0% Credit Card: Purchase vs Balance Transfer Cards
Written by Robert White on January 23, 2011 – 3:23 pmThere are two types of 0% credit cards in the market. 0% balance transfer cards and 0% purchased cards. The rates of both of these are of special and promotional nature but still there is a significant difference. One must not get dazzled by the shiny and attractive rates being promoted by credit card issuers. Only when you understand the difference between balance transfer and purchase cards, you will be able to avoid the hidden fees and charges.
0% Credit Cards
Zero percent is just a marketing gimmick of credit card companies to lure new customers.
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Retiring Without a Rudder? You May Need a Coach
Written by Jessica Clark on January 22, 2011 – 2:11 pm
Most people’s worries about retirement are, first and foremost, about money: Will I have enough? How much can I spend? How can I make what I have last as long as I do?
But there are other questions to retirement — the ones about all the nonfinancial stuff — that can be just as complicated. What will I do with my time? What matters most? How will I transition into this new phase of my life? What can I expect?
These are big life questions, and increasingly, folks are turning to retirement coaches for help finding answers.
But what can a retirement coach do for you that you can’t do for yourself? Full Article…
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I’m Fresh Out of College, Have Lots of Student Loan Debt, and No Job. What Now?
Written by Jessica Clark on January 22, 2011 – 5:17 amI get some variation on the above email all the time. In fact, I could probably include some variation on this question in every single reader mailbag (yes, I filter the questions a bit as to not get too repetitive).
The story is usually the same. A person went to college, often majoring in a field that doesn’t have enormous job possibilities after earning one’s first degree. Usually, they racked up a significant amount of student loans. They finished and left college in 2009 or 2010. They discovered that the job market was atrocious. The
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Apple Stock to Plunge on Steve Jobs News?
Written by Jessica Clark on January 20, 2011 – 6:14 pm
Apple (AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs stunned the technology world Monday when he announced that he would take yet another leave of absence from the company to focus on his health. Jobs will remain on as CEO while he tends to his medical needs, but Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook will assume all of the day-to-day operations.
The news of Jobs’s medical leave comes after two previous health scares: The consumer technology giant’s founder and CEO beat pancreatic cancer in 2004 and had a liver transplant in 2009. Full Article…
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Make Nice Smelling Cleaning Products at Home
Written by Robert White on January 20, 2011 – 9:09 am
Lately my wife has been complaining about the awful smell of home cleaning products. I agree with her; the harsh chemical smell is off-putting. So I bought a book called Make Your Place, by Raleigh Briggs, which has recipes for nice-smelling cleaning solutions, as well as skin care products, and home health remedies.
After deciding on the products I wanted to make – window cleaner, soft scrub, and all-purpose cleaner, I went online and ordered all the necessary ingredients and equipment: funnels, plastic squeeze bottles, spray bottles, vinegar, borax, castille soap, baking soda, and oils of peppermint, tea tree, lavender, and eucalyptus. M Full Article…
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