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Avoid a Money Pit: 4 Vital Inspection Items before Buying an Older Home

Real Estate / By Tim McMahon / 3 minutes of reading

Purchasing an older home might seem quite appealing to you. You may love the historic charm, or perhaps you’re looking into purchasing a house from older relatives. These features can certainly allow you to live in a charming home. However, older houses can come with a number of problems, so make sure to inspect certain elements before making an offer. Otherwise, you might spend all of your money fixing the house.

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3 Benefits of Finding a Reliable Family Lawyer

Articles / By Contributing Author / 3 minutes of reading

If you have never hired a family lawyer in the past, you may feel intimated by the prospect. The law that governs many facets of our lives is complex and confusing. Lawyers have a thorough education in the law generally, and family lawyers specialize in areas that may be relevant to you and your loved ones today. While there may be numerous family lawyers serving your area, finding a reliable, skilled lawyer with considerable experience can be truly beneficial in these ways.

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4 Hidden Car Costs

Articles / By Tim McMahon / 4 minutes of reading

Every driver understands that vehicle ownership involves more than initial purchase-related costs. That said, many drivers fail to take into account the costs related to every possible usage, emergency and maintenance scenario. As a result, they sometimes experience horrible debt because of these hidden car costs. Whether you’ve just bought your first vehicle or you’ve owned vehicles for many years, keep the following four hidden costs in mind when setting aside money for your vehicle budget:

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Buying and Selling Ranch Land: A Beginner’s Guide

Real Estate / By Tim McMahon / 3 minutes of reading

Land has long been considered one of the strongest investments you can make. The basic thinking is that there’s no more land being made, so scarcity will always help hold up values. That is true to a point, but sometimes the time horizon involved is so long that there are no guarantees of profit within the number of years you are willing to hold the land. Ranch land is subject to these same market forces, so if you’re considering buying and selling ranch land, you should keep these four tips in mind.

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4 Tips to Cover the Bills When Your Disability Keeps You Home

Money and Banking / By Tim McMahon / 3 minutes of reading

The disabled population—especially those among the blind and visually impaired—exhibit some of the highest rates of unemployment ever recorded. Yet, despite this being the case, these members of society still must meet their financial obligations. Whether your homebound state is a temporary or permanent result of your disability, you can start with these four tips to cover your finances.

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Investments You’ll Thank Yourself for in Twenty Years

Investing / By Tim McMahon / 3 minutes of reading

It may seem difficult to find extra money to save or invest for your future. However, putting away those few extra dollars today can result in the financial security to retire or have more control over your life. Let’s look at some investments that you’ll thank yourself tomorrow for making today.

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4 Strategies for Improving Your Business’s Credit Score

Business / By Contributing Author / 3 minutes of reading

If your company is just getting started, or if your operating budget has taken some hits recently, your credit score might have dropped to a lower level. Depending on the extent of the decline, your ability to use credit for business purchases might be in jeopardy. If you need to improve your company’s credit rating, the following tips may help.

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Managing Your Money: 5 Personal Finances Tips for Age 30 and Up

Money and Banking / By Tim McMahon / 3 minutes of reading

By the time you reach your 30s, you may have worked for several years, but have never really felt you’ve mastered the art of managing your money. The years after 30 are likely to bring increasing income, but also a number of expenses, such as a home mortgage, raising children and saving for college and retirement. You can develop solid money managing skills by remembering a few simple tricks for your financial health.

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Savvy Ways to Save For Retirement

Retirement / By Contributing Author / 4 minutes of reading

Everyone should have a long retirement waiting for them at the end of years of hard work. However, to make that happen, it’s important to start saving early so that there’s money waiting when the time comes. Not every method of saving is created equal, however, and there are ways to save that will leave you with more money than you initially put in. Here are some savvy ways to save for your retirement.

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Plan for the Unexpected: 4 Ways to Prepare for a Financial Emergency

Money and Banking / By Tim McMahon / 4 minutes of reading

What would you do right now if you heard that a member of your family has an urgent medical emergency? Suppose the amount needed for the health bill was more than you could offer. You can’t just let them suffer. You need to find a way to help them. To avoid such problems in the future, you need to have a financial emergency plan. Here are 4 strategies that you can use to prepare for the unexpected:

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