Archive for the 'Personal Finance' Category

19 Jul

Will your rates rise after a claim?

Have you ever been hesitant to tell your car insurer about minor damage to your car because you were afraid of skyrocketing rates?
The Insurance Information Institute reports that the average expenditure for car insurance has steadily increased each year since 1999. If no other party is involved, you may be tempted to keep quiet […]

18 Jul

How to Earn $1 Million by Not Watching TV

A recent study found that it would take $1 million for someone to be willing to give up TV for the rest of their lives.
Guess what? If you decided to give up TV and invested the money you saved, you would get that $1 million — and probably a lot more.
People rarely consider the […]

18 Jul

Most Affordable Luxury Cars

Preparing to plunk down $61,715 on a brand-new Lexus LS460? Save your money. Instead, buy a $30,000 IS 250. Toss in another $5,000 worth of options, and you get the prestige of the Lexus plus many of the same bells and whistles, including heated and ventilated front seats, bi-xenon headlights and an optional sound system […]

17 Jul

A Couple’s Guide to Managing Money Part 4

Suze Orman’s Financial Compatibility Quiz
A Suze Orman exclusive

If you truly love your partner and are determined to build a life-long relationship, you need to be committed to a life of financial intimacy with them as well. As I explained in the article, financial intimacy is not about contributing the same amount to the joint checking […]

16 Jul

A Couple’s Guide to Managing Money Part 3

Five Remedies for Couples who Argue About Money
A Suze Orman exclusive

The top reason that couples argue is the inability to see eye to eye when it comes to money. Here are ways to stay constructive for couples that argue about money.
Get real; is it the money or the relationship? As I said in the […]

15 Jul

A Couple’s Guide to Managing Money Part 1

Staying Financially in Synch, ‘Til Death Do You Part
By Suze Orman
You marry for love, but don’t think that love is all it takes to stay married.
For my money, not being on the same page financially is a sure ticket to marital discord, if not divorce. Based on thousands of conversations with stressed-out spouses over […]

15 Jul

A Couple’s Guide to Managing Money Part 2

Your Money Vows

A Suze Orman exclusive
Here are my top three money vows all couples need to exchange and embrace. I don’t care if you’re married or not. Or if you’ve been together 10 months or 10 years. If you can’t agree on these financial basics you are living a life unnecessarily full of stress and […]