Personal Finance – Other Archive

If you are currently pregnant and are going to be staying home for a while or if you are a mom who’s maternity leave is coming to an end and you feel torn between having …

Take a look around your local community, and you will suddenly realize how many local grassroots charities are around. Grassroots charities tend to focus more on the local community, and the benefits and hard work …

Many English words associated with wealth are derived from the latin words describing Roman gods and goddesses of wealth. According to United Nations Roma Victrix, three Roman wealth gods named Eventus Bonus, Abundatia and Fortuna …

Nearly everyone has donated to a charity at least once in his life. If the donation is made by check or credit card, your name is sold by that charity to every other charity that …

In this era of economic uncertainty, job security isn’t something that can be taken for granted. At any given moment, even the most dependable, skilled employee can be sent packing. Since an income is virtually …

Before deciding to donate to a charity, there are questions to ask.  Along with legitimate charities, in recent years there have also been many scams popping up. There are over 60,000 new charities created each …

The world of financial planning can seem tedious, boring and frustrating. Most people enjoy spending money on fun things, not saving it for retirement in forty years. Yet those same people get upset when the …

Google’s Adsense program includes a very active help forum where participants express all kinds of problems with their pay. Two of the most common problems involve international accounts and earnings estimates that do not agree …

Low-income families often times get frustrated about the lack of programs available to them. What these low-income families might realize is that some of the programs that they are looking for do exist, but the …

As time goes on the path to becoming a millionaire is becoming easier. More opportunities are being created for individuals who chose to educate themselves beyond the norm. Millionaire status can be achieved in many …

The Internet is full of disgruntled users who are sick and exhausted due to hoards of scams, waiting to hoodwink them off their valuable time, energy, money and resources, in every possible way. Many have …

The stock market affects consumer spending in many ways. The price of corporate shares are an indication of financial performance. Furthermore, if companies are not hiring, then consumers will not spend. There are many ways …

Bernie Madoff went from a career high as one of the country’s most successful hedge fund managers and former president of the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) to a low that includes …

It’s well known that the stock market responds to changes in consumer spending. However, during the economic difficulties of the last several years, it’s also become apparent that the relationship may work the other way …

The Christmas season seems to find some people a little short on cash each year. It is rather funny that the money shortage always happens right before the big holiday, leaving people unsure of how …

When the economy collapsed during the financial crisis of 2007-2009, the U.S. government was required to bail out the housing market to the tune of $187.5 billion. Many in Congress vowed that never again would …

When an economy is experiencing a property boom, GDP growth figures usually rise substantially. A property boom is, therefore, a great source of wealth creation within a country. When demand for property, whether it is commercial and/or …

With the advent of the internet, making money is not as difficult as it was for a typical young teen. There are just as many opportunities on the internet as there are in daily life …

We all love money, no doubt about it. Without money we wouldn’t be able to pay our bills and sometimes we just don’t make enough money with our current job. You can look in your …

Estate planning is just a way of securing wills and trusts, a durable power of attorney etc. for when you are incapacitated. Although business owners and people with complex financial issues rely on estate planning, …

Are cheques better? Is electronic money transfer better? Well it depends on what you mean by “better” and it depends upon what you are trying to do.There are still some reasons why cheques are better …