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The Right Way to Hire Financial Help: A Complete Guide to Choosing and Managing Brokers, Financial Planners, Insurance Agents, Lawyers, Tax Preparers, Bankers, and Real Estate Agents
Hiring financial help is a task that many otherwise savvy people approach the wrong way, opting to go on recommendations from family and friends, chan...
Invest in Yourself: Six Secrets to a Rich Life
Written by three veteran consumer experts who escaped the rat race, Invest in Yourself is a comprehensive guide for saving money and becoming a better...
Bad Credit: Pay Off Debt And Get Credit Counseling To Improve Credit Score
If you've got bad credit or are struggling to pay your bills, get credit counseling, get help paying off your debt to improve your credit score. Your credit score is your key to qualifying to buy a home, so you have to get rid of bad credit by paying off your debt to improve your credit score. If you can't seem to get a handle on your bills, working with a credit counselor can help you pay off your debt, improve your credit score and turn your bad credit into good.
Getting Finances In Order
Consumer Credit Counseling Services can help you budget for free or at a very low cost. Using credit counseling to pay off bills may negatively affect your credit history, so it's a good idea to see if you can come up with a budget first to get you back on track
Was Last Year A Good Year For You Financially?
As the New Year begins, you may be looking back at the financial mistakes you've made and decide to make New Year's resolutions that will hopefully improve your financial position. While it may be too late to change the bottom line for the year 2000, it's a brand new year and there's plenty of time to make some personal finance changes that will make an impact this year.
Choosing A Credit Card For Your Financial Situation
There are different ways to approach the idea of credit and credit cards, and you need to sit down and ask yourself what's best for you. If you pay off your balance each month, look for a card that offers you rewards for your purchases. If you're going to carry a balance, you should be much more interested in the interest rate, and fees charged by the card you're carrying.
Get Clark Smart: The Ultimate Guide For The Savvy Consumer
Consumer advocate Clark Howard is a rising star on America's airwaves, with his popular The Clark Howard Show syndicated in more than seventy cities n...
The Rules For Growing Rich: Making Money In The New Information Economy
The Rules For Growing Rich: Making Money In The New Information Economy by David Lereah. Today's new information economy has generated unprecedented o...
Clark Howard’s Consumer Survival Kit III
Clark Howard's Consumer Survival Kit III by Clark Howard. Consumer advocate Clark Howard is back with this thoroughly revised and updated edition of h...
100 Questions You Should Ask About Your Personal Finances
Your guide from Ilyce R. Glink to spending less, saving more, and getting your finances ready for a golden retirement.