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Get Out of Debt, Step by Step

If you’re one of the millions of people plagued by debt and struggling just to keep up with your credit card payments and keep your bills paid, you can change your situation. You can get out of debt. It will take time and determination, but if you follow these steps, you will become debt-free.
1. Cancel […]


Breaking Out of the Debt Spiral of Credit Cards

If you’re struggling to pay credit card debts, you’re probably feeling that you should never have started using credit cards, and that you’re somehow a bad person for getting over your head in debt. You’re not a bad person, and credit cards themselves are not bad.
One of the first things you’re going to have […]


What to Do When You Can’t Pay Your Bills

If you are now, or ever have been, in a position where you simply don’t have the money to pay your bills, there is something you need to understand. Not being able to pay your bills doesn’t make you a bad person. Many people in the United States are only one or two paychecks away […]


Are Your Spending Habits Ruining Your Life?

Are you always stressed about money? Do you dread seeing the credit card statement in the mail? Are you constantly worried about how you’re going to pay your bills? Do you have a tendency to overspend and then worry about paying the essentials?
You’re not alone in this. Many people’s greatest stress is not from their […]


Where Does Your Money Disappear To?

Have you ever had a twenty dollar bill one day and four ones the next? If you’re like most people, you often have no idea where your money goes. You may find yourself wondering what you could possibly have spent all your money on, and if you paid cash, you may not have a record […]


How To Stop Foreclosure - What You Can Do To Help Yourself?

If you are behind on your house payments or if you already find yourself in foreclosure, there are some steps you can take to stop or at least slow the process. The first thing to know in how to stop foreclosure is what you can do to help yourself. There are a number of ways […]


The Basic Idea of Real Estate Investing

The whole idea of real estate investing is we are banking on the fact that the property is going to appreciate in value over a period of time. Historically, real estate does tend to appreciate in value, despite occasional periods of turmoil like what we are experiencing right now. Financial advisor, Eric Schurenberg […]


Why is Real Estate Still Such a Great Investment?

You read about it every day. The real estate market is going down the drain and the world is coming apart, right? That’s certainly what it seems like if you read the newspaper or watch the nightly news. But is the real estate market really that bad? Is there still money to be made? […]


Understanding the Power of the Rule of 72s in Real Estate

In this article we are going to discuss and demonstrate by example the power of the Rule of 72s. This rule comes in handy as a quick way to figure how long it will take to double your money. It doesn’t matter what the investment is, real estate, a certificate of deposit, the stock […]


What You Can Do To Stop Foreclosure

If you are trying to figure out how to stop foreclosure, or help someone facing foreclosure, then this article is for you. The first thing to know about how to stop foreclosure is what you can do to help yourself. There are a number of ways that you can help yourself to stop the foreclosure […]