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Personal – Saving, Planning & Budgeting
The Secret to Successful Budgeting
The key to financial success, whether for an individual, family or a business, has always involved an effective budgeting plan.
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Personal – Saving, Planning & Budgeting
What Your College Student Needs to Know about Managing Personal Finances
In preparing your child for college, you've taught them everything you know about life. But, if they can't manage their finances while in college, your troubles are just beginning.
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Personal – Saving, Planning & Budgeting
Top Strategies to Secure Emergency Funds Quickly
When you need to get money in a hurry, you should consider credit cards, personal lines of credit, and loans from your bank, your retirement plan, or from family or friends.
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Personal – Saving, Planning & Budgeting
Buying Your First Car
Buying your first car is exciting, potentially stressful, and often expensive.
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Personal – Saving, Planning & Budgeting
Buying a Car? Ignore the Sticker Price and Calculate the Total Cost of Ownership
When making a car buying decision, the total cost of ownership is a much more financially astute way to find the most car for your money.
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Building Your Financial Literacy
With some time and effort you can become sufficiently well enough informed to make sound finanical decisions and feel comfortable with those decisions.
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Personal – Saving, Planning & Budgeting
Bottom Line: Payback
A number of factors go into deciding whether to refinance, but one of the main considerations is the payback period on the refinance.
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Get Your Financial House in Order Before House Hunting
Getting your financial house in order is the first critical step for buying a house.
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Get a Social Security Card Right Away
You can obtain a Social Security card for your child at the same time you obtain a birth certificate using the same application.
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