Archive | Personal Finance RSS feed for this section

stocks

U.S. Credit Rating Downgrade – What it means to you

By on 08/06/2011 in Personal Finance

Standard and Poors Downgrades US Credit Rating Standard and Poors Credit Rating Agency recently downgraded the US credit rating from AAA to AA+.  In doing so Standard and Poor’s stated that it is pessimistic about the ability of Congress and the administration to stabilize the U.S. debt and said the recent political brinksmanship over the […]

Read full story · Comments { 2 }
back to school

How to Save Money on College Textbooks

By on 07/27/2011 in Personal Finance

Textbook Prices Continue to Rise Financing College is a challenge that requires planning and many years of saving.  Buying textbooks at the College Bookstore can be very expensive and by using websites that specialize in textbooks, it can pay to buy your textbooks online. Buy or Rent Textbooks Online for Savings I decided to test […]

Read full story · Comments { 4 }
identity theft

New Credit Laws Take Effect

By on 07/16/2011 in Personal Finance

Credit Law Makes Major Changes President Obama signed the Credit CARD Act of 2009 into law May 22, 2009 and ushered in a new era for consumers who use credit cards. Most of the provisions took effect on February 22, 2010 with the remaining provisions taking effect on August 22, 2010. Summary of the major […]

Read full story · Comments { 1 }