Posted: September 7th, 2009 | Tags: personal finance | No Comments »
For the in the beginning time on record, the total amount of personal debt in the UK has genuinely fallen month on month. ?600m has been wiped off the amount the wide-ranging public owe to banks, credit cards and other financial lenders. Following decades in which the UK public had an attitude of spending now but paying later, total UK debts soared to above a trillion pounds, between secured and unsecured loans such as mortgages, credit cards, overdrafts and personal loans.
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Posted: July 17th, 2009 | Tags: personal finance | No Comments »
What is financial planning, and why it is crucial for you.
Even if you do not think you are a financial planner, you better start thinking like one fast. In the United States, there is an approximate of 5.6 million people who are either self-made millionaires or financially independent. And what is so hard to believe about that statistic, you ask? This is because that is only about 5% of the American population.
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Posted: July 16th, 2009 | Tags: personal finance | No Comments »
It is every one dream being a millionaire and retiring with a healthy bank account, but how many people can actually achieve it? So few. This is largely due to lack of discipline in building up their retirement fund and poor spending habits. While building a retirement fund requires time, you can accelerate the process by making incremental but positive changes in your spending habits. Here are seven ways that you can change your daily lifestyle for more positive results in your spending habits:
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Posted: July 16th, 2009 | Tags: personal finance | No Comments »
Reward credit cards come in a variety of forms. Specifically how points toward rewards are earned and the types of rewards that can be earned with a reward credit card varies from card to card.
The rewards offered by reward credit cards are generally related to a special area. For example, some reward credit cards allow cardholders to earn points when making purchases at gas station, supermarkets, or drugstores. The rewards earned are often related to this in some way, such as the cardholder may receive gift certificates to the same types of stores. Similarly, the reward credit card may be related to airline travel. Every time the cardholder makes purchases with a specific airline, he or she earns airline miles or free travel. In addition, these airline reward credit cards also generally offer the cardholder free companion tickets.
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Posted: July 16th, 2009 | Tags: personal finance | No Comments »
Know what costs to reduce –Reducing costs is sometimes just a percentage game with a focus on the areas of main expenditure. A 25% saving on an ?60,000 telecoms bill is more important than working towards a 50% reduction on a ?4,500 spend on vending machines.
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