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Budgeting Tips: Money-saving Ideas Every Family Should Know

Starting a family is one thing that will surely affect your finances, but growing one is where you actually feel the pinch. Finances should be one of the major considerations to have before starting and eventually growing your family.

Family budgeting

Given how expensive it is at present to raise a child, couples should really put great thinking before rearing one. It may be terrifying or challenging for parents at first but there are several money-saving tips out there that every family should know.

So whether you are just starting a family or if you have several children already, here are some creative and quite practicable ideas to save up money for your family.…

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The Upside Of Unsecured Loans

Unsecured loans have quite a bad reputation. There’s a reason for this. Some lending companies use the allure of unsecured loans to take advantage of particularly desperate people. The conditions of these loans allow for predatory lenders to include all sorts of dangerous terms, driving clients further and further into debt.

Taking unsecured loans

The simple difference between a secured loan and an unsecured loan is that, with a secured loan, the lender has an asset to seize if you fail to make payments. There is less risk with a secured loan for the lender.

But for some companies, the real difference is in what the lender has to gain from the loan.…

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10 Ways to Spend Less When Dining Out

According to the latest Retail and Food Services report of the Department of Commerce in August, American have spent more than $2 billion at restaurants compared to the total money spent at grocery stores. This statistic only shows how everyone loves dining out. Rather than cooking their meals, people would prefer to spend on ordering meals at different local restaurants.

Young restaurant customers

While cooking at home can be cheaper and can help you save some pennies out of your budget, the convenience of dining out might be a stronger reason why many people choose to do the latter. You don’t have to spend an hour or more to prepare your family’s meal, and you got to enjoy delicious foods while chatting with your company.…

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Financial Advice When Looking For a Job as Unemployed

Becoming unemployed can be devastating for anyone, particularly those with a family to support. The stress of maintaining a home and ‘putting food on the table’ can cause great unhappiness and this can be compounded if finances are not taken care of during this difficult period.

Unemployed looking for a job

Clearly, it will be necessary to review all expenditure and to prioritize spending as much as possible. Credit cards should not be seen as a source of ‘free’ money; indeed, it would be wise not to use these particular financial instruments during unemployment, as failure to keep-up with payments will result in substantial interest being accrued and possible damage to credit ratings in case you “default” on a loan, just like what most people would normally do in such situation.…

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The Steps to Take if Your Business Can’t Pay Its Taxes

When it comes to business taxes, it doesn’t pay to mess around with what’s due to the IRS. They don’t have a sense of humor about getting payments in on time and can take steps against the business, including charging interest, adding penalties or even freezing accounts if it comes to it.

Tax season stress

In this article, we cover the steps to take when a business is struggling to pay its taxes.

1. Confirm the Due Dates for Federal Income Taxes

There’s a tax return date based on the type of business structure.

For federal taxes (state ones may be different), the tax return data for filing is also the payment date for the taxes too.…

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Missing the Money: How to Stop These 3 Bad Financial Habits

There are two types of people when it comes to starting and maintaining healthy financial habits: people who think they’ve got it all under control, and others who have no clue what they’re doing. The one thing that both have in common is that they are both guilty of having bad habits that they may not recognize.

Get out of bad financial situation

According to Ubiquity, a retirement and 401k savings plan provider, here are a few of the most common bad habits in managing your personal finances and how to overcome them.

1. Neglecting to Check Your Account Balances

Regardless of whether you live paycheck-to-paycheck or make six figures a year, it is essential that you keep a close eye on your account balances as often as possible.…

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Painless Payroll: 5 Top Tips on How to Streamline Your Payroll Process

Does the payroll process leave you feeling frustrated?

If you’re not naturally a numbers person or don’t have payroll experience, the task can eat up lots of your work time. Payroll takes almost five hours per pay period for many small business owners.

Streamlining payroll process

Streamlining the process helps simplify the tasks to make sure you get everything done while taking less time to do it.

Use these five tips to streamline payroll.

1. Create a Standard Payroll Process

Having a set way to do payroll each time makes the process easier. It also reduces the risk of forgetting a payroll step. Little mistakes can mess up your employees’ pay and create headaches with taxes and benefits.…

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Things to Keep in Mind When Taking Equipment Loan

Every business wants to equip the most cutting edge technology for operations. This technology gives them a unique space in their industry. Not only customers but competitors of that business also praise them because of the technology they use. Also, the latest technology helps the company have low production costs and low overhead costs, and hence they can sell at a much cheaper price then their competitors.

Using loan to purchase equipment

So do you want to equip your business with the latest machinery and equipment? I know you want to, but you have a constraint, right? “MONEY.”

Which business does want to have all the latest equipment?…

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Why Manchester Is a Great City for Buy to Let Investments

With the ongoing uncertainly around Brexit that has engulfed the United Kingdom over the past several years, it would be no surprise for investors to be put off investing in property. However, despite the uncertainly, international investors are still showing keen interest in investing in UK property.

Manchester City Centre skyline

Moving forward, investment opportunities in the country could potentially soar depending on the impact of Brexit. The growth of cities outside London, such as Manchester, is providing investors with more options than ever before.

TK Property Group have provided us with a summary of some of the best benefits for why investing in buy to let property in Manchester is quickly becoming one of the best destinations for worthwhile investments.…

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3 Tips For Making Short-Term Financial Investments

When it comes to having your money earn you even more money, long-term investments will usually allow you to earn the most money. However, not everyone has the time or patience to put their money in long-term investments. For situations like this, there are shorter-term investment options that could make a lot of sense for you financially.

Making short-term investment

To help you know what your options are and give you the best chance of making a decent amount of money in this area, here are three tips for making short-term financial investments.

Know How Long You Have To Invest

The first thing you need to know when you’re wanting to invest in a short-term manner is how much time you actually have to let your money rest in an investment vehicle.…

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