An installment loan is a type of loan wherein the lender will lend the borrower a certain amount that the latter will pay off through regular installments. Installment loans are available for both personal and commercial use. However, before ...
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What Barfing Out of a Bus Window Teaches Us About Managing Money
When I was in college, I was in a sorority; one of the perks was date parties.
For those unfamiliar, a date party is just that; it's a big party, usually at a bar or restaurant, and all the sisters brought dates. Usually boyfriends or guys they ...
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9 Important Strategies to Help You Manage Financial Risks
Internationally-known daredevil Karl Wallenda earned his fame by performing acrobatic acts high above the ground -- without a safety net.
For years, Wallenda had performed his dangerous stunts countless times without incident, but on March 22, 1978, ...
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Responsible Casino and Gambling Tips: How to Stay Within Your Budget
Many of us like to gamble with luck every once in a while. But when that pastime becomes a habit, it can be very harming to your budget. Therefore, it is crucial to come up with a good strategy before you start gambling and leave all your money to ...
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6 Basic Steps to Help You Achieve Financial Freedom
Financial freedom can be a difficult term to define, but at a very basic level it simply means controlling your own finances entirely.
In order to gain financial freedom, you not only have to be free of debt, but also be able to provide for yourself ...
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How to Become Debt Free in 4 Easy Steps
If you're paying off one or more debts, you're probably sending off at least the minimum payment, or just a little more, each month. If that sounds like you, then you probably feel as though you may never get to that final payment; this can be ...
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Payday Loans vs. Installment Loans: The Pros and Cons of Each
Payday loans are to installment loans as apples are to oranges. The only similarity between these two types of loans is that they are both a specific amount of money that you must pay back by a certain time. Other than that, payday loans and ...
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Last Resort: How to Qualify for a Payday Loan If You Have Bad Credit
Many people need cash, but they're often too intimidated to ask because they're afraid of rejection or may have been rejected in the past. Although they should only be used as an absolute last resort -- primarily because they have extremely high ...
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The Fastest Way to Improve Your Credit Score
There are few things in life that follow you the way that your credit does. Your credit score is essentially a score that represents your standing in the business world, and this has a direct impact on many major purchases and loans. Whenever you ...
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4 Strategies to Help You Avoid Bankruptcy
Though many people find themselves on the brink of bankruptcy because of massive medical expenses or unexpected job loss, there are others who end up there because of reckless spending habits and a failure to plan for the future. It is all too common ...
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5 Ideas for Tackling Debt If You Retire with a Mortgage
According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute, outstanding mortgage balances among the elderly have risen by 142% in the last 20 years. Even if you're not yet elderly and thinking about retiring, this is alarming news. If you're considering ...
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Quick Advice for the Financial Times You Didn’t Plan For
At some point in life, everyone has hit some rough financial times. Sometimes, these financial problems are brought on by the ignorance of youth, other times they are brought on by coincidence, and they can even be caused by catastrophes beyond your ...
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4 Rules for Cashing Out Your 401k When You’re In a Financial Pickle
There may be times in life that you'll fall into financial hardship, and it's wise to plan ahead for the inevitable. An emergency fund -- that is, a generous amount of cash in your savings or another account -- is ideal for dealing with these ...
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5 Things Nobody Tells You About Being Poor – And for Good Reason
I'm sorry, folks, but I'm just a little surly right now.
I just finished reading an article at Cracked that my son showed me entitled: 5 Things Nobody Tells You About Being Poor.
Apparently, the piece was written by a self-professed member of ...
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Caught Ya! My Teenager’s Sly Attempt to Get His Own Credit Card
Last month we found a letter in our mailbox from Discover credit cards that was addressed to my teenage son, Matthew.
Now why would Discover be contacting my son?
You know, the mere thought of a credit card in my 14-year-old son's hands really ...
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6 Ways to Avoid a Holiday Debt Hangover
The holidays come with a host of stressors, the most Xanax-inducing of which is perhaps overspending. Sure, we make our lists and check them twice, but we're still human. Sales, discounts and deals are flashed furiously before your eyes while you're ...
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12 Good Reasons Why You Should (and Shouldn’t) Use a Credit Card
When I was a kid I used to have a Ouija board.
Thankfully, my nerdy friends and I were never possessed by evil spirits while conjuring up our dead relatives to see how they were doing (they're fine, thanks); or getting answers to burning questions ...
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10 Red Flags That May Signal You’re In Big Financial Trouble
One of my favorite television shows is National Geographic Channel's Locked Up Abroad. Each week, this absolutely fabulous show features the story of somebody who had the misfortune of either getting incarcerated in a foreign prison or kidnapped ...
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Do Payday Loans Have Any Benefits?
Many people take out a payday loan when they have no other way of getting urgent cash. Whether it's a sudden medical bill or overdue rent, payday loans are often the only way to get that financial cushion, short of borrowing from a friend or ...
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Time vs. Money: Are You an Unwitting Financial Time Traveler?
I have a voracious appetite for time-travel stories. I absolutely love 'em.
One of my all-time favorite television shows, The Twilight Zone, devoted at least five episodes to the subject; I wish Rod Serling had written more of them.
With that ...
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