The Do’s and Dont’s of Personal Finance

When you think about your personal finances, you have to think about what works best for you. The same thing that works well for one person may not yield the same results for the next person.

However, there are do’s and don’ts that all individuals should pay attention to regarding their finances. Here’s a list of things that you should implement into your personal finance strategies, and some things you should avoid at all possible costs.

Create a Budget – This is the first thing you want to do regarding your personal finances. A budget will give you a clear view of how much money you are earning and where you are spending it. A budget also allows you to see which unnecessary items you can eliminate. For exa

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Nov 27, 2011 No Comments by Alice Galvin
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Tougher Laws Have Improved The Debt Settlement Industry Overall

Consumer indebtedness reached a peak in 2008 and has been slowly declining ever since. At over $2 trillion, it is still hefty and poses a significant problem for the millions of consumers carrying an average of $15,000 in credit card debt. In 2010, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enacted new rules for debt collectors and debt relief companies active in the debt settlement industry. Over the past year those rules have changed the debt collection and settlement industries for the better. Designed to protect consumers from predatory debt settlement companies and debt collection agencies, the regulations have helped to distinguish beneficial companies from malevolent groups.

Debt settlement grew out of the explosion in consumer debt over the past three decades.

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Nov 27, 2011 No Comments by Alice Galvin
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Economic growth figure confirmed

The UK economy did grow by 0.5 per cent in the third quarter, the Office for National Statistics has confirmed.

It said the initial estimate for the three months to October has been verified as more detailed information has come in.

This is in contrast with the situation that often occurs, where the figure is revised upwards or downwards.

However, the growth seen may not be enough to help those deep in debt, who will need to tackle their situation now instead of waiting for sufficient economic improvements to emerge to create more jobs and higher living standards.

The initially estimated rate of growth was decried by critics as still not enough to indicate a good economic recovery when the figures were published earlier this month.

One critic was Trades Union Congress general secretary Brendan Barber, who remarked: “You have to go back nearly a century to find a slower recovery from a crash.”

Nov 25, 2011 No Comments by Erin Donnithorne
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Credit Card Debt – How to Answer a Summons For Credit Card Debt

There are many persons who are more interested in finding out whether the summons has been issued from the court of law or whether it has been issued by the credit card issuer. To tell you the truth, it does not make any difference whatsoever.

Irrespective of whether the summons has come from the issuer or not, you will have to answer it. The simplest reason why you will have to answer it is because non-answering will put you in a position where the credit card issuer can go to the court to seek action against you.

On the other hand, if you answer the summons, chances are high that you can come up at a reasonable negotiation point where both the parties can work together. However, you cannot just walk in to the credit card issuer’s office and expect the company to suggest the solution.

It is obvious that you have been summoned because you are not repaying the debt on time. W

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Nov 21, 2011 No Comments by Jamie Zeal
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Holiday Spending Tips 2011

It seems to me that each year Black Friday sneaks up sooner than the previous year. You would think that I’d be prepared, after all I’ve written on the subject a few times before. Looking at the calendar this morning it dawned on me, I’d better start my holiday spending plan right away.

Black Friday can present some excellent savings opportunities if you are able to save enough money to make your holiday shopping a ‘cash only’ experience. Otherwise if you rely on credit cards to make your purchases things can add up quickly and when the last purchase is made you could be facing months of payments to get caught back up.

Here is a reminder of a few tips we feel will help you budget a “cash only” Holiday season:

  • Begin saving now for Christmas shopping and Holiday activities. Starting in J

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Nov 19, 2011 No Comments by Alice Galvin

Should We Accumulate Gold?

According to Richard Russel from Dow Theory Letters, the answer to the question above is yes. He writes, Day after day, everyone asks whether gold has topped out. Nobody ever asks whether the market has topped out. Think about it, were in a low inflation, low investor fear environment, a dollar that appears to have bottomed and is now firming, and still gold holds above 1700 an ounce. This is a remarkable performance aided by heavy buying of gold in China, India, and Asian nations. But what happens when we hit the inevitable inflation; when investors fears are on the rise. To conclude, gold is holding well in an environment that is not bullish for gold, but in due time, the environment will turn highly bullish for the yellow metal. Do not time your gold purchases. Simply continue to accumulate gold. The skyrocketing phase lies ahead.

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Nov 18, 2011 No Comments by Erin Donnithorne
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Federal Budget Deficit for Fiscal Year 2011: $1.3 Trillion

Last month, the Treasury Department reported that the federal government incurred a budget deficit of $1.3 trillion for fiscal year 2011, almost identical to the deficit it incurred in 2010. As a share of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), the deficit declined slightly—from 9.0 percent in 2010 to 8.7 percent in 2011—but nonetheless it was the third-highest deficit as a share of GDP since 1945.

As discussed in CBO’s latest Monthly Budget Review, the deficit in 2011 would have been about $140 billion less than that in 2010 except for three unusual factors: (1) Certain payments that would have been made on October 1, 2011 (that is, in fiscal year 2012) were made in September 2011 because October 1 fell on a weekend; (2) net outlays for deposit insurance were reduced in fiscal year 2010 and increased in 2011 because banks were required prepay about three years’ worth of deposit insurance premiums in December 2009; and (3) the estimated costs of certain credit transactions made in earlier years were revised downward by a large amount in 2010 and by a much smaller amount in 2011. Excluding

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Nov 09, 2011 No Comments by Jamie Zeal
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Your Best Partner in the Business

What could be better than having a business of your own and be the boss of your own? Of course anyone would want to have his own business but the problem at times is the finances. Besides the financial aspect, some other risks that come with businesses also become the problem. If you are someone who would want to start a new life with a business you’ve always wanted then listen to your heart. There are business lenders that can provide you the financial help that you needed.

Business loan providers set different requirement so for you to save time, be sure to have all the necessary papers needed. Besides requirements, interest rates also differ. To be sure that you apply to the right company then do your homework. H Full article…

Nov 09, 2011 No Comments by Admin
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