Are you continually facing financial challenges? You might be keeping yourself poor with habits you didn’t even realize were contributing to your situation. Dropping the habits that are keeping you poor is an effective first step toward enhancing your security and financial future.Make the decision to drop these financial habits from your life:1. Failure to create an adequate … [Read more...] about 7 Financial Habits That Will Keep You Poor
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Do You Struggle With Compulsive Spending?
Compulsive spending involves feeling compelled to spend money on items you don’t really want or need. In some cases, you might spend money on items you already have plenty of. For example, even though you love getting new shoes, if you already have 20 pairs of them, it’s probably safe to say you don’t need another. Signs You May Be Spending Compulsively Do any of these signs … [Read more...] about Do You Struggle With Compulsive Spending?
How to Protect Your Credit During Marriage and Divorce
Surprisingly, many couples don’t talk about their individual finances. This is quite disturbing, given that nearly 60 percent of divorcees say finances played a role in the breakup of their marriage, and 20 percent said financial conflict was a major factor in their divorce, according to a recent survey by the credit agency, Experian. What’s more, the financial and … [Read more...] about How to Protect Your Credit During Marriage and Divorce
Disputing Your Credit Report
While the credit reporting agencies are required by law to report only accurate information, they don’t always know what is or isn’t accurate until you, the consumer, let them know. It is, therefore, imperative that you order and review your credit reports, at least, once a year to see what’s in them. If you notice that some things are not correct, you do have a … [Read more...] about Disputing Your Credit Report
7 Steps to Financial Stability
Recently the market watchers rejoiced because the Nasdaq hit over 5,000 (the first time it has done so in 15 years!). While we celebrate the economic recovery, what is more important to you as an individual however, is where you stand in terms of your own financial stability. Are you still living paycheck-to-paycheck; just only a car break away from bankruptcy? Do … [Read more...] about 7 Steps to Financial Stability