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GAAP – Gains and Losses - "Gains and Losses" - this comes from investment revenue from a business, instead of regular operations. If they sell a piece of land at a profit, for example, that would be a "Gain". Read More...
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Preparing for Spending Shocks - “Spending Shocks” are large, irregular expenses. Many people do not budget enough to successfully deal with spending shocks, which can be detrimental to their personal financial health. If you don't want to get struck with… Read More...
Pay Yourself First - Budgeting, and trying to grow your savings, can be extremely challenging. However, there is one easy technique you can use to make sure your savings are always growing: Pay Yourself First. This is where you… Read More...
Credit Reports - Credit reports are documents that keeps a record of (most) of your regular bill payments. They are not to be confused with credit scores, which is are single number. Having good credit reports are vital… Read More...
Credit Card Payment Calculator - Use this Credit Card Payment Calculator to see how easily and quickly credit card debt builds! Read More...