credit cards, debt · October 11, 2018
Rule #1 of debt management: Honor your obligations
I am all about helping people get out of financial trouble. I am always humbled when someone lays bare their financial struggle and asks for my advice.
credit cards, debt · October 3, 2018
Protecting your financial life is now free. Don’t pass up this offer.
One of the best ways to protect yourself from identify thieves is now free of charge. Beginning in late September, Equifax, Experian and TransUnion began offering consumers the ability to place an
budgeting, credit cards · September 19, 2018
This One Move Will Automatically Improve Your Financial Life
This One Move Will Automatically Improve Your Financial Life
credit cards, debt, home loans · March 14, 2018
Home Buying in Next 6 months? Do This Now!
If you are planning on buying a home in the next few months, I bet you are already spending plenty of time checking out online listings.
credit cards, Stocks/Bonds/ETFs · January 24, 2018
2018 is the Worst Year Since 2018 to Carry Credit Card Debt
If you just overdid it on the holiday spending, please do your very best to buckle down and pay off the balance as quickly as possible to avoid rising interest rate charges.
credit cards · November 8, 2017
Email Scams are Rising. Do you Know how to Protect Yourself?
I hope that after the news of the Equifax data breach, you’re being extra smart about taking steps to monitor your credit reports. You can always get one free credit report a year from each of the three credit bureaus…
credit cards, Emergency Funds · October 4, 2017
A Credit Card Strategy for Dealing with Natural Disasters
Digging out from the losses incurred when a natural disaster strikes can take time. Waiting for insurance claims to be processed, or emergency aid to be disbursed can take weeks, or longer. Meanwhile households have bills to pay, and the…
credit cards, saving · September 27, 2017
Financial Do’s and Don’ts After Disaster Strikes
Hurricanes and tropical storms in Florida and throughout the Caribbean, wildfires in the west and the Mexico earthquakes have been devastating for so many. And heart wrenching for all of us.
credit cards · August 23, 2017
FICO Scores reach record high. I am not celebrating.
Earlier this Spring we collectively hit a financial milestone. FICO, the company that computes the credit scores most used by lenders, reported that for the first time ever the average score rose to 700.