I just popped open my ING Direct account this morning to find this quote… “There’s no such thing as Saver’s remorse.” -ING Direct It is pretty clever and generally I think it is true. You could argue that some people are a bit too extreme about saving money that they fail to live today, so that they [...]
Effective Oct. 1, 2009, the Federal Housing Administration reduced the maximum loan amounts seniors could receive from a Reverse Mortgage. The reduction means a 10 percent cutback on the loan amount for all new FHA Reverse Mortgage loan applications. While this won’t impact borrowers with applications taken prior to October first, it is estimated that one in […]
It's no secret that I like quotes. I am one of those guys who can get really motivated by the right words. And while some of the best encouraging quotes are in the Bible, there have been a lot of brilliant minds who have said some pretty inspiring words that still help me when I read them. So I decided to gather up the 10 best motivation quotes (in my o […]
I just found out about a couple cool tools to make some cash when shopping online. The first of which is Ebates. I will write about the other one soon. Basically, merchants pay eBates to refer customers to them. eBates then pays a chunk of that back to the shoppers themselves. Win, win, win.
This article was written by Lakita Humber who serves as the founder of Paneh – A ministry which exists to educate, impart and equip those called to worship arts on a variety of subjects, such as D.A.N.C.E. Out of Debt. Is There a Such Thing as a Free Lunch? One of the tenets of economics is “There [...]
I don't believe that contentment means settling for mediocrity. But rather it is being satisfied at whatever place in life God has us at, while trusting that He does have our interest at heart and that he does want to bless us and see us succeed.
Happy Monday – it has been a busy weekend. Working on the new house – painting, cleaning, installing a sink in the basement, and installing a garage-door opener. The garage-door opener has been a bit of a challenge, but I always like a good challenge. Hopefully I will finish it today and get to take [...]
If you hate the unpleasant surprise of finding out how much shipping adds to your online shopping order, here are a few suggestions… FreeShipping.org This website has all the major stores listed and has coupon and promotion codes that will allow you to get free shipping on your purchase. Amazon Prime I have been using Amazon Prime for the [...]
Sometimes spending a little money today can save a lot of money tomorrow. Common sayings support this notion: a stitch in time saves nine and don’t be penny smart and pound foolish. A predictable characteristic of the poor is that decisions are made for today without any regard for tomorrow. However, there a few fall [...]
Apparently all the talk about the $8000 first-time homebuyer tax credit being extended and expanded is coming to pass. According to a USA Today article... "Senators agreed to extend the existing tax credit for first-time home buyers while offering a reduced credit of up to $6,500 to repeat buyers who have owned their current homes for at least five year […]