Why You Should Include Life Insurance In Your Estate Plan
Life insurance may play an integral role in your estate planning, depending on where you are in life. Specifically, life insurance policies provide money to your chosen beneficiaries upon your...
Disposing of Your Devices: Don’t Forget to Delete Your Data
Technology is not perfect, and every once in a while we find ourselves in need of yet another upgrade. But before you sell, recycle, or throw away your obsolete electronics altogether,...
Bankruptcy 101: “How Long Will I Be In Bankruptcy?”
As one prepares for the reality of bankruptcy, it’s likely that they will be accompanied by a whole host of emotions: worry, nervousness, hope, and relief, among others. Another feeling...
FICO Scores vs. Credit Scores: What’s The Difference?
Most of us have been there at one time or another: We feel our heart rate speed up a bit as we wait for the page to our new credit...
Cultivating Hope Amidst the Coronavirus With Bankruptcy
As the tide of the coronavirus pandemic plunged the nation into an unprecedented period of uncertainty, the economy stalled. By June 8, 2020, the National Bureau of Economic Research published its official...
Making Cents of Credit: Your Credit Score vs. Your Credit Report
Credit scores are relatively pervasive in life, and they certainly are not something to take lightly. That being said, we would be remiss if we didn’t take the time to...
Making Cents of Credit: Credit Score Basics
What Is A Credit Score? Your credit score is the number (often somewhere between 300 and 850) that essentially determines whether or not you’ll get a credit card or new...
Identity Theft – Warning Signs, Part 2
If you suspect someone might be trying to use your information to steal your identity, contact one of the credit reporting bureaus as soon as possible to put a Fraud...
Identity Theft – Warning Signs, Part 1
Identity theft is increasingly becoming a real threat for many Americans, as we continue to rely heavily on the internet for sending and storing our financial and personal information. It...
Recycle and Make Money!
How often do we think about “going green” but end up primarily focused on the “green” in our wallets? Well, what if I told you that you could do both...