What you need to know about Medicare

What you need to know about Medicare

Retirement Health Care: Is It Medicare Or Medicrap? I, one of tens of millions of baby boomers, was always under the impression that, if I was lucky enough to reach the ripe old age of …
Unusual Ways to Save

Unusual Ways to Save

Saving for the holiday’s can seem like a daunting task for many families. There are many easy, fun and great ways to save for the holiday’s without sacrificing a lot in other areas of the …
Over 55s Housing

Over 55s Housing

The over 55s will only be too aware that their health and fitness will likely decline at some point and may decide to downsize to a more manageable property in the years after their family …
AAA Membership is it Worth it

AAA Membership is it Worth it

A membership in AAA works a lot like a small insurance policy for vehicle emergency costs. It covers many items, and some of them are potentially costly. A basic membership will cost $47 in my …
Guide to Bonds

Guide to Bonds

A bond is a promise made to the buyer of the bond to pay the buyer back over a period of time with interest. Every bond has a maturity date,(when a bond expires), a coupon …
The Bottom up Approach to Buying Shares

The Bottom up Approach to Buying Shares

Investing in the stock market is the opposite of the slot machine If you play correctly, then it doesn’t matter how lucky you are. Basically, it all boils down to your investing strategy and whether …
How Unemployment Affects Credit Scores

How Unemployment Affects Credit Scores

Credit: in today’s world, credit plays a large part in your financial life. It reflects your financial standing, it provides a snapshot of responsibility and it provides an overview of your employment situation. Credit histories …
Do Prisons Reform Criminals – No

Do Prisons Reform Criminals – No

The question being asked is if the criminal system reforms a criminal and in looking at the criminal system now, I would have to say no it does not reform them. There is no action …
What is an Arbitration Agreement

What is an Arbitration Agreement

An arbitration agreement is included within many contracts. In larger contracts the agreement can be presented as a clause in addition to the major points of the document. Arbitration agreements are created to settle disputes …
Why Longer Term Bond Yields are Higher

Why Longer Term Bond Yields are Higher

Although bonds are often a safer investment option than many stocks, there are still risks involved. Those who invest in bonds purchase them based on maturity and the yield they are going to earn until …
Capital Punishment – Unjust

Capital Punishment – Unjust

Here is a quote said by John Quincy Adams the sixth president of the United States of America, “The laws of man may bind him in chains or may put him to death, but they …
Travel Insurance

Travel Insurance

Travel insurance should be mandatory when taking a vacation. Depending on where you live, it is not expensive to purchase insurance for travel these days. Here in the UK, travel insurance can cost as little …
Managing Student Loans

Managing Student Loans

In order to get your student loan, you must have had a high school diploma or a GED. If you did not have one before applying to a tech or any other college, then there …
Tips for Improving ATM Safety

Tips for Improving ATM Safety

The automated teller machine (ATM) is one of life’s little conveniences.  When needing cash, one is no longer restricted to banking hours, with a multitude of ATM machines in strategic places, cash is available almost …
The War on Drugs is a Failure

The War on Drugs is a Failure

In a world arguably consumed by ignorance, it’s no wonder we have something as silly as the “War on Drugs”. Many believe that this is a noble war, and see no problem with it. Whether you …
Handgun Open Carry Laws

Handgun Open Carry Laws

“Happiness is a Warm Gun” “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” The passage above …
Benefits of being Frugal

Benefits of being Frugal

Nowadays there is so much expense everywhere you look. No shopping trip is complete without a treat, whether it is a new sparkly top or a new handbag.  Those people with an adequate budget can …