How can you save for your child's college fund if you have a hard time making it from paycheck to paycheck without going into the negatives? You have probably read or have been told how important it is to start saving for your child's college tuition as soon as your baby is born, but not everyone thinks that it can be done. My blog will provide you with all sorts of ideas that can help you add to your child's college savings account without taking much away from the income that you rely on to provide for your family each week.
Posted on: 7 September 2018
As a teacher you probably purchase quite a bit of things out of pocket to have for your students and to help you teach them. You may get reimbursed on a few items, but there is most likely a lot of purchases that you don't get a refund for. These items may be tax deductible. Read on for tax deductions as a teacher you may not be aware of.
Union, Membership Or Registration Fees
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Posted on: 27 June 2018
Planning ahead for retirement is critical for those who want to stop working once they reach retirement age. Without proper planning, it can be impossible to support yourself financially without the income generated by a full-time job.
Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) provide workers with the ability to supplement their employer-sponsored retirement program with investments of their own. Adding a gold or precious metals aspect to your IRA could prove beneficial in the long run.
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Posted on: 28 March 2018
Working with foreclosed homes can be quite challenging. It puts you in a situation where you're dealing with people who have typically run into bad financial times. You have to be very empathetic and understanding about the way that they could possibly be feeling. Once you've dealt with the human aspect of things you then have to turn your attention to the property itself. The former owners may have been put out by force so that many of their belongings are still inside of the property.
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Posted on: 28 December 2017
If you are already shopping for a new home, you may have talked with a mortgage broker and been approved for a loan. However, it is important that you look around for the best interest rate for the loan. Here are some factors that will affect the interest rate that you can control or manipulate so you are not paying more than you should.
Credit Score
While you are looking for a home, take some time to try and improve your credit score.
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