money buys material possessions, which are nice, but they don’t create happiness. Money does however, do a great job a buying peace of mind. Who doesn’t feel […] More
What Are Hard And Soft Inquiries? By now you know that your credit score is the most important number in your life. However, you might not know all there is to know about credit inquiries. You know that some of them might drop your score a bit, others don’t and some are unknown. In fact, […] More
When I bought my first car at 19, I was given a 60-month term on my loan. It always seemed like the ‘normal’ length of time to finance a car, and the first time someone mentioned to me that they’d financed their car for 72 or even 84 months, I was shocked. I never keep […] More
We say all the time that your credit score is the most important number in your life, but your Social Security Number is actually more important. This is the number that identifies who you are, and it is tied to your finances in every way possible. When you don’t protect this number, your entire life […] More
In 2017, Americans will be spending more than $23 billion on Mother’s Day! That’s 10% more than we did last year. If you want to rack up rewards while buying Mom’s gift, visit Credit Cards Rewards. Check out our infographic to see how the billions are spent. If you’re low on funds, look at our […] More
Does anyone really consider the act of spring cleaning an expensive one? My husband does, and he always has. It’s because there is something about spring that not only inspires us to get even more organized (it’s hard not to be organized married to me) but also that makes me shop and shop and shop […] More
Spring has sprung and we all know what that means — beautiful weather is right around the corner and there will be plenty of sales to tempt us into spending our hard earned money. Spring brings with it an urge to rejuvenate our lives and whether it be a new car or curtains, sometimes all […] More
Money makes the world go ‘round, as the old saying goes, but if you’re not careful with your money, you’ll be the one who gets taken for a ride. Most of us inherently know that we need to watch our wallets and spend our money carefully, but that often works better in theory than in […] More
Credit cards for students are often considered a bad idea. In fact, it’s many college students who are given credit cards they don’t know how to use that end up in the most financial trouble in the future. It happens, and there’s nothing you can do about it after the fact that learn from your […] More
As a business owner, you might wonder whether or not the concept of accepting credit card payments is worth it to you. There is some debate about this among business owners, particularly those who have small businesses. Here’s the deal; most people use credit and/or debit cards to make their purchases. There are people in […] More
Debt is not something you want to have. You hear it your entire life, and yet so many people still have it. Sure, some people are just unwise when it comes to their finances, living above their means for various reasons. Others are put in a situation in which they feel they have no choice; […] More
You can’t tell the difference between a prepaid credit card and a real credit card, but there is a difference. Nearly 80 million people in America choose not to deal with banking institutions for some personal reason, and more than that have questionable credit scores. For these two reasons alone, millions of Americans choose to […] More