life insurance
Considering Life Insurance? Here are 9 Key Factors to Check
Buying a life insurance policy is a very big deal. It’s perhaps one of the biggest financial decisions you’ll make in your lifetime. It is important to do some research to make sure you have the right policy to cover the expenses you need. Weeding through the jargon and complex fine print of the insurance […]
#life insurance#personal financeWritten by prositesfinancial • May 20 • 4 minute read
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Using a 529 Plan To Save For College
A 529 plan is a savings plan that is used to save money for college which offers certain tax and financial aid benefits. 529 plans are quite versatile and they can be used for other things too, such as K-12 tuition bills. The Types of 529 Plans There are a couple of different types of […]
#college fund savings#investment tips#paying for collegeWritten by prositesfinancial • Sep 3 • 4 minute read
Credit Card Negotiation Options and Risks
Credit card debt is one of the most pervasive financial issues faced by Americans, with the average credit card balance as of 2016 being $5,551. If paying off your credit card debt is proving to be a substantial challenge, or worse is making it difficult to pay critical household expenses such as groceries, rent, medical […]
Written by prositesfinancial • Apr 17 • 4 minute read
Why Dave Ramsey Might Just Be Right About Using Only Cash
The truth is, most of us just don’t have the self-discipline necessary to use credit cards responsibly. We live in an advertisement saturated consumer society that encourages us to spend, spend, spend at every possible opportunity, and everywhere we go. As a result, most Americans are up to their eyeballs in debt with the national […]
Written by prositesfinancial • Jan 7 • 4 minute read
Top 10 Easy Ways To Save Money Today
Many of us feel like we can never seem to make enough money to make ends meet. It might be drowning in credit card bills or trying to make a student loan payment, but there’s always a reason why we don’t have enough money. While it would be ideal to make more money at your […]
#Budgeting and saving#cutting costs#save moneyWritten by prositesfinancial • Jan 7 • 4 minute read
Key Tips About Student Loan Debt
Overall, the need for student loan debt reform is clear. However, current economical conditions and increasing education costs don’t bode well for any significant changes in the near future. With the student loan debt now surpassing credit card and auto loan debt, it is more important than ever to take precautions and prepare as much […]
#personal finance#Student loansWritten by prositesfinancial • Jan 7 • 4 minute read
How To Begin Building Your Credit
Starting you credit history is the perfect opportunity to begin good spending habits. With over 45 million Americans you are not alone in this pursuit, and there is a method to the madness. There is so much information out there it may be hard to decide where to begin, but after a little research you […]
Written by prositesfinancial • Jan 7 • 4 minute read
How to Repair Damaged Credit and Why it Matters
If you have managed to damage your credit score for whatever reason, it is definitely in your best interest to repair it as soon as possible to maximize both your opportunities and financial savings. Having a bad credit score can affect your ability to get insurance, credit cards, and loans, as well as influence the […]
Written by prositesfinancial • Oct 22 • 4 minute read
Try This Simple Budgeting System Using Envelopes
The envelope system is an old-fashioned budgeting systems that is simple yet still effective for helping you control your spending. With this system you physically store money in envelopes dedicated to different monthly spending categories. After each paycheck, you cash out your money and divide it up across each of the different envelopes. As the […]
Written by prositesfinancial • Oct 15 • 3 minute read
10 Helpful Tips for New Investors
Sound investing is about more than making some extra cash on the side and playing the market. First, you need to hold on to the money you earn, and second, you need to make that money work for you by learning how to invest. If you want to learn how to invest your money, you […]
#personal finance#personal investmentsWritten by prositesfinancial • Oct 8 • 4 minute read
5 Simple Retirement Tips for Small Business Owners
Most small business owners know that they should be saving something for retirement but don’t have a plan. It isn’t that they don’t want to save for retirement, it’s just that the tantalizing appeal of re-investing profits back into the business to help it grow faster is too tempting and they end up re-investing for […]
Written by prositesfinancial • Sep 17 • 3 minute read
As with any financial investment, you should do independent research before you buy any cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency is a digital asset used as a medium of exchange with heavy cryptography for the security of transactions and to control the creation of additional units. Cryptocurrencies use decentralized control, not central banking systems, which works through distributed ledger […]
Written by prositesfinancial • Sep 17 • 4 minute read