Pay Yourself First - 2/22/2016 The principle to pay yourself first has been referred to as the Golden Rule of Personal Finance.The concept is that one of the first checks you write each month is for your own savings. The rationale is that if there is no money left after a person pays their bills
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02/26/2016
Homeowner Advisory Similar to an annual wellness physical, homeowners should consider an annual review of the financial elements of their home. It’s particularly valuable based on the fact that their home and its equity is generally, one of their largest assets. List of similar properties recentl
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02/17/2016
It's a Big Difference Let’s say that you just won $8,750 on a lottery scratch-off ticket. You’ve decided to be frugal and invest the money and have decided on three alternatives: buying a certificate of deposit, a mutual fund or use the money as a down payment for a $250,000 home.To compare the
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02/10/2016
What's That Smell? - 1/25/2016 Homeowners may be totally unaware that their home has an unpleasant odor. It can be unrecognizable to them but immediately apparent to visitors on entering the home. Candles, aerosol spray or even chocolate chip cookies can’t get rid of the smell. To eliminate t
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02/02/2016
People tend to fear what they don’t understand. Homeowners understand fixed rate mortgages and remember the horror stories of people who lost their homes because they could no longer afford them when their adjustable rate mortgages went up.Interest rates on fixed-rate mortgages have been so low f
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02/02/2016
