The 2 Best Things You Can Do to Improve Your Credit Score
“How can I improve my credit score?” is something that we hear very often. We could write pages and pages of information on this topic. But these are perhaps the two best things you can do to improve your score: #1 Pay …
Are Deferred Interest Offers a Good Deal?
According to WalletHub, around 40% of the major retailers offering 0% financing use a potentially dangerous feature called deferred interest, which has the potential to make holiday purchases up to 27.5 times more expensive than expected. Let’s say you buy a $2,000 …
4 Tips for a Financially Successful New Year in a Tough Economy
The U.S. economy is in the worst shape in 40 years and financial experts expect it to worsen in the coming months. Do you have a plan to help you financially navigate 2023? A few helpful tips: 1. Record your goals. People …
3 Holiday Spending Tips
Some experts say that we are already in a recession, while others say we are just months away from one. Regardless, holiday spending will still continue. How can you enjoy the holidays, but avoid overspending, especially during an unstable economy? 1. Always …
Start Planning Now for Your Holiday Spending
Why is it that Christmas always falls on December 25, but it often just seems to catch us off-guard with our holiday planning, saving and budgeting? It might only be September, but now is a good time to start looking at your …
Avoiding More Credit Card Debt
Credit card debt is once again on the rise. In fact, it’s greatly increasing, perhaps largely due to the sharp increase in inflation which has been greatly hurting family budgets. Using a credit card is fine, of course. However, accumulating debt and …