Archive for the ‘News’ Category

New Tax Rules Will Save You Some Money

Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

Despite the fact that 2006's tax rates remain unchanged from 2005's rates, it appears that you may be in line for a slight reduction in your overall tax bill.  Who knew the Federal Government could be so generous?!? Essentially what is happening is the tax rates are not being adjusted, however ...

How Much Will YOU Spend on Gifts?

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

The other day I was reading an interesting article by Suze Orman which states that 20% of America's annual retail spending occurs between Thanksgiving and Christmas.  That's pretty amazing that most of us will do a fifth of our retail spending in a little over a month. According to the National Retail ...

40% of Consumers Admit to Impulse Buying

Sunday, October 29th, 2006

In a recent poll conducted on Saving Without A Budget, nearly 4 out of every 10 people admitted to being impulse buyers - which may explain America's growing credit card debt problem. Think about it: how many times have you been in a store and seen something that you thought you just ...

Nightmare Mortgages - Unsettling Article from Business Week

Monday, September 4th, 2006

The cover story of the latest issue of Business Week Magazine paints a very unflattering picture regarding the housing situation for the millions of Americans who purchased their homes using Option Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM) loans.  Essentially, an Option ARM allows a home buyer to initially have a much lower monthly ...