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Long-Term Care Insurance, Prepare for the Unthinkable
It would be a wonderful world if nothing changed and everything remained the same. We would not age, die or need medical care in any way. However, the sad truth is that the world is a dynamic and ever-changing place, where nothing remains the same. We may hope that things will remain the same, but they never will, and it is up to us to prepare ourselves for the possible future outcomes that can be difficult to envision. One such way to prepare is through the purchase of long-term care insurance, which can be your best bet for a financially stable life when long-term care becomes an issue for yourself, or a loved one.br /span class="fullpost"br /br /Long-term care can happen to anyone, either through old age or an accident. Few would have ever thought that the man who played Superman in four movies would ever need long-term care. He was an excellent example of a fit and healthy human being, but at the age of only 42 he fell off of a horse and was paralyzed from the neck down. For the next nine years he required long-term care. So, you see, the unthinkable can happen to anyone, at anytime, anywhere.br /br /With long-term care insurance, you are preparing for the unthinkable by taking your own future in your hands and ensuring your financial stability, as well as the financial stability of those around you. Studies have shown that long-term care costs for individuals are often paid by immediate family. So, when you fail to plan for the future with long-term care insurance, you are not only jeopardizing your own financial stability, but that of your family.br /br /Long-term care insurance is the best option an individual has for planning their future. The future may be one of vacationing, traveling and enjoying life in retirement, or it may be one of long-term care due to problems relating to health and disabilities. Either way, there is no harm to preparing for long-term care scenarios should they happen. When you buy a sports car, you are not planning on crashing it, but you get insurance nonetheless. You are not planning on being sick in your old age, but it can happen so you should prepare for it with long-term care insurance.br /br /span style="font-weight: bold;"Conclusion: /spanbr /Long-term care is a sad reality of growing old. As we get older, the need for long-term care becomes greater and greater, eventually encompassing our entire lives. In this scenario, you want to make sure yourself, and your children, will not be financially burdened by your long-term care needs. With long-term care insurance, those financial needs are taken care of, leaving your children, and yourself, financially secure through some difficult times. Don't leave anything to chance. Take the steps to make your long-term future secure in the case of long-term care needs. Long-term care insurance is your best defense against a destitute and financially-trying retirement. Chance favors the prepared, so don't leave long-term care to chance. The small price is well worth the huge benefits it can reap.br /br /You should just ask for help from an insurance representative who specializes in long term care insurance to answer any questions./spandiv class="blogger-post-footer"br/ copy;2008 Copyright by ba href="http://www.everythingfinanceblog.com" title="Everything Finance"Everything Finance/a/b br/br/uUseful Links:/ubr/ a href='http://www.linkconnector.com/traffic_affiliate.php?lc=020881002313003143quot;;' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'How to Raise Your First Million Dollars!img border='0' height='1' src='http://www.linkconnector.com/traffic_record.php?lc=020881002313003143' width='1'//a/div pa href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/EverythingFinance?a=KKm1RO"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/EverythingFinance?i=KKm1RO" border="0"/img/a/pdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=MquRN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=MquRN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=Zl17n"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=Zl17n" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=11zBn"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=11zBn" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=a9lyN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=a9lyN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=gptTN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=gptTN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=3bLiN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=3bLiN" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EverythingFinance/~4/456145748" height="1" width="1"/
Budgeting for a Stable Future
The level of personal savings has dropped to a concerning degree, even though it is understood that it is vital to save to be able to guarantee future comfort and security. You should teach yourself how to stay on track with your monthly expenses using a budget that will also allow you to build up surplus cash as a savings buffer.br /br /Before you begin!br /br /* Talk to members of your family in order to ascertain cost saving strategies and ways that you can work together to achieve this.br /br /* Work out the amount you were able to save the previous year. How much of your income did you set aside for the future?br /br /* Plan to use any windfalls you may obtain this year (eg a bonus or tax refund) to reduce debt and chase financial goals. br /br /span class="fullpost" br /br /Put savings first with a budgetbr /br /Where does the money disappear to? Many people in America are finding it increasingly difficult to manage their spending. Personal savings rates have fallen in recent years and continue to stay low by historical standards as many people continue to spend more than they can afford.br /br /Now might be considered an ideal time to formulate a budget, particularly if you are one of those Americans who just cannot save. A good budget will help you to track where all of your money goes and will hopefully allow you to put some aside for the really important goals such as college or retirement.br /br /Getting started.br /br /Setting up a good budget means some effort, but any benefits you reap will more than offset the time and effort invested. The design or structure of the budget is up to you. Perhaps you will decide on using financial planning software (eg Microsoft Money or Quicken) or you may prefer the old trusty "pen and paper" style.br /br /The primary aspect of any budget is income, that is, how much money you receive each month. In this you may consider your salary or wage, legal settlements, fees, and dividends from investments. When you have worked out your monthly income your budget will help you to ensure that you are not spending more than what is coming in. This in turn will assist you in ridding yourself of debt and increasing your savings.br /br /After this is worked out, you will need to investigate how your money is spent. You can begin this process by keeping a record of your spending for a month, collecting bills and receipts. Don't neglect all the "little" expenses such as visits to the corner store for drinks and newspapers.br /br /Compile a list of all your expenses, placing them into categories. Suggested categories are "fixed committed expenses" (payments on things such as the mortgage, other loans and insurance that do not change from month to month); "other committed expenses" (necessities such as food, clothing and utilities) and "discretionary expenses" (things you would like but aren't essential).br /br /Less spending = more savingsbr /br /When you are familiar with your spending patterns you will be able to analyze the expenses. The "fixed" expenses are most probably likely to remain the same unless you plan to move or sell the car. If these are greater than your monthly income, though, you won't be able to save as you have too high a debt burden.br /br /You