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Archive for July, 2011

Saving Through Budgeting

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Setting up a budget is one of the most effective ways to save. While at its heart, budgeting is indeed a practice of organization, that organization can be vastly helpful in identifying certain things from a financial perspective. Setting up a budget is a fairly easy matter. Over the course of a given month, people should learn [...]

Stocks Drop Amid Bernanke Comments

Thursday, July 14th, 2011

Stocks dropped on Thursday after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warned of no further incoming stimulus measures that would be very viable. The initial interpretation of Bernanke’s announcement was a positive one in nature, before the Chairman backed off of the positive mindset and warned of further recession. Stocks initially went up after Bernanke’s comments [...]

Building Good Credit

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

One of the most important things about having a credit card is knowing how to use it and the accounts tied to it to build up good credit. Sticking to a pattern of positive habits will help to build up the persons credit rating over time, to get them a good score that they can [...]