Cracking the credit score formula
Learning how one’s credit score is determined is essential for many because Fox Business explains that around 30 percent of Americans have a credit score…
Author: Rick Good
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader's money, real estate, and business coverage.
Check Social Security benefits
Marriage, age at retirement, the length of employment, and other considerations affect the amount of your Social Security benefit. But to get a rough…
Behind on student loans
According to Marketwatch, about 40 million Americans currently have student loan debt of some kind. Coupled with a complex job market, one in four…
Fraudulent credit charges
A thief often only needs the numbers on a credit card to rip you off. According to CreditCards.com, about 31.8 million Americans had their cards breached…
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Some drawbacks of working at home Ready to abandon the office to work at home? Before you do, remember the hum drum, or no hum drum, can become mind…
The ins and outs of boring business meetings
Meetings have become so systemic in the workplace that a host of names have arose to describe the frequent gatherings. Here are some steps to increase…
Bad credit can harm career aspirations
Your good credit or bad credit might do the talking for you with Human Resources. With the exception of 11 states, employers can check your credit report…
Your house pays you back at tax time
When you do your taxes this year, it probably won’t be much of a comfort to know that in February 1913, the personal income tax was born. Bravo. But the…
Ask the Expert: why are there so many advertised mortgage rates?
I have to get a mortgage. I see lots of different rates, and I hear rates are going up. But how can mortgage rates be so different? You have to look at it…
WordPress: Powering the Internet
Anyone using the internet these days has almost certainly landed on a website powered by WordPress. WordPress allows people to create blogs, e-commerce…