may be able to reduce your spending in the "other committed expenses" category, but it would be best to think of ways to reduce spending in the "discretionary" category first as this is generally easier to achieve. Reduce the number of meals that you eat out or visit less expensive restaurants and cancel magazine subscriptions that you no longer read. Create your own entertainment: it is possible to rent two DVDs for the same amount as one adult movie ticket. If you purchase some microwave popcorn, you will have a cheap night's entertainment at home.br /br /Digging deeperbr /br /When you have decreased the amount you are spending on "discretionary" items, take another look at the "other committed" items. Is it possible to create more economical meals? Can you buy in bulk and store it? Use public transport?br /br /You should take a very close look at credit card debt. If this is high, you must investigate ways to reduce it. You may be able to negotiate a reduction in interest rates with the company or search for one with a lower rate. Take care that you do not fall into the trap of low introductory rates that soar sky high after six months.br /br /Another consideration is a home equity loan or a consolidation loan. The former may offer a tax incentive. Check that you will be able to meet the payments - if you miss a payment on a home equity loan, the bank is able to foreclose within 90 days.br /br /If after all this effort you find that you are unable to save because of the debt load you are carrying or if the monthly payments and necessary bills are becoming increasingly more difficult to meet, you probably need some help. A nonprofit group known as National Federation for Credit Counseling (call 1-800-388-2227, or visit nfcc.org) can assist you in establishing a budget and negotiating payment schedules with lenders for a small fee. When you are able to pay off the credit cards, that money can be transformed into savings.br /br /The goal: more savingsbr /br /When you have worked out the areas in which you can economize, you will be able to create an "expected" column in your budget. Any savings and commitments to your children's educational expenses should be in the "fixed committed expenses" column. The reason for this is that it will encourage you to pay yourself first, which is a great way to learn how to save. By resisting the temptation to spend this, you are building towards your goals. Some banks or credit unions have payroll savings plans or a Chase reward card that offers credit card rewards and other things that can help you to save more. It is also advisable to investigate any employer-sponsored retirement plans at your workplace. These can offer tax benefits as well as saving for the future.br /br //spandiv class="blogger-post-footer"br/ copy;2008 Copyright by ba href="http://www.everythingfinanceblog.com" title="Everything Finance"Everything Finance/a/b br/br/uUseful Links:/ubr/ a href='http://www.linkconnector.com/traffic_affiliate.php?lc=020881002313003143quot;;' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'How to Raise Your First Million Dollars!img border='0' height='1' src='http://www.linkconnector.com/traffic_record.php?lc=020881002313003143' width='1'//a/div pa href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/EverythingFinance?a=IcXjl7"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/EverythingFinance?i=IcXjl7" border="0"/img/a/pdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=4BktN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=4BktN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=CpmQn"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=CpmQn" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=NyJ9n"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=NyJ9n" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=HZxPN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=HZxPN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=LqwvN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=LqwvN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=17vlN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=17vlN" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EverythingFinance/~4/449705661" height="1" width="1"/
Obama's "Revitalize the Economy" Agenda
According to Barack Obama's transition web site, the number ONE issue that the Obama administration will address is "span style="font-weight: bold;"Revitalize the Economy/span".br /The step-by-step plan on how to do it has also been outlined. I hope this level of transparency with the American People is maintained throughout Obama's Presidency.br /br /span style="font-weight: bold;"Jumpstart the Economy/spanbr /br /ulli Enact a Windfall Profits Tax to Provide a $1,000 Emergency Energy Rebate to American Families:Barack Obama and Joe Biden will enact a windfall profits tax on excessive oil company profits to give American families an immediate $1,000 emergency energy rebate to help families pay rising bills. This relief would be a down payment on the Obama-Biden long-term plan to provide middle-class families with at least $1,000 per year in permanent tax relief.br /br //lili Provide $50 billion to Jumpstart the Economy and Prevent 1 Million Americans from Losing Their Jobs: This relief would include a $25 billion State Growth Fund to prevent state and local cuts in health, education, housing, and heating assistance or counterproductive increases in property taxes, tolls or fees. The Obama-Biden relief plan will also include $25 billion in a Jobs and Growth Fund to prevent cutbacks in road and bridge maintenance and fund school re­pair - all to save more than 1 million jobs in danger of being cut./li/ulbr /span style="font-weight: bold;"Provide Middle Class Americans Tax Relief/spanbr /span class="fullpost"br /Obama and Biden will cut income taxes by $1,000 for working families to offset the payroll tax they pay.br /br /ulli Provide a Tax Cut for Working Families: Obama and Biden will restore fairness to the tax code and provide 150 million workers the tax relief they need. Obama and Biden will create a new "Making Work Pay" tax credit of up to $500 per person, or $1,000 per working family. The "Making Work Pay" tax credit will completely eliminate income taxes for 10 million Americans.br /br //lili Eliminate Income Taxes for Seniors Making Less than $50,000: Barack Obama will eliminate all income taxation of seniors making less than $50,000 per year. This proposal will eliminate income taxes for 7 million seniors and provide these seniors with an average savings of $1,400 each year. Under the Obama-Biden plan, 27 million American seniors will also not need to file an income tax return.br /br //lili Simplify Tax Filings for Middle Class Americans: Obama and Biden will dramatically simplify tax filings so that millions of Americans will be able to do their taxes in less than five minutes. Obama and Biden will ensure that the IRS uses the information it already gets from banks and employers to give taxpayers the option of pre-filled tax forms to verify, sign and return. Experts estimate that the Obama-Biden proposal will save Americans up to 200 million total hours of work and aggravation and up to $2 billion in tax preparer fees./li/ulThe Obama-Biden Transition website is a href="http://change.gov/"http://change.gov//abr /br /a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=729411amp;loc=en_US"Subscribe to Everything Finance by Email/a/spandiv class="blogger-post-footer"br/ copy;2008 Copyright by ba href="http://www.everythingfinanceblog.com" title="Everything Finance"Everything Finance/a/b br/br/uUseful Links:/ubr/ a href='http://www.linkconnector.com/traffic_affiliate.php?lc=020881002313003143quot;;' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'How to Raise Your First Million Dollars!img border='0' height='1' src='http://www.linkconnector.com/traffic_record.php?lc=020881002313003143' width='1'//a/div pa href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/EverythingFinance?a=2HsmTl"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/EverythingFinance?i=2HsmTl" border="0"/img/a/pdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=tXd5N"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=tXd5N" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=PYuWn"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=PYuWn" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=nUlCn"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=nUlCn" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=0hTjN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=0hTjN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=MfJLN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=MfJLN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=du54N"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=du54N" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EverythingFinance/~4/444746605" height="1" width="1"/
