Understanding How Credit Works

The Consumerism Commentary, (one of the many financial blogs I frequent) recently posted an article about The Components of your FICO Credit Score.

As you can see, the main stickler for helping out your credit is making all your payments on time. It helps to incorporate the mindset that I have adopted over the last [...]

Looking Glass: Choosing a Credit Card

An article on Sound Money Tips reads:
LowCards.com is a great online resource to compare your current rate and rewards with other cards. It’s also a good resource for comparing offers you receive in the mail. It ranks and reviews credit cards and explains the fees and terms found in the fine print.
They have also posted [...]

Looking Glass: Starting up a Roth IRA

I’ve been mulling over and over the last 6 months about where to open a Roth IRA. I finally decided on T.Rowe Price because they do not have a minimum deposit requirement as long as you sign up for their Automatic Asset Builder Account (Otherwise it is just $1,000). They do charge a [...]

What should you keep in a fireproof safe?

I’ve been wanting to get a fireproof safe for years now, and managed to finally do so about a month ago. Then I was faced with the question: “What should you put in a fireproof safe?”
I put obvious items in, automotive titles, diploma, birth certificates, some court documents, external hard drive backup of all [...]

Looking Glass: Lifehacking and Finance

11 Causes and Cures for Procrastination by John Place Online. A decent list of ways to help beat the inevitable procrastination blues. #11 is my biggest competitor because once 3pm hits, my brain shuts down.
Fundamentals of Personal Finance - The University of California, Irvine provides an online introductory course to Personal Finance.
Working Woman’s [...]

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