By Farid Fajjri on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Filed Under: Budgeting
Having fun and going vacation on a romantic island like Bali or Hawaii after your wedding is glory moments which never forgotten for you as young couples who taking a honeymoon. Probably, you dream those will happen over and over on your life happily with your spouse.
But, after you passed those moments, you must be settled into the routines of life: work, paying your bills, spending time with your spouse’s foible or might be you have been blessed with a child (or two). The priorities have certainly changed! And, so has the financial plan. Now, your planning from month-to-month is building a long-term future for your family.
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By Farid Fajjri on Saturday, November 22, 2008 Filed Under: Mortgage
Probably, you wonder to know how your home price is now. Not necessary whether you are a homebuyer, seller or an owner, you must know rental rates and home prices are going on now.
To know whether your home is overpriced or not, you can simulate yourself calculation for your home’s value according to what have long used by Housing Economists. They used a home price/rent ratio as one way to gauge whether or not home prices are inflated or undervalued.
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By Farid Fajjri on Friday, November 7, 2008 Filed Under: Credit Card
The latest credit-land.com’s article reported that there are currently 50,000 American cardholders accounting for as much as $900 in credit card debt. Many of them owe uncollectible amounts which are subject to a write-off and bankruptcy regulations. But the recent news from the credit industry reports of a curious combination of banks and consumer advocates who seek for the government’s approval of their idea to forgive people part of their debts.
To help avoid bankruptcy which puts a stain on their credit and to collect at least some of the amounts due of consumers, banks choose to make it easier to repay large debts.
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By Farid Fajjri on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 Filed Under: Insurance
Having a good family is dream for many young couples. Sometimes they don’t concern for being good is need insurance plan which useful and give securities for their life in the future.
If you’re like common people, your lifestyle is preserved by employment income. Just a short period of time off work could very quickly exhaust your savings and endanger your assets. Even if you have employment benefits at work, it may not be enough to replace your income over the long term.
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By Farid Fajjri on Friday, October 31, 2008 Filed Under: Credit Card
Recently, there are any Banks of America who launched a new Brighter Planet credit card. A card which have allow the owners to empathy for the world by using their credit card while every dollar they spend will earn points which are then converted to purchase carbon offsets.
Actually, this is our opportunity to care the world more seriously. Bank of America is not the first credit card company who entrap this idea and convince their member could save the world by shopping. Have you done that?
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By Farid Fajjri on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Filed Under: Mortgage
The Crisis of mortgages in US now not only be concerned by politicians of US and Wall Street analyst though have been worried the world caused domino’s effect.
Probably, you will ask how this crisis goes effect to you while you don’t have any sub-prime mortgages trouble or maybe not using credit cards to live or you were in around country where long distance from US.
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By N. A. Hilal on Monday, October 13, 2008 Filed Under: Mortgage
I just found an interesting suggestion about how to buy new home. According to him, what you need is make sure to have a good size down payment (DP) to avoid PMI or at least 20%. If you don’t know what PMI is, it’s an insurance for your bank to cover them in case you can’t pay your mortgage. Don’t pay this insurance that will only benefit someone else, the trick is got extra money so you can afford to pay 20% size DP at minimum.
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