Planning on selling or buying a home anytime soon? Realtor commissions are something you should understand first. The current market rate of a realtor’s service is 6% of your home’s selling price. That means if you sell your house for $200,000 – the realtor commission is $12,000 of your money. This equates to the first […]
Negotiate the Price of Your Professional Services for your Home.
Getting a roof replaced, your house painted, windows installed, or a dead tree removed from your yard? Be sure to get multiple quotes and negotiate your price. This is one tip that can save you $100’s if not $1000’s of dollars over the course of your home. Let me give you a couple of examples […]
Coldplay Mylo Xyloto Review
I consider myself a Coldplay fan and wanted to take a very brief break from personal finance to take a quick look at Coldplay’s New Album – “Mylo Xyloto.” Some are calling it a complete success, while others are saying Coldplay has strayed to a complete “Brit-Pop” style. You can check out some samples on […]
Southwest Gives Away Free Money.
Southwest is currently offering 50,000 miles after your first purchase. These miles can be used for two round-trip tickets or can be redeemed for approximately $600 worth of amazon gift cards. This is free money. For all of the details and discussion – Check out:http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?sduid=0&t=3437240
Is the Commute to Your New Job Offer a Deal Breaker?
Times are tough right now and people tend to settle for less than favorable jobs to make ends meet, but when is a long commute a financial or emotional deal breaker? Would it be better for you to say no to an offer to find more nearby employment? That is a personal decision, but maybe […]
Reasons Not to Pay Down Your Mortgage
Typically personal finance bloggers would tell you the joys of living mortgage free, but I’m here to show you why there are times you do not want to pay down your mortgage. 1) You are borrowing money at a low rate (30 year is currently around 4.25%), to throw all of your spare cash against […]