Personal finance

Investing Money While In College

The average college graduate will end up with about $19,000 in debt. This debt usually comes from student loans but it can also come from credit cards and poor money management. It is important to manage your money wisely in college so you do not live paycheck to paycheck once you graduate. In some cases student loans are necessary and it is likely that you will plan on having $150,000 in debt when you graduate with a doctorate or another post-graduate degree. Good financial advisors will be … [Read more...]

Helping With Elderly Parents Finances

Caring for your elderly parents finances can be a tricky situation. Having the conversation with them about paying their bills and saving money in savings accounts, money market accounts, or cd accounts is not going to be easy but there comes a time when you do need to take over. Seniors are constantly targeted for fraudulent investments and many times their trusting nature and poor memory can lead seniors to lose thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars. Power Of Attorney It is important … [Read more...]

The Truth About High Risk Loan Companies

What Is A High Risk Loan? A high risk loan also known as a Payday Loan, is a short-term loan meant to carry the borrower for only a couple weeks or maybe a month. Regulation and legislation of these types of loans varies from community to community. To prevent usury (unreasonable and excessive rates of interest), some communities limit the Annual Percentage Rate (APR) that any lender, including payday lenders, can charge. Some communities outlaw payday lending entirely, and some have very few … [Read more...]

The Ins & Outs Of Vehicle Repossession

If you are a fan of “trueTV” (like me), you probably have seen a variety of people behaving badly during a vehicle repossession. Although they are very entertaining and quite humorous, vehicle repossession is serious business, and you need to understand a few things. First of all, if the repo man is at your door, arguing is pointless, the repossession order has been signed even before he got to your location, arguing will do you no good. Just let them do their job and take the car! You do not … [Read more...]

If An Account Goes Into Collections, What Are Your Rights Under The FDCPA (Fair Debt Collections Practices Act)

Given the current economic turmoil occurring in America lately, unemployment is at an all time high, jobs are scarce, and people are more stressed about finances than any other time in recent memory. To add fuel to this already growing financial inferno, while the times were good, we did what Americans do best: spend money! And when Americans spend money, we’re talking credit, and lots of it! The Honeymoon Is Over So now that you may be out of a job, bills are stacking up, and your phone is … [Read more...]