If you’re tired of living paycheck-to-paycheck and need a financial makeover, the New Year is the best time to start anew. Bad financial habits can carry from year-to-year. And unless you resolve to buckle down and make the needed improvements, you’ll never get your finances in check. Whether your problem is poor budgeting or overspending,… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Personal Finance
Why Exactly are Gas Prices Rising?
The price of gas is continuing to pose a problem for businesses and individuals in 2012 and doesn’t look set to ease in the short term. What are the drivers behind this? Back in 2008, gas prices were already rising, but the drivers were primarily down to surging demand in emerging markets, a belief that… Continue Reading
Moving to Egypt is Often More Worrying than the Reality!
It may not immediately take top spot on the last-minute priority list of “things that must be sorted out before leaving”. Especially if the whole family is moving with you to Egypt. Initially, the move is more likely to be seen in terms of an adventure. Because few countries have quite the power to excite… Continue Reading
I Didn’t Like Using a Buyer’s Real Estate Broker
Last week, The Wife and I went to contract on our new home (I will post pictures later this week), and there is one topic that The Wife and I went back and forth on and we still don’t agree with each other. When we first started looking for homes we ran into a very… Continue Reading
Keeping Up with the Jones’: Holiday Gift Giving Style
Each year, the holiday music is played earlier and the Christmas displays at the stores go out earlier. This year I found a radio station that began playing all holiday music on November 1st, and Costco put out holiday displays at the end of August. Why the rush to promote the holidays? Because it is… Continue Reading
Pros and Cons About Buying Car in Current Rate Environment
Post by Robert Every evening news correspondent has been reporting on the low interest rates and its effect on the housing market. However, the same thing is happening to car finance. Auto loan rates have been dropping significantly over the last several years, in line with the general fall of interest rates overall. However, does… Continue Reading
