Yesterday I received a call from someone representing a leasing company who claimed he was referred by D&B and that he had a very large business line of credit for us - He started rattling off personal and detailed questions, including asking me for my social security number – and before answering them, I said, "With all the fraud out there, can I please h
AAre you one of the millions who has a savings account connected to your checking account earning close to 0.5% a year (APY)? Well you are not alone -- Most people do this without even thinking.
If your credit score is perfect and always has been, you can stop reading right now. For the rest of us, here are some critical things to both do and more importantly mistakes NOT to make, which will help improve your credit score. If you discover your credit card score is less than perfect, don’t act rashly – as this can often make things worse.
For a long time, I kept my primary checking at the local branch of a large international bank.
By Amenda Dorothy
By Max Anderson
There is much debate surrounding college student credit cards. Some swear up and down that they're a disaster waiting to happen while others vehemently object and insist they are a must-have financial tool for college students. Which side is right?
This is the third part of an ongoing series on how to lower your electric bill. Please see yesterday’s newsletter for part two.
This is the second part of an ongoing series of how to lower your electric bill. Please see yesterday’s for Part One.
Besides the gas in your car, the next highest energy expense is the electricity in your home. And for some people this is the highest energy cost. Over the next few days we will discuss numerous tips that should help you significantly lower your energy bill. And best of all, most of these are simple and don’t hamper your lifestyle very much at all.
After the mortgage meltdown and fall in housing prices, the biggest economic concern for almost all of us is how to lower our gas bills for our cars. Each week, we will be focusing on a different area of how you can reduce your gas bill. We will do so by covering the following: