Financing a Vehicle With Poor Credit

If you’re in the market for a vehicle, then your options are pretty staggering ... . Poor credit means auto financing is something that takes a considerable amount of money — and that’ ... or used vehicles. Anybody who has bad credit will typically get very high interest rates on an auto [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 16:15:20

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Little offered by, but then again, little expected from global summit

EDITORIAL: "Redesigning global finance: Government leaders cannot rewrite the rules this weekend ... ) to protect themselves from speculative runs, did help trigger the global credit bubble (a one-bad-thing ... in Washington DC to fix finance. They have their work cut out," The Economist, 15 November 2008. Believe [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 19:15:33

New & Used Car Finance Company | Video 03

Even if you’re having bad credit or no credit rating there is nothing to worry, you can still get an approved for online car finance loan. There are actually lots of car dealers who will offer you car finance... read more [more...]

Date: 2009-09-15 04:38:34

SmartAboutMoney.org - Taking Control of your finances

SmartAboutMoney.org is a website dedicated to helping you get a grasp on your finances ... of your life. I know I’ve been guilty of bad credit practices and it has taken me years to overcome ... ,retirement income planning,what is a good credit score,get out of debt plan,free household budget worksheets [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 17:21:20

Toyota: Credit Not Responsible For Current Sales Slump, But Please Hurry Up And Fix! [Toyota Sales]

Jim Lentz, Toyota's US sales chief, told the Detroit News yesterday that consumer financing isn't their challenge right now; rather, ... are postponing car purchases. Dealers across the country are singing a similar tune, saying that well-qualified buyers can still get financing, but continuing bad economic news is keeping buyers [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 14:00:00

Finance Fiesta #7: Mamma Mia Edition

Welcome one and all to the 7th Edition of the Finance Fiesta!  This is the first carnival I have ever hosted, so hope it’s a good one for you ... she knows best.  I give these posts the thumbs up as the best of the week. Mr. Credit Card from Ask Mr Credit Card answers a question from a reader “A Collections Company Sold my Debt After it was paid [more...]

Date: 2008-07-17 13:00:20

One-on-One With Phil Weiser – Topic #1: Finance

Late last year, Phil Weiser (the omnipresent head of Silicon Flatirons and CU professor of Law and Telecommunications) ... in the Wolf Law Building at CU Boulder we will be doing our first One-on-One on “Finance”.  Here’ ... and unsustainable, as Michael Lewis has suggested, and when the current credit crisis will end [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 21:56:22

Supportive Finance in the Form of Cheap Bank Loans

by katie George Almost every human being is played by a specific syndrome - The need syndrome ... approval of a loan. Though you may have a very good credit rating or in adverse terms your credit ... and automotive financing do not require collateral as the purchased item serves to guarantee the loan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 22:20:17

FINANCE AND ECONOMICS: "Global finance: Lifelines; A special section on the crisis looks at prospects for the global economy, ... of recession," The Economist, 11 October 2008. SPECIAL REPORT: "When fortune frowned: A special report ... like the credit-default swaps were--and therein lies the real danger, according to most. So yeah, a global SEC [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 15:05:31

What Are Some of the Causes of Bad Credit?

There are a number of factors that can give you a bad credit rating and make getting financing of any kind difficult, or at the least, more expensive. The lower your credit score, the more likely a bank or other finance company is to charge you higher rates of interest if they are willing to ... [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 19:00:16

The Carnival of Personal Finance #178: Struwwelpeter Edition

I’ve been waiting for this chance to host The Carnival of Personal Finance for some time ... ? Before you wonder, please let it be known that this is not how I teach my kids our family values ... about forgiving credit card debt. In fact, if Congress changes the accounting rules surrounding credit [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 05:46:25

Fierce Financial Tips: The Carnival of Personal Finance #178, Struwwelpeter Edition

I’ve been waiting for this chance to host The Carnival of Personal Finance for some time ... ? Before you wonder, please let it be known that this is not how I teach my kids our family values ... about forgiving credit card debt. In fact, if Congress changes the accounting rules surrounding credit [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 05:46:25

Weekend Reading: Fantasy Baseball

About six months ago I entered into a Fantasy Baseball League with a group of personal finance bloggers ... not bad! The winner was Lazy Man from Lazy Man and Money — congratulation! As part of the bet ... Do to Prepare for An Emergency Top 5 Paths to a Million Dollars Finance 101: Good Debt vs. Bad Debt [more...]