Adding Resale Value to Your Home
p style="text-align: center;"(Guest Post)br //pdiv style="text-align: justify;"If you are trying to add resale value to your home, you have to consider several different factors that go into selling a house - initial impressions which include both curb appeal outside and sense of space inside the house; and comfort, which translates to the warmth and usability of that space!br /br /The interior of the house should be clutter free, and comfortably furnished with pieces appropriate to the style of the house. Avoid any décor that is overtly flamboyant - you want the prospective buyers to see the house, not the trappings. Use high wattage light bulbs to make everything brighter.Walls can sometimes be scrubbed if the quality of the paint is good - try one room and see if it looks adequate or if a fresh paint job should be applied. High quality latex paint is the best option; be sure you use a primer coat first, then one or two coats of paint, sanding and wiping away dust with a damp cloth in between coats.The floors should be looked at as well; new carpeting may be needed in high traffic areas, or you can opt for wood or tile as an upgrade. br /span class="fullpost"br /Kitchens and baths can be dramatically changed for the better with tile floors, increasing the value of your home. If your house is older, check under carpet for original solid hardwood - often vintage flooring can be refinished and this is coming back into style!Trim out each room as it is completed to create a finished look. Crown molding at the ceiling, baseboard at the floor. You can replace door moldings, light switches and fixtures, and add chair railing if desired.br /br /Railing allows you to spice up hallways or bedrooms with a two tone effect on the walls, but keep the colors neutral for wider appeal.Old faded curtains should go, as well as blinds. New blinds or window treatments should be installed, and the windows washed then scrubbed with newspaper for a streak free shine. Ceiling fans are a must for Southern residences to keep the air moving on muggy days. Ensure that all windows open and close properly, too.br /br /Modern bathrooms are expected to be spacious and bright. This can be difficult when working with houses built half a century ago. If there is space to expand a bathroom, it could well be worth the investment. If not, bright new tile, pale colors and updated furnishings can make the room seem larger. Make sure the hardware for the sink and bath are updated - a fancy shower nozzle can make all the difference! Make sure the toilet is modern and has a high enough seat for comfort.br /br /The kitchen is the gathering place for many families, and the first place the homemaker half of a couple looks at. Kitchens sell houses. If you can update the kitchen to form a cheerful, open, welcoming place then the house is halfway to being sold. The same policy that applied to the bath applies to the kitchen - if it narrow and cramped, consider expansion. Dark cabinets and wallpaper can make a small kitchen feel smaller, so lighten the shades and replace the hardware.A new sink will make anyone look a kitchen favorably, so make that your first replacement. A double basin is a must, and it should be deep enough to soak a load of dishes. Add a new faucet with a spray nozzle while you are at it. A garbage disposal and dishwasher are almost required. You can use an epoxy to refinish countertops to look like new, or tile them and add a matching backsplash.br /br /Appliances that must be removed should be replaced with energy efficient ones, and the entire room should sparkle with cleanliness.The outside of the house provides a first impression, and should match the inside. A well kept lawn and landscaped yard with properly pruned trees and bushes will offer great curb appeal. Consider planting a flowerbed, and edging the walk with river rock or pavers. The porch should be clear of clutter and debris, and the mailbox and doorbell in good condition. If the front door has seen better days, a new one might be in order.The roof should be inspected in case a new one is needed, and gutters checked and cleaned.br /br /The whole house can be power washed to remove dirt and grime, and the outside windows cleaned. Shutters can be taken off and cleaned or repainted. The driveway should be scrubbed and any outside patio furniture replaced if it is not in good condition.Houses sell for hundreds of dollars per square foot. Many old houses are incorrectly recorded having less square footage than they actually do have.br /br /It is worth a few hundred dollars to have a professional assess your house?s square footage if you could potentially make back thousands. A professional will also need to appraise your home after you finish renovating, to let you know how much all of your hard work has been worth. If you have diligently stayed on your budget and done most of the work yourself, you will probably be looking at a substantial improvement in your home?s value, far outstripping the money you put into it!br //divbr /br /div style="text-align: justify;"Author?s Bio: br /Cedric Crumbley lives in Des Moines, IA and is the publisher of a href="http://www.eminent-kitchen-sinks.com/index.html"eminent-kitchen-sinks.com/a. Growing up he gained an admiration for a href="http://www.eminent-kitchen-sinks.com/undermount_sink.html"undermount kitchen sinks /abecause of their ease of cleaning and attractiveness. His hobbies are running and reading. He is also a devoted husband to his beautiful wife Angelica.br //divbr /br //spandiv class="blogger-post-footer"br/ copy;2008 Copyright by ba href="http://www.everythingfinanceblog.com" title="Everything Finance"Everything Finance/a/b br/br/uUseful Links:/ubr/ a href='http://www.linkconnector.com/traffic_affiliate.php?lc=020881002313003143quot;;' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'How to Raise Your First Million Dollars!img border='0' height='1' src='http://www.linkconnector.com/traffic_record.php?lc=020881002313003143' width='1'//a/div pa href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/EverythingFinance?a=cmaGkU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/EverythingFinance?i=cmaGkU" border="0"/img/a/pdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=kW0XN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=kW0XN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=h75Rn"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=h75Rn" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=YlC9n"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=YlC9n" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=05uXN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=05uXN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=o4KxN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=o4KxN" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=NgMbN"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=NgMbN" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EverythingFinance/~4/442117301" height="1" width="1"/
Have you heard of ShoreBank ?
