By Gail Long Just as the Boy Scouts have “Be Preparedâ€? as a motto, we need to have a Prepared Pantry. This is not just for major disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods or earthquakes; it can be as simple as an increase in gas prices, loss of a job, or even no overtime at your job. In these uncertain times it is necessary to build and maintain our pantries so we can always feed our families. It may not be their favorite meal, but no one wants their family […]

By Michael Sites So many of us want to have an improved credit file and FICO score, however, often times the only thing holding us back is a previous bankruptcy or foreclosure. We exclaim, “Isn’t there anything that can be done!â€? I believe there can be. Among so many other techniques to improve your credit, you can actually have items like bankruptcy and foreclosure removed from your credit file. Some will say, “Is a bankruptcy supposed to stay on your credit for 7-10 years?â€? The answer is no. The maximum […]

By Dan Christiansen Americans are all talking about the price of gasoline and now how much it costs to fill up their tank. They also realize that with the high price of diesel fuel, it is causing all the other items at the store to go up too. It is taking a bite out of everyone’s finances every time they make a purchase. Everyone hopes that eventually the economy will settle down and gas prices will fall down respectfully. The problem is that according to an Associated Press article that […]

By Robert Moore In todays times we all feel the crunch of keeping food on the table and keeping the creditors at bay, and yet everywhere we look there is a new ad saying buy this and buy that and most people are lured into the trap of just putting it on the credit card and make small monthly payments to have it payed off in just under 25 yrs with all the insanity in finance going on it is nice to know that if a person will just listen […]