Date: 2008-10-05 14:13:20

Let Your Children Handle Their Own Finances

Reading the Wall Street Journal’s Sunday column “Yoder & ... recurring errand transaction on his son’s checking account statement and started calling the bank ... by Money Ning:My Parents Taught Me About Personal Finance8 Bad Things You’re Teaching Your Kids [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 17:33:36

Pwned

From the Irvine Housing Blog, via Atrios: Generation Y began buying starter homes in earnest during the Great Housing Bubble ... and increasing home prices to finance their lifestyles and their family’s future. It isn’t going ... ) to their housing costs, plus trying to finance car payments and credit card debt is going to find it very [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 16:20:19

Review: You’re So Money

Each Friday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal finance book of interest. A few weeks ago, I piqued the interest of many readers by mentioning offhand that I’d recently read a personal finance book that “ticked me off almost as much as Rich Dad, Poor Dad.” Well, this is it [more...]

Date: 2008-06-06 14:00:48

6 Money Management Software For Personal Finance (Freelancer’s Special)

Being a freelancer is not easy and more so in these troubled times of worldwide recession ... and softwares to manage money. Some people like me just hate to manage their personal finance and thus get themselves under debt by making certain bad decisions or investments. Lets take a look [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:41:12

The Carnival of Twenty Something Finances: Money Through The Ages Edition

Welcome to the Carnival of Twenty Something Finances at AskMrCreditCard.com! If you are new here, please pickup our RSS feed, and check out some of the amazing articles below! Since the beginning of time human beings have bartered, haggled, gambled, and traded items of value to get what they wanted [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 12:28:31

6 Personal Finance Sites You Must Visit

What better way to start off the new year than by taking care of some personal finance matters? ... so you can correct errors and see if someone’s been using your report for their credit. https ... of identity theft. https://www.optoutprescreen.com/ Annual Credit Report: You can get one report per year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 15:29:57

Krugman: The International Finance Multiplier

Paul Krugman develops an "international finance multiplier" that works through key leveraged intermediaries that connect countries together financially. His model shows that under capitalization, not liquidity is the main problem to be solved, and that "there are large cross-border externalities in financial rescues": 1 [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 21:07:00

Paid Estimated Taxes, Who Sold Their Car? @ The Roundup

On Estimated Taxes The weekend was uneventful but we did have to pay our estimated taxes a few days ago ... , I was still able to get to some fine reading: Personal Finance Reads The Simple Dollar ... track of our leftovers in order to avoid food spoilage. Free Money Finance: My eyes popped [more...]

Date: 2008-06-16 16:02:44

Book Review: Personal Finance for Dummies

Another book review.  This time I’m reviewing Personal Finance for Dummies by Eric Tyson!  ... your net worth.  It explains to you about FICO and what your score might mean.  It also discusses ... to deal with debt.  Do you use savings or cut up your credit cards.  Should you file bankruptcy [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 19:53:54

Does Penny-Pinching Encourage Economic Decline?

About the author: This is a guest post by Carson Brackney, writer for Personal Finance Analyst. Personal Finance Analyst is an online community of bloggers dedicated to taking the mystery out of money and helping you to live a happier, more successful life with the money you have [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 14:00:07

The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: $3,000 Handbag Thoughts Edition

Continuing that discussion about the $3,000 handbag from earlier this week, I wanted to clarify something ... loaded down with debt racking another $3,000 on the ol’ credit card because he or she wants ... finance articles. Can Webkinz Teach Kids Personal Finance? I really wish Webkinz (and other [more...]

Date: 2008-06-11 14:00:01

Bad Credit Auto Finance

Taking public transportation does not always meet your needs and additionally, it is not always available. The best solution is to resort to bad credit auto finance from Automobilefinance101.com which is easy to qualify for and provides the needed money to purchase any car that you need. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 23:17:51

Learn How to Manage Your Money

by Jim Parker Have you ever wondered why some people seem so financially sound? You might be surprised at the simple things you can do to be just like them. The key to stability with your personal finances is careful management of your personal finance [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:59:28

Three Random Stories (and Personal Finance Links)

I thought about not posting the last two stories, but I figured they were entertaining and the kind of thing that I would to read if I were someone else. Not too much personal finance after the first story, so if that’s your interest, just jump straight down to the links and enjoy [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 20:07:25

GMAC rescue = easy credit. Not so fast

GM’s auto finance affiliate is open to more customers but the deals may not be so sweet ... auto financing affiliate, is easing up its terms for writing new auto loans. That means you could ... , GMAC stopped offering auto loans to consumers with credit scores lower than 700. That meant only [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 10:04:04

Get Finance For Commercial Trucks

Can everyone qualify for a commercial trucks and construction equipment lease? Whether you have bad credit, little money or no down, a startup business or a business with little ... at other alternatives in obtaining financing. Today, very few people have A+ Credit and must adjust [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 06:38:18

First Time Car Loaner - Free Useful Knowledgebase

First Time Car Loaner - Free Useful Knowledgebase January 16, 2009 Posted by janey in : automotive finance , ... higher than on other types of loan. And even if you have a bad credit, you can still get a loan ... calculator in three very useful ways; - find the right auto financing alternatives for you. - determine [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 09:57:34

Useful Basics of Personal Finance

Personal finance is a really new subject in our life ... their mind for a new thing that happens in their personal financial world. Christmas loans ensure ... . It is very important for everyone to manage your personal financial no matter who you are, how [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 05:49:00

Latest News in Mortgages and Home Loans- Dec 30, 2008

Post-Christmas Personal Finance: Selling Your Gift Cards When Christmas is over, ... of all, when you sell … Buying a Home in 2009: What You Need to Know About Financing and Credit ... , of course, … Fannie Mae Servicers Can Now Do Streamlined Loan Modification Yesterday marked [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 15:09:32

The Smart Cookies on How to Make More Dough in 2009

The Journal’s Grace L. Williams with money advice from the authors of a new personal finance guide aimed at women ... for much of the season. But we can offer some insight on tightening and strengthening your finances [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 10:23:00

GMAC Restricts Financing To Credit Scores Over 700

Gmac_logo170 The credit crunch has already been affecting the automotive market for months, ... Related Credit Crunch Hitting Car Dealers (KickingTires) How Wall Street's Woes Affect Car Shoppers ... but now there is concrete evidence of exactly how bad it is. GMAC, the financing arm partly owned [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 14:23:25

Finance Layoffs: Wells Fargo, BOA, Barclays and more

Two weeks into the New Year, and Wall Street firms continue to issue pink slips. Financial companies worldwide have announced an estimated 293,219 layoffs since August 2007, according to Reuters. Here's the latest roundup of finance layoffs. Wells Fargo & Co [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:23:31

GMAC 's $5 billion bailout for more bad loans.

Business: Another fine example of why bailout out the big 3 and this case GM's finance branch was a horrendous idea. Lets get the cash and just make more bad loans. With GMAC now resurrected as a bank holding ... financing on some slow-sellers, including its GMC Envoys and Chevy Trailblazers, for up to 60 months [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 05:18:24

Find Unbiased Hints - Problems of Financing a Car

Find Unbiased Hints - Problems of Financing a Car Posted on January 17, 2009 (0) Comments Show Bookmarks ... of your credit report from each of the three credit bureaus. These are Equifax, TransUnion and Experian. Lenders commonly rely somewhat upon the information contained in your credit report in [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:19:40

Jim Grant Declares Boom is Nigh

The Daily Reckoning Personal conversions sometimes mark dramatic turns in history. Saul of Taursus saw a vision so bright it left him blind. The next thing you know, he had changed his name and was pushing Christianity all over the world. According to Gibbon, the Roman Empire fell as a consequence. Then, on the advice of his mistress, Gabrielle, Henry IV became a Catholic, leading to the Edict of Nantes and its subsequent revocation. Even in the world of finance, there are momentous conversions. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 15:43:37

Getting Naked

Just wanted to make sure you were paying attention because this is an important topic. What’s the likelihood that public companies are being destroyed by millions of shares of stock that don’t exist? Today, the SEC held a hearing about short-selling, which is essentially betting that a company’s shares are overvalued. Georgetown finance professor James Angel explained the benefits on the Marketplace Morning Report : AMY SCOTT: Angel says short-sellers provide a service. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 19:21:56

