The experience of buying a condo for the first time is almost the same as buying your first home. The process is the same, and so is the excitement. If this is your very first home and maybe you cannot raise enough money for a detached house, start with a condo. The experience is less hassle, and you can even qualify for financing faster. Here are 9 tips to help you buy your first condo: 1. … [Read more...] about 9 Useful Tips To Follow When Buying A Condo For The First Time
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How to Pay Off your Students Loans Faster
We’ve all been through it or currently going through the burden of paying off student loans after college. Student loan debt feels like a dark cloud looming over you constantly. The pain kicks in when a chunk of your income is allocated to student loan payments. It’s especially hard to think about what your financial futures hold with students loans. When are you going to be able to save for a … [Read more...] about How to Pay Off your Students Loans Faster
How to Pay Back Your Loan Without any Trouble
A loan can be a lot of trouble, especially if you do not know how to pay it back. Most of us turn to loans when we are in need of money. However, reports also suggest that a lot of us are so used to credit, we don’t even look at our savings before applying for a loan. Nonetheless, not being able to pay back your loan can cause you to go bankrupt while also impacting your credit score, which … [Read more...] about How to Pay Back Your Loan Without any Trouble
5 Ways to Take The Fear Out of Investing
66% of millennials plan to rely on their savings in the next 20 years. Most are scared of taking risks after seeing the market crash of 2008. And I get it-- investing is terrifying. Unfortunately, most millennials are also in debt, which means at the rate they are going, they won’t have enough for retirement. That’s where investing comes into play. Investing doesn’t have to be scary, though. … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Take The Fear Out of Investing
Do You Need to have a Credit History when Applying for a Loan?
Many people find themselves in need of a loan. It might be to redecorate their home, or to help towards wedding costs, or even to take care of an emergency. Whatever the reason, there may come a time when you need to apply for a loan, and you may wonder if you need a credit history to be approved. What Is A Credit History? Your credit history is an account of your financial past. It includes … [Read more...] about Do You Need to have a Credit History when Applying for a Loan?
5 Things to Keep in Mind When Getting Term Insurance
Term insurance is perhaps the most clear-cut type of life insurance policy, which provides coverage for a designated period, or a specified “term” and protects loved ones after the insured dies. It has no cash value and is insurance protection that pays the set sum of the policy to the named beneficiary if the insured dies during a specified period and the policy is active. Let’s look at five … [Read more...] about 5 Things to Keep in Mind When Getting Term Insurance
5 Reasons Why Personality Test Can Be Used In The Lending Process
At first glance, I couldn't understand why financial institutions would be doing this. Then, I read deeper into it, and it made total sense. As the health and medicine field continues to grow at a rapid rate, we tend to learn more about ourselves than previous generations. One of the ways we have done this in the past is by using psychometrics. Psychometrics is the scientific way of tracking … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons Why Personality Test Can Be Used In The Lending Process
Four Expert Tips for Single Women Who Want to Be Homeowners
About one of every five home buyers is a single woman, according to a study by the Joint Center for Housing Studies. That means if you're a single woman looking to buy a home, you're in good company. Still, the process can be an overwhelming one. Here are a few expert tips for buying your first home. Evaluate Buying Versus Renting Image via Flickr by jinkazamah Do you feel homeownership is … [Read more...] about Four Expert Tips for Single Women Who Want to Be Homeowners
How to Save Money When It Comes to Travel Insurance
Your trip may sure cost a lot already, and you’d also want an insurance – one that’s not going to leave a hole in your pockets. We’ve written this article to give you the best pieces of advice on how to get affordable travel insurance that shows quality, too. Don’t get it from an airline or a travel agent Normally, when you choose to go on holiday, you book it together with your flight and with … [Read more...] about How to Save Money When It Comes to Travel Insurance
How Do I Know How Much to Budget for a New Home?
Millennials are under a lot of pressure to aspire to the same lifestyle as their parents, despite how changes in the economy, demographics, and government policy have impacted the American Dream over the last few decades. For many young Americans, home ownership might feel like it's simply out of reach for now - but I'd beg to differ. Investing in real estate early in life is one of the best ways … [Read more...] about How Do I Know How Much to Budget for a New Home?
3 Reasons You Need the Right Insurance To Do the Job
When you first purchased insurance for your business, did you take a close look at your policy? Often, we go along with any basic plan we can find at a decent price and move on to the next thing. But insurance is no formality; it’s the decision that keeps us going through the ups and downs of running a business. Will your next business challenge be a bump in the road or a mountain you could … [Read more...] about 3 Reasons You Need the Right Insurance To Do the Job
