Is there fat or folly in your budget? During the next month, I'm going to carefully examine my spending habits and make a list of areas where I could cut back and save more. It's my August challenge. During the first week of September, I'll publish my areas of weakness and opportunities for increased savings. The ritual of saving should be sacred during a recession. A survey from Women Co. shows that affluent women cited regular savings as one of their smartest financial moves. Below a
by Holly Skinley Have you ever wondered if what you know about high risk personal loans is accurate? Consider the following paragraphs and compare what you know to the latest info on personal loans. Personal loans can be taken out for a wide variety of reasons such as financing an extention, going on holiday, or even paying for private medical treatment. In exchange for the loan, you will be required to pay interest on the amount you have borrowed, which means that the total amount you repay
In: Business 29Jul2009 by Scott RodgersRefurbishing the subsisting pipes is the procedure of copper re piping. Most buildings which are built for more than 25 years were installed with iron pipes that were having zinc coating. Over a period of time, this zinc coating leans to corrode allowing the rust to develop and hence it needs to be changed. Most homeowners desire to reinstate the zinc pipes with the copper ones.Basically the water system has two key parts: the pressure and the volume. Wat
Older nonwealthy Americans are racking up credit card debt at a rate that outpaces other groups. People age 65 and up carried an average of $10,235 credit card debt in 2008, according to a study released Tuesday by Demos, a public policy research group. That’s an increase of 26% since the organization’s last survey of low- and middle-income borrowers in 2005. The average debt for all borrowers in the survey rose just 3%, to $9,827, during that same time period. Rising health care costs ma
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(Photo by Todd A. Heywood/Michigan Messenger) LANSING — The housing crisis in Michigan’s capital city is stark. Facing an estimated 10 foreclosures a week, Lansing has nearly 600 red-tagged, or condemned, properties. Between 45 percent and 48 percent of the city’s livable spaces are rentals. The city is also facing a homelessness problem estimated to be 28 homeless persons per 100,000, well above the national average of 22 homeless persons per 100,000. The city’s unemployment rate in May was
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