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Figuring out all that is considered in calculating your credit score isn’t easily interpreted. There is a great deal of data that goes into the scoring models that ultimately determine your all important credit score. We don’t know all that influences The Fair Issac Corporation, or FICO, when it comes to the ratings. After all…
By TheMoneyAlert.com If you acquired you mortgage with less than a 20% down payment you likely are paying for Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI). It’s not something to get excited about, but it likely afforded you the ability to get into a home without a large out of pocket down payment. In fact, millions of first time…
Study: Millennials Are More Likely To Ask Family To Borrow Money By Renee Morad How much credit card debt would you have to accrue before you consider asking for help? According to a recent study by CreditLoan.com, millennials, born between 1981 and 1997, say they’d ask for help around the $13,000 mark, compared to a breaking…
5 Products Considered Safe That Kill Kids Parents want to do everything they can to keep their children safe. That is no easy task in a danger-filled world, but it is made even more difficult by products that should be safe but turn out to be deadly. Last year, 40% of all recalls were for…
How To Decrease Your Car Insurance Rates We’d all like to save money, right? And we’d definitely like to send less money to a car insurance company. One way to do so is to simply look in the mirror. Reducing your car insurance premium is often up to you. A lot of it depends on…
Do you have renters insurance? Have you ever even heard of it? If not, you’re certainly not alone as surveys have found that less than 40% of those who rent carry a renters insurance policy. When you consider the fact that 95% of home owners have homeowners insurance, it’s clear to see that renters insurance…
While it is possible to minimize your taxes no matter what stage of life you are in, there is no doubt that tax minimization will be easier in your retirement years – if you plan! How Tax Planning Saves Money for Retirees Let’s take a look at John and Sarah, a recently retired couple who…
Mindfulness – that mishmash of Eastern philosophy and contemporary neuroscience – is encouraged at Google, Goldman Sachs, the Bank of England, TfL, the NHS… It’s the Pokémon Go of management fads. But does it actually offer any benefits for the workplace? What is it? Mindfulness is broadly defined as deliberately maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of…
Wedding coming up? Best friends 30th? Dad’s 60th? When big events like this pop up in our calendar, it can be tempting to head straight to the shops for a new outfit, despite having plenty of great options in our wardrobe already. Being ‘photo-ready’ for Facebook and Instagram can make us feel like we need…