The Curious Japanese Card System
Despite Japan being one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world, it is largely a cash-based society. Larger stores do allow you pay with a credit card, but on the whole, Japanese shoppers don’t use credit cards as often as Americans do. I was [...]
Coping with a budget in a Tough Economy
With the growing problem of credit and budgets already tightened until “it hurts,” can a payday loan be a port in a storm? Of course, if you are among the unfortunate who have just been laid off or terminated from your employment, it’s [...]
Find out which debt you can consolidate
As you can probably guess, a debt consolidation loan won’t cover all of your bills. Debt consolidation should only be used to pay off real debt, meaning a lump sum that you owe and are trying to pay off.
If you have several large bills [...]
Know your options
Lately, I have been stewing a bit over the amount of interest I’ll end up paying on some cash advances I got on my credit card. Had I known more about my options beforehand, I would have definitely made a different choice. If I’d taken out a payday [...]
A growing trend
Auctioneers who run storage unit auctions say they are busier than ever.
When people fall too far behind on their storage unit payments, the company that owns the unit auctions off the contents to open up the space for another customer.
Business booming for auctioneers
This has been happening more frequently [...]
Fourth quarter 2008 marks big drop in wealth
From October to December in 2008, household net worth took the biggest dive on record. Overall, households in the United States lost $5.1 trillion, the largest amount lost since the government started keeping records in 1952.
That drop was almost twice the decrease that [...]
Economy brings out the criminal in some
Failing businesses, depleted stock portfolios and family debt have driven some unusual suspects to be accused of robbery lately.
It seems the stress of dealing with a broken economy has caused a few people to snap — people who others describe as regular, upstanding citizens. [...]
There’s a bill on Payday loans in South Carolina
If I live in South Carolina, should I look elsewhere to get my payday loans? It looks like I should, that is if I want more than one loan. Taking multiple loans has been banned here by the legislature and the bill [...]
What is the truth about payday loans?
It is a myth that Payday loans may eat you up. Some financial pundits and the prominent grapevine would have you believe that instead of being your savior, payday loans are your killer. This is far from the truth.
Why would payday loan lenders want [...]
In bad times everyone can use a little extra money or Payday Loans
When times are bad, anyone can get into debt. It doesn’t matter how important you are or at what level you live. An accident can put you in the hospital, and then you’ll be happy to have a [...]
Payday loans and wide possibilities.
There are so many possibilities of how you can use payday loans to your advantage. One of those ways is that the loan can be used to stay away from credit card debt. Many of us find ourselves falling short of credit card payments and accumulating [...]
What information do you need to know about applying for a payday loan?
There are so many important facts and issues that are highly relevant to applying for a payday loan or installment loan that uninformed borrowers pay a higher price. Here are just some quick facts that all borrowers should [...]
Do you remember me from last year … and the year before…? It’s going to take a Payday Loan to thaw me out. January is the coldest month of the year in the Northern half of the planet.
I am financially frozen every January, ever since I seriously started using money, [...]
A legislator in Kansas is pushing for a bill that would require students to become financially literate before they are even old enough to apply for a payday loan. In fact, Rep. Melody McCray-Miller wants children to learn about personal finance from Kindergarten through 12th grade.
Can children learn about the [...]
In “Payday Loans Can Help | Scams Will Hurt | Part I,” I covered some scams that are expected to continue in 2009, according to MSNBC.com. These scams are nothing new, but with the economy going the way it is, people in debt and cash-strapped consumers may be more susceptible [...]
There are many options, like payday loans, to help people who are going through rough financial times. Unfortunately, while some institutions seek to help those hurt by the recession and the economy, scammers and con artists will no doubt continue to try to take advantage of those people.
Think you can [...]
If you’re realizing that payday loans can be a helpful alternative to late fees or bounced checks, you’re not alone. You also have lots of company if you’re making financial new year’s resolutions for 2009.
Using cash instead of plastic can help you have a Happy New Year!
Payday Loans looking better [...]
Health Care Industry Suffers with Economy
An article by your payday loans source.
Hospitals are facing the need for bad credit repair as they continue to incur bad debt along with the rest of America. Health care is a crucially necessary industry, but the business of saving lives isn’t immune to the [...]