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August 15, 2007 at 1:03 pm · Filed under Finances, PP
Every day I spend the afternoon looking at my stocks through Quicken. Lately, I’ve been saddened to see all of them hit rock bottom! Of course, I say that each day and each day they go down even less.
I keep telling myself “you buy for the long haul.” However, I’ve got to know that I’m doing better than just putting my money in a savings account!
I think I’m going to start trying to educate myself by looking at blogs and more educational information - specifically on certain stocks.
One way to get the lowdown with one stop is Wizetrade. Wizetradeblog.com has a great little website and the information seems to pretty right on!
Help is on the way!
This post sponsored by: Wizetrade
August 13, 2007 at 5:35 pm · Filed under Blogroll, Finances, PP
We’re really starting to realize that we were able to close on our home equity loan just in time. When we started looking into personal loans and ways to finance our upcoming fertility procedures we had little idea that the stock market would crash and have a major effect on the rates.
We have constantly been looking for cheap loans but nothing seemed to come our way. Until the moment that we got the flier in the mail for the 5% home equity loan!
Many loans can be confusing and aside from the different terms there are banks that have good and bad reputations for customer service and loyalty.
BeatThatQuote.com is a great website that offers just about everything that you might be looking for including: loan information, mortgages, car insurance, investments, credit cards, and home insurance. The best part about the website is that companies offer up their best deals and literally bid on your business! You can’t go wrong with that!
It’s great to have one place to go to that will do all of the work for you. God knows you can spend a week looking into all of the different businesses and still have no clue as to what they offer!
This post sponsored by: BeatThatQuote.com
August 11, 2007 at 10:09 am · Filed under Finances, PP
Most recently we’ve been trying to work through our finances by juggling money around a bit. We had finally paid off all of our previous infertility debt only to be hit again with a new infertility $20,000!
We were also able to find out through the bank that our credit was stellar which allowed us to get great rates on our home equity line of credit. I was also able to negotiate with one of our credit cards to get us 0% interest on the card til January 2008!
Not everyone is as lucky as us when it comes to credit. There are Credit Card Applications that are easy to apply for and will approve even if you have bad credit! CreditCardSearchEngine.com allows you to look at competing credit card companies and decide what’s best for your financial situation.
August 3, 2007 at 2:12 pm · Filed under Finances, PP
Years ago when we had a lot of debt we used a debt consolidation loan and decided that having it in one place with a low interest rate would be ideal. Plus, we’d only have to make one payment!
Since we have always had good credit we didn’t have to go the route of secured personal loans.
When we were looking to take out our home equity loan we made sure to know our options and compare loans. That way we were guaranteed to get the best deal.
LoanSubmit.co.uk offers some great financial information for people looking to get a secured loan or go through debt consolidation. They offer an easy to use way to compare loans so that you can find the perfect fit for your financial needs.
This post sponsored by: LoanSubmit.co.uk
August 2, 2007 at 8:53 am · Filed under Finances, PP
Finding the
best credit cards? We have over 10 credit cards and we’ve had some of the since our freshman year in college. The only reason why we signed up for them was because they offered a free t-shirt!
Now, that we’re older and much more mature - we’re starting to look at our cards and figure out which ones we might need to close.
Instant Credit Cards provides you with information about different credit cards and helps you choose the credit card to meet your financial needs. When I started my business it would have been nice to have a credit card devoted to the business. That way we could have kept all of the business expenses separate and it wouldn’t have been a nightmare for our accountant.
What could be better than getting approved for a new credit card with a nice big limit?
Don’t answer that.
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