a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.shorebankdirect.sbk.com/"img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 56px;" src="http://www.swirlspace.net/shorebankdirect/images/logo.jpg" alt="" border="0" //aspan style="font-size:100%;"Recently, the Outreach Manager for a bank called Shorebank sent me an email about this bank. Its a lesser known bank with a competitive high-yield savings account, as well as a compelling story. ShoreBank is an environmentally and socially responsible bank that is dedicated to protecting the environment and improving our communities. Right now, ShoreBank is offering 3.5% APY on their online high-yield savings account, and they will provide a complimentary Stainless Steel Canteen to each person that funds an account with $500 or more through 11/15/2008 and uses the promotional code "canteen" on the application, while supplies last. (please allow 4 to 6 weeks shipping)/span span class="fullpost"br /br /b class="big pd5"About ShoreBank/b div class="" !--pbAbout ShoreBank:/b/p-- pShoreBank is the only bank in the world that has been Protecting the Environment, Building Community and providing a Social and Financial Return on Investment for over 35 years. The bank?s motto is "Let?s Change the World," and they make loans that strengthen communities and preserve the environment. ShoreBank has been perhaps the best untold story in the country, until now. They have a heritage of helping those who no one else would, such as businesses and developments on the South Side of Chicago. They have a history of funding solid alternative energy businesses, environmental protection groups, green collar jobs, sustainable business practices, nursery schools, educational institutions, churches, temples, homeless shelters, NPOs, and much more. They have over $2 billion in assets, are fully FDIC Insured, and now are offering an online High-Yield Savings Account that is currently paying a 3.50% APY*, with no monthly fees, only a $1 minimum deposit and 24 hour access to one?s account. As Winston Churchill said, "The Power is in the Purse," and ShoreBank is providing customers the ability to vote with their dollars, while also making a good financial return on their investment, so that together, through collaboration, we can literally help to Change the World. /p /divJust recently, they launched an Innovative New Mortgage Program to develop energy efficient affordable housing and reduce utility costs. You can read the full a href="http://www.swirlspace.net/shorebankdirect/releases/RehabProgram.pdf"Press Release/a about this program.br /br /Here is one of their community success stories.br /br /blockquotebspan style="font-size:100%;"Tree of Knowledge/span/bbNew Home Transforms Children?s Lives/b pNot many could have seen the potential in the long-abandoned nursing home nestled in Cleveland?s Glenville neighborhood. But not everyone is Nicki Salfer, CEO of Tree of Knowledge Learning Centers, an organization that provides educational and therapeutic services to disabled and at-risk pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade students./p pWith the help of a $1.8 million loan from ShoreBank, Nicki bought and transformed the neglected building into the Virtual Schoolhouse Hybrid Charter School. This vibrant center serves more than 300 students who attend its charter school and 1,200 additional students who receive its online programs and specialized services in home, school or hospital locations./p p"With our ShoreBank loan, we were able to open our doors to students who need our help the most," said Nicki. "Our facility allows for small class sizes and a lot of one-on-one attention. It?s a joy to see how much our students are thriving."/p pParents are thrilled with the new facility, too. Lisa Muscow, parent of a son with Asperger?s syndrome, a form of autism, said, "I?m so grateful the Virtual Schoolhouse is now open because my son?s needs weren?t being met at public school and I can?t afford private school tuition. 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Debt consolidation loans are a financial aid scheme that has been put in place to ensure that people with a bad credit past can pay off their debts without much stress. You stand to gain a lot of things from your patronization of the services of debt consolidation loan companies.br /br /The reasons why many people have debts on their credit cards vary. Some people incur credit card debts because of high interest rates. Some people have debts tied to them because they use more than one credit card and can't keep up with the payments. But with debt consolidation, many can now smile a bit, despite how disturbing their debts are.br /br /span class="fullpost"br /br /High interest rates are what often keep a good number of people in debt. If you are looking to consolidate your debts, you should ensure that you seek a loan with interest rate lower than the rate on your debts so that you can save a little bit of cash. The interest rate is a very important factor to consider in your search for an excellent debt consolidation plan.br /br /The credit card debt phenomenon is in part caused by the wave of consumerism hitting the nation. People love to shop till they drop and that act tends to translate into mindless money spending that leads them into debt. Even though it is hard to be prudent with cash in the consumer based nation, you can, with a little bit of will power.br /br /The difference between a debt settlement agency and a debt consolidation agency lies in the services that they render; a debt consolidation agency helps you to combine your debts under one umbrella which you are supposed to pay whereas a debt settlement agency helps you to pay off your debt by canceling a part of it out.br /br /You should always take the interest rates of any consolidation plan that you want to patronize seriously. High interest rates on a consolidation loan can set you far back. A low interest consolidation plan is the best way to tackle debts and pay them back in good time.br /br /There are several ways that you can verify the authenticity of debt consolidation companies and one of them is through their contact addresses. Make sure that any debt consolidation company you are applying to online has a physical address. Debt consolidation scams on the internet are numerous, so please, you should be very careful.br /br /Thanks to the internet, debt consolidation loan application has never been made easier. You can sit down in the luxury of your living room and apply for a debt consolidation loan on the internet. Debt consolidation companies, these days, also conduct business online for better efficient services.br /br /brbrbr /a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=729411amp;loc=en_US"Subscribe