Check Your Headlights. Now
According to the AAA, headlights are dimming on older cars. Through the years, the plastic coating on headlights can become so yellowed or clouded that…
Month: February 2019
Other handy finance apps
TaxCaster by Intuit TurboTax can estimate your income taxes and also compare how your situation differs from last year, so you can see what changed for…
Financial apps help you invest leftover pennies
Behavioral economists have proved one big truth: The best financial decisions are automated. If your bills get deducted on autopay, you are never late…
Budget surprises
Just when you think you are rolling along budget-wise: Surprise! The car breaks down. As a matter of fact, according to American Express, in 2017 nearly…
Finances: The difference between an emergency and a surprise
Let’s talk emergency funds. Most money management experts say one of the first things you have to do is build an emergency fund. Usually the number they…
(One of) the first automobile insurance policies issued
In 1898, there were 18 million horses compared to 4,000 cars in the U.S. And sooner or later someone was going to want to insure one. Most often cited for…
Social media has changed buyers and salespeople
The world’s leading research and advisory company, Gartner, Inc., declared in 2011 that by 2020 customers will manage 85 percent of their buying without…
How to make your business a government contractor
Owners of small businesses might not realize that Uncle Sam could become a valuable customer through government contracting. But, to bid for government…
The benefits and drawbacks of unpaid internships
Each year, about 1.5 million internships open to workers in America and around half of those were unpaid in 2016, according to Fortune. Unpaid internships…
Staying sharp and engaged at work
Staying engaged with work has become a problem, according to staffing experts at Robert Half. Their Office Team survey showed that the typical employee…