January, 2010
How to Pay Bills on Half Your Income
Half the Income But All the Bills
A TV commercial for a debt consolidation company aired recently where one woman told us that her work hours got cut in half, but she cannot pay half her bills. Consolidating your debt into a lower monthly payment, and if you lost half your income, this will help you. ...
Budgeting Made Easy
First Things First
The first thing to do is get a piece of paper or program on the computer such as Microsoft Office. The money should be split up into different sections that show were you are spending it. A miscellaneous category shouldn't be there. The sections should include a category for living payments. Water, cable, ...
Seven Ways to Begin Reducing Debt
Get started with debt management today
Getting in to debt can be easy. Debt builds up from many places - personal loans, credit cards, student loans, mortgages, and more. Managing debt is about more than just paying off the cash that you owe - it is also about managing your money. It is easy to take ...
Big Bills Slideshow
We’re all very familiar with images on the currency that we exchange every day, featuring the faces of our forefathers and other notable public figures. However, there is other legal tender that is far less common. Some of these notes were produced in commemorative editions, while others earn their rarity as a result of the ...
The Volcker Rule: Obama Proposes New Banking Regulations
If President Obama is able to enact the new plan for banks called “The Volcker Rule,” the era of banks too big to fail should be over. Obama has been speaking with former head of the Federal Reserve, Paul Volcker, who is advising the President to adopt a plan different than those suggested by Treasury ...