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Monitoring your credit without making it worse
Maintaining and monitoring your credit is a tricky and annoying balancing act. Maneuver the obstacle course with grace and wisdom. Your credit scores can affect where you live, what you drive, and where you work in some cases. Those simple little numbers are much more arbitrary than you would hope but that doesn’t mean that [...]
home sales \ leasing a house \ Renting
Homebuilders aggressively court renters ready to move on
If you are one of the many renters who are looking to make the move into homeownership, new home builders have some deals for you. A modest real estate recovery means loans are once again available and homes are projected to gain value over the long term; that has sellers, particularly new home builders, beating [...]
Apartment finances \ Real estate economics \ Renting
The financial advantages of renting
Have you ever taken the time to assess the financial benefits of renting? Many renters talk about the lifestyle flexibility and mobile convenience that a renter’s lifestyle offers, but there are plenty of advantages that can play right into your pocketbook. Take a look: Consistency: Rent is rent is rent. Yes, your landlord may raise [...]
5 tips for saving money this year
Make the resolution to stop living paycheck to paycheck in 2013. Create a savings plan that actually works. Don’t trust yourself. Savings plans usually suck because they’re only as good as the will power of the person trying to work them—which usually isn’t very strong. Create a savings plan that requires little effort on your [...]
Kickstarter projects for renters on the go
These innovate indie products prove to be particularly useful for busy renters. Kickstarter is known as the birthplace of great ideas, a venue that connects little demonstrations of genius to the funding and attention that they deserve. These products often fix little problems to help make life a bit easier, which is exactly what a [...]
New gym membership scams and tricks
Starting off the with a New Year’s gym membership discount? Before you sign on the dotted line, be sure to read your contract thoroughly and look out for unwanted surprises. We’ve been seeing them for weeks now, commercials encouraging you to make the most of your healthy lifestyle New Year’s resolution by getting a gym [...]
How much will that doggie in the window cost over the long run?
Dogs. You want one… so go buy one, right? Sounds easy but dog ownership carries significant long term expenses. Know what you’re getting into before you bring Fido home (all prices quoted are ballpark). Start-up costs: up to $1000 Adopting a dog comes at huge savings compared to buying from a breeder, but the initial [...]
Welcome to Heaven: Please Leave Your Gift Cards at the Door
For a long time, I considered gift cards to be evil! Well, not necessarily evil, but inappropriate and inconsiderate. “Here you go! I’m giving you this gift card because I have no clue about what you like, and I couldn’t be bothered with it. Happy Holidays!” Well, I used to think that, until I discovered [...]
Holiday cheer favors new hirings
If some people love the idea of Christmas just because it comes with excitement and one more reason to party, others welcome the holiday season because it’s an opportunity to make an extra buck. The high demand in the retail and transportation businesses is expected to bring 3% more jobs this season than last, as [...]
Apartment \ Part-time \ saving
4 ways to scavenge for dollars at your apartment
Looking for a more effective way to find money at your apartment that doesn’t involve searching under the couch cushions for spare change? Here are a few ideas for saving that might seem simple, but can add up to big bucks if you consistently make them part of your life. Your apartment has a fitness [...]
Holiday tech gifts for under $50
Happy Cyber Monday! Tech savvy loved ones can be the hardest to shop for simply because their toys are often the most expensive. (Why can’t they just like knitting?) There are a few awesome, affordable gifts that they will love to bits…or bytes. My brother inspired this post. He’s one of the easiest people to [...]
Atlanta restaurants \ holiday shopping \ Thanksgiving dinner
Create a delicious Thanksgiving dinner, one Atlanta restaurant at a time
Compile the best dishes from the best sources to create a scrumptious meal. Who wants to spend several days cooking and washing dishes for Thanksgiving? Most of us simply don’t have that Martha Stewart touch. Those of us that do may not have the time to give it our all. The solution? Let the pros [...]
Black Friday \ Christmas and holiday season
Holiday shopping – deal or no deal?
The holiday season can also be called “shopping season” with the crush of customers into retail stores, and that by itself should tell you it might not be the best time to buy: high demand rarely translates into lower prices. Of course Black Friday, Super Saturday, and the day after Christmas typically offer big sales… [...]
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It’s fall, what are the value buys?
Exposé had a #1 hit with their song “Seasons Change” and a look at the calendar shows summer is gone and fall is here. The platinum-selling songstresses were looking for love, I’m looking for deals to save a little cash. Here are a few things it pays to buy during the fall season: Holiday travel [...]
The haunted home buyers market
The dark night of Halloween is getting closer, the homes twinkle in candle lights, showing off silly pumpkin faces, black cats and witches, while bats hang from the ceiling and mice hide behind curtains and doors. You’d think you have it all prepared for the spooky night, but what about some real restless spirits? A [...]
6 budgeting sites that can help renters (or anyone) manage finances
Renters are often budget-conscious and eager to embrace new ways to save a little extra money. Mint.com is as well known as any budgeting and financial planning website, but there are a host of others that offer top-notch financial planning services, many of them more precisely targeted toward specific needs. Check these sites out to [...]
Expense \ Moving company \ Moving Service
Save on a long distance move
Long-distance moves can be pricey if you have a lot of things, and expenses add up quickly: truck and movers, mileage, moving supplies, etc. Here are a few tips to keep expenses down and still get where you are going safely. Hire direct. Most moving companies hire independent drivers for long-distance moves, who in turn [...]
10 questions you haven’t thought to ask during an apartment tour
Looking for a new apartment is all fun and games until it’s time to get down to the real business of getting your questions answered. But to get those questions answered, you first need to make sure you are asking the right things. Here are a few expertly-sourced questions that will help you get all [...]
Payment \ Personal finance \ Roommate
RentShare makes the bill splitting easier
Living with roommates certainly has its ups and downs, and most roommates would probably say that among the downs is dealing with sharing bills and paying rent. It’s great to be the responsible roommate who pays everything on time (or a little ahead of time, even better) but the bottom line is that each roommate [...]
Android \ Apartment \ best apps \ iPhone
3 mobile apps for apartment hunters
There truly is an app for anything these days. Planning to relocate? Now there’s an app for that too. Make your apartment search as simple as possible with these three apps. 1. Apartment Search by RENTCafe: The weekend and after work hunt just got easier. Optimized for iPhone and iPod Touch, the RENTCafé app is [...]
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