to Everything Finance by Email/a/spandiv class="blogger-post-footer"br/ copy;2008 Copyright by ba href="http://www.everythingfinanceblog.com" title="Everything Finance"Everything Finance/a/b br/br/uUseful Links:/ubr/ a href='http://www.linkconnector.com/traffic_affiliate.php?lc=020881002313003143quot;;' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'How to Raise Your First Million Dollars!img border='0' height='1' src='http://www.linkconnector.com/traffic_record.php?lc=020881002313003143' width='1'//a/div pa href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/EverythingFinance?a=FhmK5h"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/EverythingFinance?i=FhmK5h" border="0"/img/a/pdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=zLCiM"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=zLCiM" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=lkeum"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=lkeum" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=vzdRm"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=vzdRm" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=XJ3cM"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=XJ3cM" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=uOuIM"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=uOuIM" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=QAGGM"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=QAGGM" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EverythingFinance/~4/426733489" height="1" width="1"/
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Looking For A College Fund Bailout
Wouldn't it be great if, just like a fat-cat banker on Wall Street, you and I could call up the Secretary of the Treasury and say "Well Mr. Secretary, it seems like the risk analysis I ran for the cost of my child's college education was WAY off, and gosh, thanks to that forecasting error, the amounts I reserved to cover tuition and other costs just aren't going to be anywhere near enough. So... how about one of those bailout thingies you guys are so good at?"br /br /Yeah, sure would. Unfortunately for us little people, bailouts are likely to forever remain something we read about (and pay for), but do not get to experience, especially when it comes to college savings.br /br /However, despite the cold shoulder from Uncle Sam, there are options for maximizing your college fund and turning what might seem like an overwhelming individual burden into a shared responsibility. One of the best ways to receive help is to let close friends and family know that you are saving for your child's college education. If you're starting early, the savings have years to grow and can make a meaningful difference in the cost of college for your child. And among your friends and family, the contributions of grandparents can be especially important.br /span class="fullpost"br /A recent study from a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/new-study-shows-grandparents-plan/story.aspx?guid=%7BD932F5AE-7B0F-4920-B4A8-7E60903CA778%7Damp;dist=hppr%5D"The Hartford/a found that 65 percent of all grandparents plan to make a financial contribution towards their grandchildren's college education. However, a recent study from the College Savings Foundation shows that only 22 percent of parents expect their grandparents are going to help with their children's education.br /br /What does this say to me? A bunch of parents need to get on the phone and give Grandma and Grandpa a call!br /br /With college costs almost certain to continue rising about 6% a year, the safest bet is to start saving early and let those years work for you. Discuss your college plans with your children's grandparents and explain the value of setting money aside now so that it has time to grow before the tuition bills start to arrive can pay big dividends down the road.br /br /A tax-free 529 college savings account is another great way to maximize the gains over time in your college fund. 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div style="text-align: center;"a href="http://www.freeshipping.org/"img src="http://www.freeshipping.org/images/button/free-shipping-codes.gif" alt="Save Money With Free Shipping!" //abr //divspan style="font-weight: bold;"br /Why Freeshipping.org/spanspan style="font-weight: bold;"br //spanullispanIt has the largest collection of free shipping coupons on the internet./span/lilispanIt has free shipping coupons to over 800 stores including JCPenney, Kohl's, Macy's, Dell and Gap./span/lilispanThe site is very easy to use and well organized./span/lilispanYou can locate free shipping coupons by store name, category, soon to expire and most recent free shipping coupons./span/lilispanThe site is free to use with no membership or fees./span/lilispanFree shipping is operated by the husband-and-wife team of Luke and Maisie Knowles. /span/li/ulspan style="font-weight: bold;"br /About Freeshipping.org/spanbr /br /span class="fullpost"br /FreeShipping.org is the premiere a href="http://www.freeshipping.org/"free shipping/a resource on the internet. It is a site with one simple goal, to save online shoppers money by providing them with a list of trusted online retailers who are offering free shipping coupons.br /br /Smart online shoppers have always known the cost of shipping can make the difference between a good deal and a great deal. But finding out which online retailers are offering free shipping deals has not always been easy, and it can be very time consuming.br /br /This is why we decided to create an easy to navigate website with a huge list of free shipping offers all in one place. As a result, our web site is becoming popular with both online shoppers and online retailers.br /br /Online shoppers love our site, because they prefer shopping at stores that offer free shipping and we make it easy for them to quickly find these stores. As a result, online retailers who are competing for your business are eager to provide us with these offers in order to reach more customers.br /br /They bring you the biggest and most up to date free shipping list on the internet, and because free shipping is becoming more and more popular for both consumers and retailers, our list is growing every day.br /br /Please visit FreeShipping.org often and make it part of your online shopping experience...and let me know how it works out for you.br /I'll be trying it too this holiday season.br /br /br /div style="text-align: center;"span style="font-size:85%;"(This is NOT a paid Review)/spanbr //divbr /a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=729411amp;loc=en_US"Subscribe to Everything Finance by Email/a/spandiv class="blogger-post-footer"br/ copy;2008 Copyright by