Did you know that you don’t always have to pay a commission to buy stock? Some companies will allow you to buy and sell their stock directly from them and if you choose this method, you will not have to pay any commission to a broker. This is not something that every company allows though, [...]
Do you get pre-approved credit card applications in the mail every week? The amount of junk mail we all get is out of hand and it seems that these applications keep coming more and more frequently. I have to make sure I shred them and not just throw them away as these pre-approved applications are [...]
Is the stock market gambling? That is a question that gets asked from time to time and when you buy a stock and it immediately goes down it sure seems like gambling. When you buy stocks, you can lose all your money. So, what then, is the difference between gambling and the stock market. Are [...]
Have you ever tried to negotiate one of your bills? Heating bills, garbage bills, cell phone bills, and cable TV bills: you might think that a bill is a bill and you owe the full amount but sometimes you can talk your way into a discount. I have the $70.00 a month for 1000 minutes [...]
If you decide to work at home and become your own boss, you will have a different set of challenges ahead of you than if you work at a regular job in an office. For instance, when you work at home by yourself, you no longer have exposure to friends and co-workers and you will [...]
Most people make money on Ebay by selling their old items or things around the house they don’t need anymore. Others go to live auctions or garage sales every weekend hoping to find hidden treasure that will fetch a nice price online. Of course the professional sellers have a store or some source where they [...]
If you are just starting out in the stock market, you may be wondering how you will be affected by taxes. Will you owe money on your gains and how much? What if you lose? And what if you lose on some stocks and have gains on others? Lets use an example and say that [...]