Applying for a second mortgage may become necessary if you want to renovate, expand, or finance a purchase. That doesn’t mean that you have to blindly shell out whatever fees and charges a particular lender requests, though. Just as you have choices and options with a primary mortgage, you have the same flexibility here. Check […]
There is nothing pleasant about filing taxes. Whether you are a believer in the current system of government assistance or not, sending in your tax forms each year is a requirement for those who have earned enough. That means that you want to save as much money in the preparation process as possible, without bending […]
There are plenty of ways to play the system in Europe and get cheaper train tickets. Booking early, traveling at odd times, and making use of bargain passes are all traditional ways of cutting a train ticket’s price dramatically. In the US, though, things are much less accommodating. In fact, since the government started subsidizing […]
Fortunately, we are a long way from the day that purchasing an inexpensive computer monitor meant that you were getting a dud. If you have been around to watch the progress of computers from the days before monitors, to orange and green screens that were as large as a small fridge and on up to […]
Jeans are as American as apple pie. Finding a good pair of jeans at a good price, however, seems kind of like hitting the lottery. There is no reason to pay full price for jeans, and unless you are a starlet, there is little reason to buy top-of-the-line, name brand pants.
If you don’t own a house, this may be the perfect time to consider one, as the real estate market has just about bottomed out in certain markets. Between foreclosures, people upside down on their mortgages, and a glut of homes on the market, you have your pick of properties too. Add to that the […]
