Many successful people have mentors to guide them in learning the skills that lead to achievement, and Ill do my best to offer you some critical personal finance perspectives. They say that life is a school where you learn the lesson after the test. The same thing applies to money, but you cant...
The first rule of making a personal budget keep it simple
Rules. No-one likes rules. But we all realize that if we didnt follow traffic rules and stop at a red light, our streets would be chaos. If you want to have a successful personal budget, you have to follow the rules (in this...
Canada and the United States share similar cultures, enthusiasm for sports and a common border.
Unfortunately, the border is proving to be no barrier to fraud schemes that target victims in both countries. Armed with the Internet and cell phones, con artists target victims-many of them...
The dangers of comparison websites when searching for the cheapest gas and electricity.
The price of domestic gas and electricity has been a regular topic in the UK press over the last couple of weeks and for good reason. The current round of price increases that have just come into...
With so many companies offering the lowest call rates, and the best service” who do you believe and are there any additional costs hidden in the small print? Do they all give per second billing by email, full cost analysis, discounted BT line rental and personal account managers? On...
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Let’s say that you are getting regular monthly salary from work and you are happy with it. Now, at the end of the month (and most of the time, two days after you get your paychecks), you wonder where...
Over the past few years, I have been saving money each month, not for any particular reason like for example to buy a house, but just in case something big went wrong. It is in a way a form of self-insurance. In this article I write about the benefits of doing this and about my own personal...
Defining your savings goals is the first thing to do before you invest, especially when that investment will have an impact on your childs future.
It is after-all your childs future that you are investing in–and school finance cannot be avoided, as babies will grow into adults who...
That six-pack of soda in the garage refrigerator could be costing you a lot more than you think.
Millions of homeowners have an old refrigerator in their garage or basement, which is often a hand-me-down from the kitchen. These older refrigerators may still run, but can consume twice the...
Term life insurance is the easiest type of life insurance to understand. To put it simply, the insured person pays a minimal premium per thousand dollars of coverage on an annual, semi annual, quarterly or monthly basis. If he or she dies within the term of the policy, the life insurance company...
Are you annoyed at how large your monthly mobile phone bills are? Are you looking into ways in which you can lower your quarterly landline telephone charges? Is the amount you are paying for your gas and electricity increasing to an unaffordable level? In this article I describe about the ways...
Does your money seem to evaporate with every trip to the gas station? You can add miles to every gallon you pump simply by maintaining your vehicle and practicing fuel-saving driving habits.
“Most motorists don’t realize that it’s the little things that don’t take...