Tips

Home Finance

• Buy a House
• Home Insurance: Seek out multiple policy discounts
• Home Insurance: Raise your deductible
• Home Insurance: Install a security system and smoke alarms
• Home Refinance: Evaluate property value
• Home Refinance: Check your credit score
• Define the refinance mortgage details
• Refinance: Be careful not to judge a lender by their application costs
• Shop around for a mortgage
• When shopping for a home, rate your inventory

Personal Finance

• Donate to charity
• Convert to a Roth IRA
• Be wary of outdoor ATMs
• Not everyone has to file a federal tax return
• Don’t stress over debt consolidation
• Find the right debt consolidation agency
• Save your credit card receipts
• Pay your credit card bills on time!
• Get Specific Prepaid Debit Cards
• Prepaid Debit Cards: Read the fine print
• Examine your credit reports carefully
• Access your credit reports

Auto Finance

• Auto Loan: Check your credit score
• Use the right oil
• Save on gas by checking your tires
• Leasing a car: Don’t be afraid to walk out
• Leasing a car: Prepare to negotiate
• Insurance: Know that your vehicle affects how much you pay
• Insurance: Be sure you know what you are paying for

Personal Well-Being

• Consider a health savings account
• Health Insurance: Prioritize
• Life Insurance: Ask questions
• Life Insurance: Be in charge of your needs
• Further your education online
• Health Insurance: Deduct medical costs
• Health Insurance: Shop for Private Health Insurance
• Health Insurance: Increase out-of-pocket expenses