ba href="http://www.everythingfinanceblog.com" title="Everything Finance"Everything Finance/a/b br/br/uUseful Links:/ubr/ a href='http://www.linkconnector.com/traffic_affiliate.php?lc=020881002313003143quot;;' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'How to Raise Your First Million Dollars!img border='0' height='1' src='http://www.linkconnector.com/traffic_record.php?lc=020881002313003143' width='1'//a/div pa href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/EverythingFinance?a=gxjIFo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/EverythingFinance?i=gxjIFo" border="0"/img/a/pdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=aogaM"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=aogaM" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=CJQwm"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=CJQwm" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=QChUm"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=QChUm" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=zbBNM"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=zbBNM" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=4mSlM"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=4mSlM" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=rlvmM"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=rlvmM" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EverythingFinance/~4/412691462" height="1" width="1"/
How Do I Pick the Right ETF ?
Given the bewildering number of ETF choices that investors now have to contend with, it would be appropriate to consider the following factors when selecting an ETF:br /br /span style="font-weight: bold;"1. Level of Assets:/span To be considered a viable investment choice, an ETF should have a minimum level of assets, a common threshold being at least $10 million. An ETF with assets below this threshold is likely to have a limited degree of investor interest. As with a stock, limited investor interest translates into poor liquidity and wide spreads.br /br /span style="font-weight: bold;"2. Trading Activity:/span An investor needs to check if the ETF that is being considered trades in sufficient volume on a daily basis. Trading volume in the most popular ETFs runs into millions of shares daily; on the other hand, some ETFs barely trade at all. Trading volume is an excellent indicator of liquidity, regardless of the asset class. Generally speaking, the higher the trading volume for an ETF, the more liquid it is likely to be and the tighter the bid-ask spread. These are especially important considerations when it is time to exit the ETF.br /br /span style="font-weight: bold;"3. Underlying Index or Asset:/span Consider the underlying index or asset class on which the ETF is based. From the point of view of diversification, it may be preferable to invest in an ETF that is based on a broad, widely followed index, rather than an obscure index that has a narrow industry or geographic focus.br /br /span style="font-weight: bold;"4. Tracking Error:/span While most ETFs track their underlying indexes closely, some do not track them as closely as they should. All else being equal, an ETF with minimal tracking error is preferable to one with a greater degree of error.br /br /span style="font-weight: bold;"5. Market Position:/span "First-mover advantage" is important in the ETF world, because the first ETF issuer for a particular sector has a decent probability of garnering the lion's share of assets before others jump on the bandwagon. It is therefore prudent to avoid ETFs that are mere imitations of an original idea because they may not differentiate themselves from their rivals and attract investors' assets.span class="fullpost"br /br /br /br /br /a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=729411amp;loc=en_US"Subscribe to Everything Finance by Email/a/spandiv class="blogger-post-footer"br/ copy;2008 Copyright by ba href="http://www.everythingfinanceblog.com" title="Everything Finance"Everything Finance/a/b br/br/uUseful Links:/ubr/ a href='http://www.linkconnector.com/traffic_affiliate.php?lc=020881002313003143quot;;' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'How to Raise Your First Million Dollars!img border='0' height='1' src='http://www.linkconnector.com/traffic_record.php?lc=020881002313003143' width='1'//a/div pa href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/EverythingFinance?a=QCMwvl"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/EverythingFinance?i=QCMwvl" border="0"/img/a/pdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=TxtvM"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=TxtvM" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=xngLm"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=xngLm" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=Jvtqm"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=Jvtqm" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=aO56M"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=aO56M" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=a8D0M"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=a8D0M" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=MIk5M"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=MIk5M" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EverythingFinance/~4/409431332" height="1" width="1"/
Various Options Available to Save for college
pIf you haven?t already done so, you should begin saving for college immediately. You have a variety of options available to make the most of your savings./p pstrongUnderstand your options/strong:/p ulli Learn about investing /lili Be aware of special options for education savings: ulli strongEducation IRAs/strong, also called Coverdell Education Savings Accounts ulliTax-deferred /lili Save up to $2,000 a year per student /lili Earnings can be withdrawn tax-free to be used for education /li/ul /lili strongCustodial account/strong ulli In student?s name /lili Taxed at student?s (rather than parents?) tax bracket /li/ul /lilistrongPrepaid tuition plans/strong ulliSave money for college, typically in a specific state /liliRises in value at the same rate as college tuition /li/ul /lilistrong529 College Savings Plans/strong ulliTax-deferred accounts /liliHigh contribution limits /liliNo parental income restrictions/li/ul /li/ul /li/ul br /span class="fullpost"br / pstrongConsider this when making your decision/strong:/p ulli The strongage of the student/strong to attend college: The younger the student, the more aggressive you can be. As the student gets closer to college, start sheltering your returns to ensure you have access to the funds when you need them. ulliFive or more years before college starts: Mutual funds ? managed by a professional fund manager. You