Illinois College Tips for Incoming Freshmen
If you plan to attend college in Illinois, here are some survival tips to make your transition from high school graduate to college student an easy one. ---Sticker shock. You've got tuition under control,but then you realize you have to pay for text books. Even if you can buy used books ...

Watch out for College Scholarship Scams
As the cost of attending college continues to climb, the ability of parents and students to pay for it decreases, and so they pray a college scholarship could be the answer. Unfortunately, this desperation for funding has led to nefarious activity conducted by people who are feeding off the hopes ...

Paying for a Child?s Education? How about a 529 Savings Account?
Do you save for your child's education? No? Why not? Open a 529 Savings Account to start building financial stability for your children's education now. Part of what is important to understand when saving for retirement, is how to save for interim life goals in the process. As many of you ...


Important Questions to Ask Your Mortgage Lender
When it comes to taking out a loan for a home purchase, there are several questions that you should be prepared to ask. Since many homebuyers are first time buyers, however, most people do not know to ask anything beyond how much the interest rate will be and how much ...

More Home Owners Walk Away From Their Loans
"Underwater" has become the popular term for a mortgage loan that is higher than a home's current market value. According to a recent New York Times article, as many as 4.5 million Americans find themselves in this predicament. That is like every home in Los Angeles plus every ...

Advantages and Disadvantages of Payday Loan?
A payday loan (also called a pay check advance or pay day advance) is a small, short term loan that is intended to cover a borrower's expenses until his or her next payday. The loans are also sometimes referred to as cash advance, through that term can also refer to ...