A survival guide for the unemployed

Posted by Admin | Uncategorized | Saturday 27 September 2008 7:24 pm

Just lost your job? These 13 tips will help you find ways to cope, from keeping up your spirits to prioritizing your spending.

If you’ve just lost your job, the decisions you make in the coming days and weeks may be critical to your financial survival.

How you organize your time, corral your resources and handle your money will help determine whether this job loss is a temporary setback or a potentially life-changing disaster.

But your most important task will be managing yourself, said career coach Nancy Collamer.

Read More…

Manage Your Money With Mint

Posted by Admin | Uncategorized | Sunday 14 September 2008 2:09 pm

Check out Mint.com for an exceptional money management solution. I’ve personally been using it for several months, and it’s great to see all my accounts in one spot, and view spending habits/trends.

It’s a very good solution to put your finances into prospective.

Low Interest Credit Cards

Posted by Admin | Uncategorized | Wednesday 3 September 2008 9:34 am

Consider moving to one low interest credit card, usually with a 0% balance transfer option. Move all existing balances to the new card, and to cut out the temptation to keep spending, close the other accounts.

Here’s a link showing a list of low interest credit cards http://www.creditcards.com/low-interest.php