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in Real Estate

The Most Important Things You Need to Know About the Housing Market in 2016

It’s been said that the American dream is to own a home, and I don’t disagree. Some do, of course, saying that the American dream is a steady job and income, no student loans and a good credit score these days. Whether it’s your dream or not, however, owning a home is still a big […] More
in Personal Finance

Most Common Money Mistakes to Stop Making Now

Money mistakes are pretty common. Whether you spend too much of it and make not quite so much of it, whether you are too cheap and have no fun with it or whether you’ve made some mistakes and you’re looking to correct those, you’re probably making money mistakes. Since it’s not quite far enough into […] More
in Taxes

The Three Most Important Tax Changes for 2016

It’s tax time, and that means it’s time to take note of the important tax changes that are now in effect for 2016 (and the 2015 tax year). The IRS likes to make changes to their tax tables on a regular basis – because nothing is more confusing than constantly learning more about taxes – […] More
in Taxes

Three Simple but Often Overlooked Income Tax Deductions and Credits

At the risk of sounding slightly bitter, it’s tax time. For those expecting money deposited into their bank accounts after filing their 2015 income tax returns, it’s a nice time of year. For anyone depositing their money into the IRS’ bank account, however, a root canal sounds like fun. Either way, lowering your tax liability […] More
in Rewards Credit Cards

Three Tips for Choosing Your Next Rewards Credit Card

Rewards credit cards are amazing for those who really get to take advantage of them and make them work in their personal lives. Whether it’s cash back rewards, airline rewards or hotel rewards, earning something by paying for things you have to have anyway is a nice deal. However, it’s sometimes a bit confusing to […] More
in How to Save Money

5 Tips for Never Paying Full Price for a New Car from a Former Car Salesman

Shopping for a new vehicle is no one’s favorite pastime. In fact, I despise it so much I put it off so long before my twins were born that I thought for a moment we might actually have to figure out how to get the twins and our two oldest girls home from the hospital […] More
in Personal Finance

Three Questions to Ask Before You Take Out a Loan

It’s that time of year again when everyone is making new purchases; new cars, new homes and new everywhere. Whether you are looking to remodel your existing home now that the holidays are over and you have more time, you are looking to buy a new home or you are looking to even just buy […] More
in Credit Cards

American Express is Rolling Out the SimplyCash Plus Business Credit Card in 2016

When a credit card company makes a new offer for some great products, the world immediately seems like a much better place. American Express is good about that; enhancing their offers to ensure that their customers are always satisfied. This week, the credit card company announced that they plan on offering their customers something very […] More
in How to Save Money

How One Man Negotiated Half the Typical San Francisco Rent

When it comes to saving money, it seems that everyone has a great story of their own. However, I’m pretty positive that no one has a better story than Davis Nguyen. In a city where the average rental payment is approximately $3,500 per month (higher than the national average), he managed to score a $2,500 […] More
in How to Save Money

Want to Vacation? Here Are Five Painless Ways to Save $1,000 Before Summer

It’s finally winter here in Florida. It’s 60 degrees today, and we are cold. I’ll be back in the 70s before long, but it’s time for us to start planning our summer vacations and our getaways. This week of cold air gets to us – though we love it – and everyone is ready to […] More
in How to Make Money

Making an App in 7 Easy Steps And For Less Than $200

There’s an app for that; actually, there is not an app for this. Does this mean we’ve found the one thing that there is not an app for? Should we write this down somewhere on a calendar to mark the day we broke app history? Or should we make an app for that? I digress […] More
in Airline Credit Cards

Five Incredible Travel Rewards Credit Card Offers for January 2016

January is always a great time to apply for a new credit card, since travel rewards credit card offers are usually pretty impressive this time of year. Following the holidays and the start of a new year, travel rewards credit card offers become more lucrative than ever. Card companies know people have renewed their vacation […] More

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