We all make money mistakes, but some bad financial moves seem to be more characteristic of women. I’m sure there are plenty of male-specific money mistakes too, but as a woman, I can probably write better about my own gender. So here they are – money mistakes that women tend to make. Spending Too Much […]
Money Mistakes
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Are you having a hard time reaching your financial goals? It might be because you are making one of these five very common money mistakes. 1. Forgetting to account for predictable irregular expenses when making a budget. A lot of the “unexpected expenses” that derail our budgets aren’t really all that unexpected when you think […]
The Credit CARD ACT passed in 2009 has had some positive effects. Some of the measures protect consumers, and there are changes that can encourage consumers to pay off their credit card debt faster. Indeed, Consumer Reports says that there are indications that the requirement to include pay off date information on credit card statements […]
For most of us, the biggest purchase we’ll ever make is a home — whether we’re talking about a condo or a mansion, housing is the largest portion of most of our budgets. There are plenty of opinions on whether that’s a good situation, but the fact of the matter is that, here and now, […]
This is a guest post from Jonathan, one of the writers at Master Your Card. The blog is all about teaching people how to be fiscally responsible, with the focus on helping readers to get out (and stay out) of credit card debt. If you’re a parent then you probably know that your kids are […]