A Financial Safe Harbor Strategy
Particularly in today's economy, most American households manage to fall in between the "getting by" and "living comfortably" ranges. However, it's equally true that many are only a few missed paychecks away from problems. ...
Apply Good Sense To Appliance Purchases
One often overlooked big ticket expense in households is home appliances. Total up the cost of items such as refrigerators, washers, dryers and stoves and the cumulative number can get pretty big. Fortunately there...
Make Closing Time An Open & Shut Case
We're headed into the busiest time of year in residential real estate and the market's already on fire, so there's a good chance that many of our readers will be closing on new home...
Introducing … Uncle Sam’s Virtual Car Lot
Over the past 2 Fridays, we've looked at non-traditional, economical ways to get behind the wheel of a pre-owned vehicle, including purchases at public car auctions and assuming existing lease deals. This week, we...
The Lease Release
Last week's finance feature introduced a non-traditional, potentially extra-affordable way to purchase a car, by going directly to a public auction. This time, we're covering another innovative way to get behind the wheel of...
Is A Public Car Auction Right For You?
If you’re like a lot of folks these days looking to save money and get value, you spend a lot of time researching before you settle on that used car to purchase. You might...
Are You The “Retiring Type?” Answer These Questions First
The ideal age for retirement varies with each person and situation. Some folks count the days until they can leave work. Others, require either daily stimulation or money that keeps them in the employment...
Don’t Miss These Credit Card Myths
Let's face it ... there are so many moving parts to managing our finances, it's hard to keep everything straight. This certainly applies to credit cards, which have their fair share of misnomers. Let's...
Supermarket Supersavings
Here in Sanford, we're fortunate to have a great selection of grocery store options to choose from. And that's a good thing, because feeding a household can be a costly proposition. In fact, next...
Estate Planning Essentials
Are you part of the 55% of Americans who don't have a will or any type of formal estate planning?
If so, consider rethinking that situation, before the summer months create an added layer of...