purchase shares in a mutual funds like you would with stocks. /liliLess than five years before college starts: ulliTraditional savings accounts /liliMoney market accounts/liliCertificates of deposit (CDs)/li/ul /li/ul /lili Your strongrisk tolerance/strong: Investments have various degrees of risk. You need to decide if you will be comfortable investing in something that may decrease in value in the short term while you wait for it to increase over the long term. You may prefer an investment with guaranteed returns. /lili Investing strongin the parents? names or the student?s name/strong: Be aware that the student?s assets are weighed more heavily when financial aid eligibility is determined. /lili strongTax benefits/strong: If the asset is in the student?s name, the income may be taxed at a lower rate than the parents? tax rate. Many savings plans grow tax-free until withdrawal. /li/ul pstrongYou need to save/strong:/p ulliWhile financial aid is available to help, the primary responsibility of paying for college is with the student and the student?s family. /lili College costs are rising. /liliThe more you save, the less you need to borrow. /lili Money in savings grows, and grows quickly./li/ul pstrongStart now/strong:/p ulliPay yourself first. When you pay bills, write a check to yourself, and deposit it into a savings account. /liliCheck with your employer about direct deposit, which lets you set an amount to be deposited into your savings account automatically each pay day./li/ulspan style="font-weight: bold;"Related Posts/spanbr /ullia href="https://personal.vanguard.com/VGApp/hnw/CompareCollegeSavingController?FW_Event=Next" target="_blank"Compare College Savings Options/a/lilia href="http://www.everythingfinanceblog.com/2007/03/keeping-cash-under-my-mattressmakes.html"Keeping Cash Under My Mattress..makes sense ?/a/lilia href="http://www.everythingfinanceblog.com/2007/09/saving-for-kids-college-education.html"Saving for Kids College Education/a/li/ulbr /a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=729411amp;loc=en_US"Subscribe to Everything Finance by Email/a/spandiv class="blogger-post-footer"br/ copy;2008 Copyright by ba href="http://www.everythingfinanceblog.com" title="Everything Finance"Everything Finance/a/b br/br/uUseful Links:/ubr/ a href='http://www.linkconnector.com/traffic_affiliate.php?lc=020881002313003143quot;;' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'How to Raise Your First Million Dollars!img border='0' height='1' src='http://www.linkconnector.com/traffic_record.php?lc=020881002313003143' width='1'//a/div pa href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/EverythingFinance?a=3wQXZQ"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/EverythingFinance?i=3wQXZQ" border="0"/img/a/pdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=C2mCL"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=C2mCL" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=cUanl"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=cUanl" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=Rzh4l"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=Rzh4l" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=lBhtL"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=lBhtL" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=ILrEL"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=ILrEL" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=ZqTfL"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=ZqTfL" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EverythingFinance/~4/407745069" height="1" width="1"/
American Express Card Holder ? We need your vote to help Kids for Sight!
a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.membersproject.com/project/view/8CEPG6"img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 189px; height: 142px;" src="http://www.visionparaguay.org.uk/vp_websitenew_i00002e.gif" alt="" border="0" //aspan style="font-weight: bold;"Are you an American Express Card Holder ?/spanbr /br /All we need is a vote from you for this very important project, that will build 100 pediatric eye centers in India. We need 5000 votes by Monday night (Sept 29th, 2008).br /br /span style="font-weight: bold;"To vote please click on /spana style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.membersproject.com/project/view/8CEPG6"http://www.membersproject.com/project/view/8CEPG6/abr /br /Here is some information about the very good cause.br /br /span style="font-weight: bold;"uThe Project - "Kids for Sight"/u/spanbr /br /320,000 children in India are blind ? more than in any other country. 19% of the world?s blind children live in India. Lack of properly equipped eye care facilities and trained professionals put all 400 million Indian children at risk for a range of blinding conditions. The tragedy is half of this blindness could be prevented or treated. The Indian government says 100 pediatric eye centers are needed by 2020. Fifteen centers have been established so far and 7 more are planned by the end of 2008.br /br /span class="fullpost"br /br /Thanks to many well wishers, this project has made it to the Top 25 out of 1,190 projects in the American Express Contest. We are thrilled that the expert advisory panel consisting of Nobel Laureates and people such as Jane Goodall chose span style="font-weight: bold;""Kids for Sight"/span as an innovative, achievable project that can make a broad, positive impact in our world.br /br /Nyan and Lehka have been working for over a year to raise money for span style="font-weight: bold;""Kids for Sight"/span and donated $1,200 of their own money by forgoing birthday and other gifts and as a result have raised over $20,000 towards their goal of $260,000. Now that we are a Semi-finalist, the Amex Contest gives us the chance to win up to $1.5 million and surpass our goal.br /br /span style="font-weight: bold;"uImpact of "Kids for Sight" Project/u/spanbr /br /Saving children?s sight ? saving children?s lives. Blind children in India are at risk for other dangers; disease, poverty, and other negative societal implications. Creating pediatric eye care centers will provide access to treatment we take for granted in the U.S., but is life saving in India. This project will create one or more needed centers to screen local children and provide care and sight-saving surgical procedures. Some will also train pediatric eye care teams to serve rural centers.br /br /Just by voting today, our project can win and build up to 5 pediatric eye care centers in India to prevent unnecessary childhood blindness by screening up to 5 million children and treating up to 725,000. In early October, there will be another voting to determine how much each of the finalists win ($100,000 