5 Things To Do NOW If You Want to Buy A Home In 2012
At this point in December, it can start to feel like the New Year – along with all our hopes, dreams, wishes and expectations for it – are barreling down on us. Personally, I’m a rabid Resolution-setter, and I have a pretty strong track record of making New Year’s changes actually happen – and stick. [...]
2011 Net Worth Review
Its been a awhile since I posted an updated chart of our net worth growth. Here a net worth growth update including all of 2011: Progress continues to be made, but the better part of 2011 appears to be a wash. Perhaps an important observation is net worth growth is looking a lot more linear [...]
Business Financing For Government Contractors
Although no company is immune from the effects of the general economy, many established government contractors have fared the recession better than other businesses. That is, in part, because government purchases are not very sensitive to the economic cycles. The US government buys many goods and services regardless of how the economy is doing. However, [...]
File these Office Cliches in the Circular File
From Suzanne Lucas writing for Yahoo!’s Financially Fit: What corporate jargon are you tired of? Career Builder asked 5,000 workers what corporate buzzwords they’d like to see off the table. Here are the top phrases that should be banished from the planet: Outside the box Low-hanging fruit Synergy Loop me in Best of breed Incentivize [...]
Joys of Homeownership
Today’s experts spout off the latest statistics about long-term wealth, home values, and interest rates, yet there’s a much more sentimental side to homeownership. In fact, many home buyers are drawn to homeownership for these warm and fuzzy reasons. Owning a home allows you to put down roots, both figuratively and literally. On one hand [...]
Wrong Name on Airplane Ticket
I started to gather all our reservations, tickets and itinerary for our upcoming transatlantic cruise. While I was gathering everything I discovered our flight from Madrid to Palma de Mallorca had a variant of my wife’s name on the ticket that doesn’t match her passport. My wife still travels with her maiden name passport so [...]
Small Business Factoring – Small Ticket Factoring
In general, small business owners have traditionally had a hard time finding business financing. Conventional financing is usually not an option for them because most banks like to make larger loans - usually beyond the reach of the common small business owner. However, a new breed of invoice factoring program has been gaining popularity with small business [...]