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Finding Financial Footing After Active Duty: How Veterans Can Cope

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You served your country with honor, perhaps engaging in battle, only to return home to a life of limited job prospects and an unlimited number of unknown variables. You want to move forward, providing for yourself and maybe a family, too, but how do you go about that? Where should you even begin? You're not alone facing the "Now what?" situation, as many vets return from service not knowing how to find their financial footing and create a sustainable life for themselves.

13 December 2016

Understanding Why You May Not Want To Pay Off Your Vehicle Installment Loan Early

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An installment loan is a loan that is repaid over a specified amount of time with small and numerous payments. Installment loans are the typical types of loans that are acquired when you purchase a car, home, or other large item. The loans can be used for educational purposes as well. Interest will be tacked onto these loans and will need to be paid back. Typically, the longer the loan, the more interest you will have to pay.

26 May 2016

5 Tips For Using A Payday Loan To Cover Moving Expenses

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Moving, especially with little notice, can be an expensive event that you may not have budgeted for. From deposits for your new place to paying to rent a moving van, there are a lot of expenses that you may need assistance to pay. If you are considering taking out a payday loan to cover some of these extra costs, there are a few things that you should keep in mind. 

11 December 2015

5 Ways To Get A Loan When You Have Bad Credit

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If you are in a financial bind and need a loan to tide you over, but also have bad credit, you may be feeling a bit hopeless. After all, banks seem to be pickier than ever these days about who they'll issue loans to. Banks tend to consider those with bad credit as too high-risk when it comes to issuing personal loans. While you work to repair your credit, however, you do have loan options.

12 August 2015

2 Terrific Home Refinancing Options For Veterans

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If you're a veteran with a mortgage, you have some amazing home refinancing options that aren't available to the general public. If you aren't aware of them, you may be missing out on something that could really help you lower your monthly bills, or give you the cash that you need to start up a business or do some needed repairs on your home. Even if you have a conventional mortgage instead of a VA purchase loan, one of these options can help you turn your conventional mortgage into a VA loan.

10 June 2015

3 Questions To Ask Before Taking A Structured Settlement Payout

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When you win a settlement in a lawsuit, hit the lottery jackpot, or otherwise come into a large sum of money, you usually have two choices: take all of the money at once in a lump sum or opt for a structured settlement that makes a set amount of payments over time. For many reasons, structured settlements are a common and popular choice. But what happens if you choose a structured settlement, then end up in a situation where you can't wait for the money?

18 March 2015