to $1,500,000).br /br /So, /spanspan style="font-weight: bold;"to vote please click on /spana style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.membersproject.com/project/view/8CEPG6"http://www.membersproject.com/project/view/8CEPG6/abr /br /Thank you for your help, and please feel free to spread the word about span style="font-weight: bold;""Kids for Sight"/span.br /br /a href="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=729411amp;loc=en_US"Subscribe to Everything Finance by Email/adiv class="blogger-post-footer"br/ copy;2008 Copyright by ba href="http://www.everythingfinanceblog.com" title="Everything Finance"Everything Finance/a/b br/br/uUseful Links:/ubr/ a href='http://www.linkconnector.com/traffic_affiliate.php?lc=020881002313003143quot;;' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'How to Raise Your First Million Dollars!img border='0' height='1' src='http://www.linkconnector.com/traffic_record.php?lc=020881002313003143' width='1'//a/div pa href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/EverythingFinance?a=kvZXxp"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/EverythingFinance?i=kvZXxp" border="0"/img/a/pdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=BccDL"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=BccDL" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=HFs4l"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=HFs4l" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=GscGl"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=GscGl" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=qZn4L"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=qZn4L" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=EGHdL"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=EGHdL" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?a=ErdDL"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/EverythingFinance?i=ErdDL" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EverythingFinance/~4/404225399" height="1" width="1"/
10 tips to save money? and the Earth
div style="text-align: center;"div style="text-align: left;"Here are some simple steps to follow to decrease your personal a href="http://www.debtfreedirect.co.uk/debt/debt.htm"debt/a and your carbon footprint at the same time!/diva onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://websitenetwork.info/EFImages/Images/savemoney.jpg"img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 175px;" src="http://websitenetwork.info/EFImages/Images/savemoney.jpg" alt="" border="0" //aImage Source: hubpages.combr //divbr /1:span style="font-weight: bold;" If a couple of people work at the same office and drive in to work each day, why not car pool? /spanIf there are a couple of you this could potentially cut your fuel bill by a third and save general ware and tear on your car. In an age of escalating petrol prices this should not be under-estimated as a means of saving money, especially if you do live a reasonable distance from the office.br /br /2: span style="font-weight: bold;"Using energy saving light bulbs can save some cash and benefit the environment enormously, especially if enough people get involved./span a href="http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/uk/household/products/cfl.htm"Energy efficient light bulbs/a have a life span that is estimated at being around 10,000 hours; this is ten times longer than traditional bulbs! These more efficient bulbs also use about 80% less electricity which is important in terms of reducing carbon emissions.br /span class="fullpost"br /3: span style="font-weight: bold;"Why does everything we use have to be new?/span Going to your local charity shop or even buying on ebay can help reduce your outgoings substantially. For example, buying new oak furniture involves cutting down a tree and a substantial cost. If you identify a second hand piece of oak furniture you are not buying anything that has a further detrimental effect on the environment and will save a lot of money in the process.br /br /4: span style="font-weight: bold;"If you aren't using something don't leave it running or on standby./span The classic example is the person who leaves the TV on standby thinking that it isn't really doing anything or consuming power. Why leave your heater on whilst you are out shopping? If you aren't benefiting from what you are using the answer is to turn it off.br /br /5: span style="font-weight: bold;"Do you need paper statements for all your bills?/span Many companies will offer a small saving of a couple of pounds for those who choose the paperless option as it helps save them money. Not using all that paper will help save a lot of trees. You can usually make simply changes to your options by logging on to a companies web site.br /br /6: span style="font-weight: bold;"Try not to have too many hot baths and showers that last for an eternity./span Almost 50% of the water used is as a direct result of daily showers. Reducing the time you spend under the shower will make a difference. For example, why leave the shower running whilst you are fetching your clothes?br /br /7: span style="font-weight: bold;"Are your walls, roof and flooring properly insulated?/span If heat is escaping from your house it will cost you a small fortune. It is well worthwhile contacting your local council to see if there are any grants in place to help make your home more efficient and environmentally friendly.br /br /8: span style="font-weight: bold;"Many stores are starting to charge customers for the provision of /spana style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.recyclenow.com/what_can_i_do_today/can_it_be_recycled/packaging/carrier_bags.html"carrier bags/aspan style="font-weight: bold;"./span The key thing to do is to take old bags out with you when you go shopping. Certain super markets will also avoid you loyalty card points for using recycled bags rather than depleting their own supply. It is more of an environmental measure, but will still save you a few pounds a month.br /br /9: span style="font-weight: bold;"Do you really need such a big car with a high consumption engine?/span With escalating petrol costs switching to a smaller car could be a life saver. Some cars will only do 15 miles to the gallon whilst others will do 45 miles. It doesn't take a genius to work out that this could cut your fuel bill to a third of it's current cost.br /br /10: span style="font-weight: bold;"Why not invest in a water filter instead of buying bottled water?/span This has an initial outlay but will save you a lot of money in the longer term. It also means that the environment benefits because huge HGV trucks aren't needed to cart the water about. 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