Today we have an awesome guest post by Frank McCourt on student debt, how to handle it and avoid it. As of 2012, the average amount of student debt accrued by graduating students reached nearly thirty-thousand dollars. For these graduating students, debt is a fact of life that they’ll be dealing with for around a decade after leaving their old alma mater. Student debt … [Read more...] about Doing Your Debt Homework: 3 Strategies to Plan Ahead for Student Debt
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How to Set Up Your Own Home Inspection Business
Today we have a very informative quick read on setting up your own home inspection business by Mark Brandon. This could be a great way to make some extra cash, especially if you are knowledgeable on homes and properties. Mark Brandon says that home inspection services help people by ensuring that they live in a safe place. He shares his expertise in this area at Safe and Sound … [Read more...] about How to Set Up Your Own Home Inspection Business
What You Need to Know About ALS and The Ice Bucket Challenge
You've watched people dump ice cold water on their heads. You may have accepted the challenge yourself. If you're like me, every time you saw yourself tagged in a post on Facebook, you thought you were getting called out to take the challenge. One of those times I was right. I just took the challenge, but I didn't donate to ALS. I'll tell you what I did and why in a … [Read more...] about What You Need to Know About ALS and The Ice Bucket Challenge
Why You Should Never Co-Sign (And 6 Things to Do Instead)
Type "Why Co-Signing" into Google and you will quickly see the suggested searches start with things like: "Why co-signing is bad" and "Why co-signing is a bad idea" Have you ever co-signed for someone before? Or have you ever had someone co-sign for you? Let's see why it's so bad and what you can do instead of co-signing for a friend or family member... What … [Read more...] about Why You Should Never Co-Sign (And 6 Things to Do Instead)
6 Take-Action Steps to Get Out of Credit Card Debt
Do you know the total credit card debt of the United States population? 793.1 billion dollars. Now you know. And now you have a sick feeling in your stomach. At least, I do. Does that mean credit cards are evil? Nope. It just means people are stupid uneducated. That's the problem. Here's how to fix it... Step 1: Access the Damage Sometimes the first step … [Read more...] about 6 Take-Action Steps to Get Out of Credit Card Debt