Everyone looks forward to a little time away from work. Sometimes when work sends you to a meeting or conference, it can be fun to expand it out a bit and do a little exploring. If you travel for vacation, this is especially exciting because you set the agenda But whether you travel for business or pleasure, there are also a lot of things that could go wrong. The good news is that most of those risks could be mitigated. All you need is a good international travel checklist to help you plan ahead so that your life and your wealth don’t get put into jeopardy. Below are a few tips that I like to use whenever I travel anywhere. Your International Travel Checklist: Screen for warnings. Before you travel anywhere, … [Read more...] about Have Your International Travel Checklist Ready to Go
Steps to Building a House You Can Love
The following post is a guest contribution. If you’d like to write for My Money Design, please feel free to contact me. So you've finally made it! You've worked and sweat, and you and your family are finally ready to purchase the house of your dreams. Building a new home can be a fun and exhilarating experience! But all the steps to building a house can also be a stressful process if they are done incorrectly. … [Read more...] about Steps to Building a House You Can Love
How Does Bankruptcy Work? What You Should Know Before and After Filing
Although it may end some of your financial troubles, filing for bankruptcy is not just something that you do once and the work is over. In fact, unless you want to file repeatedly throughout your life, the real work begins after your debts are discharged. Asking how does bankruptcy work is a question that few people ever really take the time to understand, but they should so they can save their finances. If you don't have debts like student loans or overdue taxes, you may get your debt balance reset to zero, but if you remain in an impossible financial situation then the relief is only temporary. … [Read more...] about How Does Bankruptcy Work? What You Should Know Before and After Filing
How to Clear Credit Card Debt By Clawing Your Way Out
This post was written by Kevin Donovan from financialupdate.org.uk. He often writes about how the decisions made by politicians and bankers affect our daily lives and the ability to cope with the economic stress of an ever more debt ridden world. Every day we see large companies take large substantial hits. This one to wonder: If they can’t survive this bleak economic climate, how can we? … [Read more...] about How to Clear Credit Card Debt By Clawing Your Way Out
How Much Could You Save Paying 0% Interest Using Balance Transfer Credit Cards?
If you have credit card debt, balance transfer credit cards are kind of an incredible option to help you. And odds are you probably know nothing about them... … [Read more...] about How Much Could You Save Paying 0% Interest Using Balance Transfer Credit Cards?
Why No Physical Life Insurance Might Be Right for You
Why do we put off buying life insurance? Is it because it’s complicated, we’ve heard bad experiences about it, we don’t know which type to buy, or how much we need? Believe it or not, for some people it is simply because they don’t want to go to the doctor or have their blood drawn. Even though that may sound silly, but it only takes one excuse to keep you from doing what you should. Fortunately the industry offers a product known as no physical life insurance. By not requiring a physical, you can just buy the life insurance online or over the phone without any medical intervention at all. How No Physical Life Insurance May Benefit Your Situation: If you haven’t been told you enough already, by simply being an adult with a … [Read more...] about Why No Physical Life Insurance Might Be Right for You