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Mar
7
Raising your charge ceiling can help your credit score — if you’re careful By Lisa Bertagnoli Most credit cards come with a ceiling that can, in some cases, keep your credit score from breaking through to new heights. While you don’t get to determine the height of the ceiling, you can try to have an influence. […]
Feb
27
Find and apply for as many scholarships as you can—it’s free money for college or career school! Start researching early, and meet deadlines, and you may be on your way to scholarship success. Scholarships are gifts. They don’t need to be repaid. There are thousands of them, offered by schools, employers, individuals, private companies, nonprofits, […]
Feb
20
By MAKE MORE HAPPEN There is a proven sequence of steps you can follow to guarantee your success when you’re starting a small business online. I’ve seen thousands of people start and grow successful businesses by doing the following: Find a need and fill it. Write copy that sells. Design and build an easy-to-use website. Use […]
Feb
14
It’s important to note that repairing bad credit is a bit like losing weight: It takes time and there is no quick way to fix a credit score. In fact, out of all of the ways to improve a credit score, quick-fix efforts are the most likely to backfire, so beware of any advice that […]
Feb
14
Increasing your credit scores takes time. The more serious your credit challenges, the longer it will take. It may be difficult to raise your credit scores in just one or two months, which equates to just one or two billing cycles. If you are planning to make a major purchase such as a home or […]
Feb
13
By David Weliver One of the biggest mistakes people make when buying a new car is forgetting to include the cost of auto financing in the total price. For example, if you are buying a new Honda Civic, the difference between “sticker price” and the dealer’s invoice price (what the dealer paid for the car) is about $1,500. If you […]
Feb
11
W-2 vs. 109, which one you should take? It boils down to two reasons: (1) employers pay a huge amount of taxes on behalf of their employees, and (2) you would have to pay all of your own withholding up front. Your current proposal from them doesn’t account for that. There are also risks that […]
Feb
8
According to U.S. News & World Report here are the 25 best places to live in the US in 2017. When it comes time to move to a new city, you have to weigh the pros and cons to ensure living there will be a pleasant experience. Does the ease of getting around the city make […]
Feb
7
What women really want on Valentine’s Day By Teri Cettina Hey, guys? It’s not a dozen long-stemmed red roses and a pricey box of chocolates that women get all misty-eyed over when mid-February rolls around each year. Most women would be far more impressed by a simpler — and often less-expensive — gift that somehow […]
Feb
3
There’s no time like the present to grow or refine ourselves a little bit more, and few resources are as helpful as TED talks. In that vein, here are the top 10 TED talks we’ve featured on Lifehacker or that have been popular on TED. The summaries for all of the videos below are just […]