Causes for home chain-breaking and some solutions

November 2, 2011

The following is a Guest Post: UK government figures have estimated that as many as one in three property transactions in England and Wales fails to reach completion, citing breaks in the property chain as a common cause of these occurrences. Unfortunately, there is nothing in UK law that prevents buyers from pulling out of […]

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43% Increase in Healthcare Premium for Me in 2012. How Bad Is Yours?

October 30, 2011

If I didn’t have side income from blogging I’d be pretty pissed each year when we get our new benefits options for the next year.  I guess it’s downgraded to just being annoyed and not “pissed”.  I understand that healthcare costs continue to exceed the rate of inflation.  So, inflation’s 3%, healthcare rises 6%.  That’s […]

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Online Offshore Banking Explained

October 27, 2011

The following is a guest post about Online Offshore Banking: Online offshore banking, what exactly is it?  To summarise it is a secure, efficient and convenient way to manage your finances wherever you are in the world. The basic understanding of an offshore bank is a financial institution based outside your country of residence. Offshore banking […]

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When Faith Kills – Life, Death and Your Finances

October 27, 2011

I watched with surprise the 60 Minutes interview this weekend with the Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson on how Jobs’ “faith” in himself and how special he was allowed him to accomplish incredible things, but also likely accelerated his demise. Some key points of the interview which are outlined in detail in his #1 Best-Selling […]

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eCampus Review – Online Rental Textbooks. Genius!

October 26, 2011

The following is a review of eCampus.com which is a rapidly growing college text book rental business. Add this one to the list of companies I wish I’d started when I was in college.  Not just because the business is exploding (According to eCampus.com, nearly 1 in 5 of all college textbook purchased online today […]

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Even at 3.25%, Refinancing Makes NO SENSE! Here’s Why

October 16, 2011

There’s an old rule of thumb that if you can refinance at an interest rate 1% or more below your current rate, it’s a good deal.  That advice is too broad and may not be true in many circumstances.  It doesn’t take into account so many factors like how far into the current loan you […]

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