Two months ago, I failed to notice that my AMEX minimum payment had increased by $2. I pay my bills automatically through a biller, on time—every month—for four years. Called in. Rep credited the fee. I questioned the practice, but appreciated the exception.
This month, I see that I was charged a $39.00 late fee. Oops! [...]
The other day, I was speaking with my big brother about life in general. We wax philosophic from time to time, which is something that I enjoy about my family. I am the only English major among three psychology majors. I desperately wanted to be a psychology major, but at the time, with my depressive [...]
It’s been a while since I’ve posted on helpyourselfblog.com for a number of reasons. Primarily, I began to doubt my ability to help myself, or anyone else. Challenge after challenge – drinking water, quitting smoking, weight loss – I failed. Just how exactly was I supposed to inspire others to action when I couldn’t complete [...]
Are Annuities Right for You?
How many times have you gone to meet with a financial advisor and they offer you an annuity? How many times have you heard about how awful annuities are? The truth is annuities very rarely make good investment vehicles.
In light of the recent market volatility, variable annuities are being reintroduced to [...]
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We live in tough times. Those who are not unemployed are under-employed. Many people agonize between taking a second job and family time. My goal is to share with you some resources that allow you to earn extra income for your family from the comfort of your own home on your schedule.
Many of these examples [...]
Getting and staying out of debt should be your number one goal when you first start getting serious about your finances. So many people in the world are in financial debt that it’s easy to assume that this should be the first step for many people. Many people find the thought of paying off all of [...]
This Tuesday started like any other. I opened my gmail account to scour my HARO email for public relations leads. There, at the top of the email, was an advertisement for a new online newsletter called The Toilet Paper. News junkie that I am, I was immediately intrigued, so I clicked through. I liked the [...]
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Unless you have been living under a rock lately, you are well aware that our country is about to see some major changes to health care. Health care reform was a top priority of President Obama and it has been very apparent as he [...]
When I was younger and people would ask me for advice about telling their girlfriends about a dead-beat boyfriend, I would always scream as loud as I could: “Don’t Do IT!” I would let people know in no uncertain terms that their feedback to their girlfriends was never worth it. A penis will always trump [...]