Personal Finance

A Helpful Mortgage Refinance Calculator

Home Loans
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Should I Refinance My Mortgage? That’s the question we want to answer today. Mortgage rates are still very, very low.  Who would’ve ever thought we’d see mortgage rates this low for this period of time. I remember thinking back in August when we first started building our house and mortgage rates were at their lows that [...]

5 Things Dora the Explorer Teaches Us About Personal Financial Planning

Personal Finance

Ok, so I’m about to alienate all readers who don’t have kids right now – but hang tight for a second! If you stick with me here, I think you’ll find some valuable lessons in personal financial planning. We can all use some guidance when it comes to personal finances and getting a handle on our money. [...]

10 Money-Saving Tips to Help You Stash $10,000!

Saving Money
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Who doesn’t love to save a little extra cash each month? Finding money saving tips to trim the fat and pocket some coin each month isn’t easy, but it is simple. The question is, “Will you do what it takes – and if so, what will you do with the extra savings that you find [...]

4 Questions to Ask Before You Buy Life Insurance

Insurance

Oh great – a post about life insurance – doesn’t he know I’m not interested in reading about life insurance? Is there anything people hate thinking about, talking about and paying for more than life insurance? A necessary evil if you will. It just feels like a waste – I mean what benefit do you receive from having [...]

PF Bloggers Share Their Top Financial Resolutions for 2010

Personal Finance

December is usually a reflective time of year, wouldn’t you agree? The end of the year is a chance to look back at our successes and failures throughout the year and also gives an opportunity to look at what we’d like to change. I like to make New Year’s resolutions as well. Although I don’t [...]

How to Manage Your Finances After a Divorce

Personal Finance

I came across an interesting statistic that blew me away the other day:  After a divorce, a woman’s income decreases on average by 79%, while a man’s increases by 49%. Think about that for a minute.  How would you respond to a seventy-nine percent decrease in your income?  How would you respond if your income grew by forty-nine [...]

Friday Finance Round Up – July 3, 2009

Round Ups

Friday Finance Round Up is a weekly post that includes interesting articles and blog posts on money found during the week from across the web. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Study Reveals Churches Response to Economic Conditions – Out of Debt Christian A recent survey conducted by NationalChristianPoll.com for Christianity Today International’s Your Church Media Group reveals how the recession [...]

What Is Income Protection Insurance (Disability Insurance)

Insurance

What is Income Protection Insurance a.k.a. Disability Income Insurance May is National Disability Awareness Month.  My guess is you didn’t even know there was such a thing.  To be honest, I didn’t either until a few weeks ago.  It seems like everything is getting its own awareness month these days doesn’t it? I thought this would [...]

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