What Constitutes a Good Debt Management Company?

The following is a guest post contributed by the editors at DebtAdvisoryLine.com. Debt and the threat of insolvency have long turned into a mass-scale issue in the UK.  Although the government have introduced a series of sensible measures over the past few years, a staggering 30,000 households still either entered into bankruptcy or applied for … Read more

Networking: Creating Real Networks

We’ve mention in some posts how networking is extremely important. Networking, single-handedly can: Land that new job. Help a friend find a new job. Meet your future spouse. Make that last-minute deal. Sustain your business through hard times. Create strategic partnerships. Start new business ventures. and, Change peoples’ lives Networking can do many more things … Read more

The Economic Impact of the Egyptian Political Crisis

“The following is a guest post contributed by editors at SmallBusinessLoansDirect.com.” With the resignation of Hosni Mubarak after 30 years of ruling Egypt, the nation must now recover from the month long “revolution” that led to Mubarak’s resignation. Nevertheless, amid the post resignation celebrating, the realities of Egypt’s future may not be what the anti-Mubarak … Read more

Free Book Rental: To The Library!

How often do you find yourself racking your brain for answers just to realize the answer is so clearly obvious? I’d like to say it never happens to me, but I’d be a liar in the order of Mark Whitacre. Just the other day, I was at a bookstore looking through all of the awesome new titles that are out.

I find bookstores to be terribly inspiring, but please laugh once I’m out of earshot. While browsing through, I added book after book to my mental checklist, wishing these were free books.

I would undoubtedly go home, scan over Amazon, Paper Back Swap and buy them for the best price possible. Sometimes though, now syndrome would overcome me because of my excitement and I would consider paying the insane price on the cover, but I abstained.

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Mint.com: Mint Video Review

Update for 2019: While this article is a few years old, it still covers many of the useful features that Mint.com offers. After all these years, Mint is still a tool that I use (in addition to others). If you’re looking for a more updated review, and a great comparison, then check out my recent … Read more

Coupons for the non-couponer

I don’t like clipping coupons.  I’m not an extreme couponer by any stretch of the imagination, but saving money is important.  Every day we’re spending money. It’s a hard truth in life.  We burn fuel on our way to work, and we pick up a few odds-and-ends on our way home. Who doesn’t go to … Read more

The Art of Office Space Comparison

About the author: Rob Clymo writes on behalf of www.officegenie.co.uk, the UK’s first proper online marketplace for desk space and shared office space. Finding an office used to be a real chore and would often take a lot of time and effort and not yield a realistic result. However, now that we have the power … Read more

Why Debt Relief Assistance May Be Worth It

Ed O’Brien is a seasoned writer in personal finance, specializing in credit repair. You can find more of his articles located at CreditRepair.org. Struggling with overwhelming debt is a financial hardship that will not just go away if left unattended. Debt is certainly one scenario in our financial life that only grows worse over time. … Read more

Save Money With Promotion Codes

Anytime that my wife or I shop online, we always do one thing before checking out: we search for promotion and coupon codes. We have saved a lot of money using this tactic, and up until recently, we were mainly limited to searching Google for codes and crossing our fingers. Recently, I came across PromotionCode.org, … Read more

You Look So Wealthy. You Must Be Broke!

I see it every day, the young hot-shot that looks wealthy. We’re fed the image every day in magazines, online, or on TV. He has a sweet sports car, nice business suit, designer sunglasses, designer watch, and leather shoes so expensive that the cows are in line with hopes of being the next pair. Before … Read more

Entrepreneur Starting A Business?

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur considering starting a business, want to expand your business, or are in a tight spot and would like some advice on what to do, then you need to know about an organization named SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives). SCORE Helps Entrepreneurs! SCORE is a non-profit organization that provides free, confidential, … Read more

Ex-Dividend Dates for April 2011

Passive income and dividend investors might be interested to know that there are some ex-dividend dates coming up. We thought it would be a good idea to aggregate these dates from some of the more popular indices so it is all in one easy to reference place. There are a couple of ex-dividend dates coming … Read more

Plugging Financial Leaks

Leaks are generally considered a bad thing. Ask any captain or homeowner what comes to mind when you say the word “leaks” and I doubt they see rainbows and unicorns. Consider these: Leaky faucet: annoying. Leaky roof: expensive and aggravating. Leaky boat: really bad! Leaky finances: often ignored. What are leaky finances? It’s a small … Read more

Can Passive Income Be Massive Income?

Passive income is a popular subject in personal finance, and it is a goal of ours as well.  If you’re unfamiliar with passive income, it is an income stream that you don’t have to actively earn.  There are many forms of passive income such as: Dividends from stocks. Interest from CDs, bonds and other accounts. Residuals in … Read more

Retirement Calculators

Retirement planning, if you plan on retiring, is one of those things that you just have to do.  But how do you know if you’re on the right track? Do you just work and save for 30+ years and cross your fingers?  Sometimes, it seems like that is the plan.  Just work indefinitely until you … Read more