12 Cost Cutting Ideas f...

As a small business owner, you’re always looking to bring in more business and increase profits. However, another way to boost profits is by cutting expenses. Even if you’re having a good quarter full of brisk sales, out-of-control costs will quickly eat up your profits....

Starwood Preferred Gues...

Among the frequent traveler community there is one credit card that has obtained almost mythical status, the Starwood Preferred Guest credit card from American Express . Let’s look at all the details of this card, and then you might understand why nearly all of the top collectors...

5 Tips & Tricks to ...

Lately, it seems as if most customer service representatives are either not empowered to help you, or that they have actually been instructed not to. It has gotten to the point where getting a company to give you the service you deserve is not just a challenge, but almost a sport. We all...

Free Money Finance Marc...

Here we go with the Sweet 16 round of Free Money Finance March Money Madness (to follow all the action click on my March Money Madness category link and scroll down to read all the posts involved in this subject.) I’ve listed each “game” (one post versus another) in...

3 New Credit Trends and...

Credit card companies are in the business of making money, and they use all the techniques at their disposal to make sure that whatever you borrow from them, you’ll be paying back ten-fold. After the credit bubble burst and defaults on their ledgers skyrocketed, banks and credit...

How to Use a Credit Car...

Due to the recent economic recession , people have become more and more displeased with their banks. High interest rates, credit card fees , and poor customer service have left them clamoring for change and better treatment. The recent  Credit CARD Act of 2009 is a step in the right...

REVIEW: QuickenLoans: ...

Recently, I’ve been looking into options for  refinancing my home mortgage in order to save some money. As part of my research, I decided to take an in-depth look at the website QuickenLoans . You’ve probably heard of this site before, since they are one of the major...

Making Work Pay Tax Cre...

When you file your taxes this year, you’ll discover that your job earned you a nice bonus. The Making Work Pay tax credit was first available in 2009 and again this year. With this credit, you get a bonus of up to $400 (or $800 if you file as married filing jointly) just for...

3 Ways to Get Cash From...

Zero percent balance transfer credit cards offers are back . In the past few months, I’ve talked about how to best use a balance transfer , and I’ve offered tips for how to responsibly use 0% balance transfer credit cards to get out of debt .  But there’s another way...

7 Ways to Maximize Your...

According to Time Magazine, most Americans spend an hour a day commuting to and from work. When traffic is bad, however, you could end up sitting in the car for much longer. And in some parts of the country, such as West Virginia, New York and California, there are extreme commuters:...