Right now, many of us are fighting to make it through the “I want it now” culture that tells us to spend today and worry about the consequences tomorrow. It’s just so easy to start living outside our means, hoping that eventually something will come through for us and help us get out from under a huge pile of debt that sometimes we get over our heads before we know what happened.

Read the full post on 4 Steps to Building a Personal Budget that Works.

Apple is one of the most admired, wealthy, valuable and powerful companies in the world. They are absolutely at the top of their game – their products have created entirely new industries and changed the way business is done in personal computers, movies, music, and mobile phone service. Apple has put computers in people’s pockets (with the iPhone) and brought Star Trek-like technology to life (with the iPad).

When you look at such a big, influential company like Apple, it can be hard to imagine how this company’s success might impact your life and your finances. But if you look closer, there are many lessons that we can learn from Apple as we try to improve our own financial condition.

Read the full post on What can Apple teach us about personal finance?.

Every New Year is a time for reflection and renewal. Each January 1st presents us with a clean slate and a chance to make changes in our lives. This is why people make New Year’s Resolutions – whether it’s to lose weight, exercise more, improve their diet, get a new job, or tackle some long-term challenge that they’ve been delaying for too long.

If you want to make some changes in your personal finances, perhaps it’s time to consider making some New Year’s resolutions for how you relate to money.

Here are a few ideas to help make 2012 a more prosperous year:

Read the full post on New Year’s Resolutions for your Personal Finances.

by Guest Poster, Lacey Cook

There are so many people writing books and publishing articles to tell others about how they can achieve financial success, but very few actually follow their advice.

This country is in an economic crisis, and too many people have no financial education what so ever. Many have bad habits that they learned from their parents, and they will continue to pass on these poor financial decision making habits to their children unless they do something to stop it. The following are a few guidelines that can help you achieve financial success by making small changes in your lifestyle.

Read the full post on Keys to Financial Success that are Often Ignored.

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Theses are just three of the ads that popped up in a Google search for “improve credit score.”

Over the last few years, as unemployment has risen and middle-income salaries have fallen, more and more people have begun falling behind in their credit card and mortgage payments. Some are facing possible bankruptcy, others foreclosure. Over time, those delinquent payments affect a person’s credit score, and thousands of companies have popped up – seemingly overnight – offering to help consumers restore their good credit.

Read the full post on Quick Credit Fixes No Match for Common Sense.

There’s a lot of talk in the media about Occupy Wall Street and the 1% vs. the 99%. So how does this relate to life insurance and, more importantly, how does it relate to you and your wallets? Brian and Captain Core give you the run-down.

TRANSCRIPT:

Hi everyone; I’m Brian Macias from MyInsuranceExpert.com. And these days if you’re like me, you’re being bombarded with news about the 1% and 99%. And it really got me thinking; how does life insurance apply to the 1% and the 99%?

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Ask yourselves; do you want to save money on each of the various sectors of your home financing? If so, read on.

Here at MyInsuranceExpert.com we’d like to start having themed blog-post days. Today’s theme kicks off Family Fridays. By “family,” we are referring to the large network of companies to which MyInsuranceExpert.com belongs through our partnership with Rockbridge Growth Equity. That family includes Quicken Loans, Protect America, Quizzle, Fathead, The Cleveland Cavaliers, and other fantastic organizations. Each Friday, we’ll provide some insider information and stories regarding these companies. Pay attention to these brands; just like MyInsuranceExpert.com, they’re all innovators, and could provide services and products that help you save money!

Read the full post on Save money, take advantage of Quizzle.