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When you move on to the Financial Disclosures section of LegiStorm, it’s pretty interesting to see how much information is public domain. You can find out spouse employment, outside compensation and prior employment, among other things.
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Congressional salaries are public information. However, that doesn’t stop Capitol Hill staffers from ranting and raving about LegiStorm.com, a web site that makes it a snap to find out how much Sen. Bob Corker makes.
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The Concept of Personal Finance
When we hear the phrase ‘personal finance,’ we immediately think of banks lending to individual customers and of small ticket personal loans and cash advances.
However, we are not talking about taking loans or cash advances in this article. What we are talking about here is the [...]
Help with payday loans
It’s possible the economic stimulus package will bring down the high number of payday loans that have been issued lately. Many of the measures in the economic stimulus package will benefit individuals in certain situations, just as payday loans can help people in special cases.
Here are some [...]
Did you take out a personal loan?
Stress
Life was stressful enough when the situation occurred that turned you to take out a personal loan, but now you need to accumulate the cash to pay it back. Do you worry about how to come up with the money to pay off your [...]
Scouts aim for personal management badge
Boy Scouts are too young to get payday advance loans. However, with a new merit badge up for grabs, more will be ready to properly evaluate their financial options when they become adults.
To earn the personal management badge, Boy Scouts must be able to correctly [...]
How to get back on track when the holiday bills start pouring in.
Here’s one sensible—and opportune—time to get a cash advance, specifically a few weeks after the rush of Christmas, parties, and giving gifts. Studies have shown that the most depressing time of year is the third week of January, [...]
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 [...]
If it were up to Becky Bloomwood, payday loans—like credit cards—would always be unlimited, interest-free, and to be paid whenever she felt like it. Better yet, they would be mere favors; after all, they are personal, right? This kind of thinking about loans and credit, which she started in Confessions [...]
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A Payday Loan in all its simplicity…
A payday loan can be an attractive option, for those of you who are shy of borrowing or self reliant but have some emergent money needs. In such a situation, it would be hard to find an easier or simpler [...]
There was once a girl who chose to partner with her credit card, when she should have befriended cash advance loans instead.
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Becky Bloomwood of, “Confessions of a Shopaholic,” fame is the poster girl for young career women whose paths toward success require a pair or two [...]
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 [...]
The Biggest Causes of Debt Revealed
There are a lot of things which cause debt. Most of us know what those things are and may have even found ourselves in such a situation. Is there a time when payday loans can help?
Being that the average American has thousands of dollars in consumer [...]
Economic Turmoil Will Affect Those Who Don’t Start Preparing Now!
The state of our economy is getting progressively worse and at an alarming rate. More people are seeking help from third parties such as payday loans stores just to pay their monthly bills. With layoffs in 2008 quickly approaching [...]
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PersonalMoneyStore.com has labored to educate you, our readers, about the responsible use of money, and payday loans. From the free informational eBooks, to the friendly online discussion and personal contributions of our many writers and registered users, we are always looking for a fresh perspective [...]