It is no secret that one of the things that keep the middle class going in our country is home ownership. One program is making the dream come true for more and more people. American Dream Down Payment Initiative On December 16th, 2003, the American Dream Down Payment Initiative was signed into law. After years […]
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If you are anything like me, you have to abide by a strict budget in order to see all of your bills taken care of each month. Most months there aren’t extra dollars laying around to be spent freely on anything you want. Sure, you might splurge on an occasional coffee or two, but for […]
There is just no easy way to get out of debt, you have to face up to the consequences. A bankruptcy is not always the answer, as the effects are long lasting. There are four ways to handle debts that are out of control, listed in best to worst in regards to the effect it […]
You keep on listening about this profit pulling business that requires no marketing or selling, merely an hour a day (at the most) and no special skill. Yeah right! At least that’s the 1st perspective it gives any person that has been in the internet for some time. But Let’s get more into detail about […]
In most businesses, what drives the balance sheet are sales and expenses. In other words, they cause the assets and liabilities in a business. One of the more complicated accounting items are the accounts receivable. As a hypothetical situation, imagine a business that offers all its customers a 30-day credit period, which is fairly common […]
If you have a checking account, of course you balance it periodically to account for any differences between what’s in your statement and what you wrote down for checks and deposits. Many people do it once a month when their statement is mailed to them, but with the advent of online banking, you can do […]