Best Practices
Get Your Budget Ready for the Holidays
In January and February, when the credit card bills come rolling in, you may find yourself wondering what you were thinking. It didn’t seem…
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Protect Yourself from Identity Theft
For a thief determined to gain access to your identity, the world is filled with opportunity. With the growth of universal connectivity, most people…
Read MoreIdentity Theft: What It Is and What to Do
In its February 2018 report on identity fraud, the research and advisory firm, Javelin Strategy, offered daunting evidence that identity theft is both growing…
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How Your Credit Score Affects Your Mortgage Rate
If you’re like most borrowers, you don’t want your mortgage payments to be any larger than necessary. As a home buyer, you may be…
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Managing Your Financial Paperwork
While fighting off a rising tide of paper cannot solve all your financial woes, it can certainly make a difference. Being better organized means…
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Evaluating Insurance Coverage
There are a lot of different kinds of insurance. Smoke detectors and seatbelts, fire extinguishers and storm cellars, generators and evacuation routes are all…
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Homeowners Insurance on a Budget
If you’re like most home buyers, you’ve stretched your budget to the max. You’ve comparison-shopped every aspect of your move, decided to forego your…
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5 More Things to Know Before Buying Your First Home
In previous posts, we’ve offered some solid tips for first-time home buyers: Ten Tips for First-Time Home Buyers and Ready to buy your first home? What will the bank…
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5 Good Reasons to Refi
When interest rates are low, as they are now, you may hear friends and neighbors talking about refinancing. So what is refinancing, anyway, and…
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