Archive for December, 2008
Kiplinger’s Six Best Budgeting Sites
Kiplinger.com recently posted an article about how to get your financial house in order online. They recommended six sites which accomplish a multitude of solutions, but the focus of the article was online budgeting. The six recommended sites were as follows: mint.com geezeo.com wesabe.com budgettracker.com budgetpulse.com buxfer.com I am most familiar with mint.com and have [...]
Identity Theft Part 2 of 2
This post is Part 2 of a 2-part series related to Protecting Yourself against Identity Theft. These tips are brought to you from the North Carolina Department of Justice (ncdoj.gov). Check Your Credit Report Free Yearly Credit Report You are entitled to one free credit report each year from each nationwide credit bureau. To get [...]
Buy our house!
As much as we like our beautiful townhome, we have decided to put it up for sale by owner. We are uncertain exactly where we are going to buy at this point, but we’re looking! Check out the description and the pics on our 9703 Raya Shutterfly page! Private End Unit Brier Creek Townhome available [...]
Identity Theft: Protect Yourself – Part 1 of 2
A representative from Attorney General Roy Cooper’s office at the North Carolina Department of Justice came to our office recently and discussed identity theft issues. This was a very interesting topic, one in which most people are not fully informed about. They handed out a one-page (front-and-back) summary of ways to protect against identify theft, [...]
Mortgage Calculator
As a follow up to my previous post regarding “How much home can you afford,” I wanted to add an additional calculator to this post related to mortgage payments. The below calculator will help you estimate your monthly mortgage payment, given certain inputs such as amount of loan, yearly insurance, yearly taxes, and PMI. An [...]
How much home can you afford?
Financial calculators from CalcXML are very useful tools for individuals seeking personal finance calculations. A common question I receive is, “How much home can I afford?” While every calculator has its downside, the summary-nature of the ones at CalcXML make them easy-to-use. I would recommend buying a home for less than any recommending online calculator, [...]
What is a FICO score, How is it calculated and How can you improve yours
If you are looking to obtain any source of lending, chances are the lending institution is going to run your credit report. Now, here at this website we don’t look kindly upon lots of debt, however, sometimes it is a necessary evil, such as when you want to buy a home. Most individuals and families [...]