Online Auto Loan

Tip! Make sure you retain accept at least $1,200 per month income from your job ... , community achieve lower rates online without the hassles of irksome car-dealer auto financing. Online ... people make while financing their car is to aim to acquire a new car without checking online auto loan [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 10:56:06

Recession Not Through With Us Yet

While it may seem that the nation's economy is taking a turn for the better and strides toward the positive are being made, the recession times we have been experiencing are not exactly over. With so many people starting to regain confidence in their personal finances again with just the glimmer of hope we are seeing, this is not the time to cease and desist our frugal ways. No Concrete Evidence Some of the crisis has been downgraded but there is still no solid evident of a full recovery. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-22 20:02:29

Take Control of Your Finances Part 1-C: Make Accurate Predictions

Now that you’ve taken an inventory of your finances and determined your net worth, I can tell you that the number is meaningless ... out of credit card debt, $100,000 is good. If you have hospital bills to pay without insurance, $100,000 might [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 13:30:20

June 13 2009: The Future Loot

Harris & Ewing Wind tunnel tested?! 1938 Streamlined street car passing Washington Monument Ilargi: The G8 finance ministers apparently are doing a great job of deluding each other and the media surrounding them. They are talking, believe it or not, about what to do when the good times come back. All that's needed, no really, says Tim Geithner, is for everyone to focus on growth. Once they do that, everything else will take care of itself. And perhaps it's better this way. [more...]

Date: 2009-06-13 23:18:00

Carnival of Personal Finance #175 - "Jokey McJokester" ed.

Hello my frugal little friends, and welcome to the 175th Carnival of Personal Finance - "Jokey McJokester" edition! As many of you know, i'm a huge fan of mixing entertainment with financial learning, so get ready for some fun up in here :) [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 11:02:01

11-17-08 Twenty-Something Finances-Carnival

Welcome to the 11-17-08 Carnival of Twenty-Something Finances! ... Student Loan Payments posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity. My take on is, it’s wrong to run ... this, most people are 18 when they take on student loan debt, and no nothing about money. People who take [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 14:00:09

Best Prepaid Credit Card – What To Look For

September 27, 2009 | By Dan Moskel In Finance | by Dan MoskelYou may have heard of these and asked, “why are they called credit cards if you receive no credit?” To answer that question and many others, let’s look at them in detail.Nearly all of the major issuers offer these. The concept is very simple. Once you are approved, and nearly everybody regardless of their history is, you get a card in the mail. It looks identical to a regular one typically with a Visa or MasterCard logo. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 18:13:10

The Twelve Biggest Personal Finance Mistakes People Make Over and Over Again

As I’ve mentioned before, I get tons of email from people describing the personal finance problems in their lives, ... they have to spend or the people who juggle credit cards that are maxed out. The only thing [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 20:00:56

How to Select the Right Company When Looking for a Credit Attorney

September 2, 2009 | By Ben and Casey In Finance | by Ben and CaseyCleaning up past mistakes on a credit report is not a pleasant experience. There are basically two ways of going about the credit repair process.Many people decide first to fix their own credit only to discover the process is much more involved than they expected. Below are several reasons why you may consider choosing a top rate credit attorney at a price almost anyone can afford. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-03 00:43:04

Personal finance expert shares her identity theft story

Filed under: Banks , Credit , Ripoffs and Scams , Identity Theft It was a Sunday morning, in Hyattsville, Md., right about 10:30 a.m., and not exactly the time you would expect your purse to be stolen from your car while you're paying for gas. But that's what happened to Harrine Freeman, igniting a nightmarish plunge into the murky waters of identity theft. Of course, if it can happen to Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke , I suppose it's not surprising this happened to Freeman. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-05 19:19:25

My Advice for Stephen Strasburg

August 19, 2009 | By Sammy Gertzman In Finance | by Mika TravestaMr. Strasburg: I understand how much hype you’ve gotten as a pitching prospect and I know how dominant you were in college. I, too, believe that you have an amazing set of pitches and could go really far in the majors. At the same time, I think you’re being utterly ridiculous to insist on $50 million when you’ve never played a baseball game as a pro. I have many reasons for the basis of my opinion.One example is Mark Prior. [more...]

Date: 2009-08-20 04:14:31

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