Tips for Achieving Financial Goals

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How to Repair a Bad Credit Rating After Paying Credit Card Debt

If you’re debt free thanks to good financial planning (such as debt consolidation), you may now wonder how to repair your credit report. These tips for repairing a bad credit rating are based on a question from a reader who worked with a credit counseling service to pay off her debt…

“Four years ago I turned all [...]

15Mar2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 0 comments | Continued
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Can’t Pay the Bills? How to Combine All Debt Into One Monthly Payment

“Debt consolidation” is just a fancy way of saying “combine all your debts into one big debt or monthly payment.” If you can’t pay your bills, consolidating your debt may be the easiest way out from under that stack of credit card bills, medical care costs, mortgage payments, and so on.

“Debt is a serious problem [...]

9Mar2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 2 comments | Continued
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6 Ways to Increase Your Money IQ and Attract Financial Abundance

The more you know about personal finance (your money IQ), the greater your chances of attracting financial abundance into your life! Here are six practical ways to learn more about money so you can create wealth in your life…

“Women will always be dependant until she holds a purse of her own.” ~ Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Whether [...]

1Mar2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 2 comments | Continued
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Overcome Financial Stress – 6 Surprising Tips for Managing Money Problems

If you’re dealing with debt or a financial crisis, you need to reduce your stress level before you can effectively manage your money problems. These are effective, expert-endorsed tips for lowering your financial stress level – which will help you solve your money woes!
Before the tips, a quip:

“Only when the last tree has died and the last river been [...]

26Feb2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 5 comments | Continued
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5 Financial Goals Couples Should Never Set

If you want to achieve your financial goals as a couple, you need to set the right goals for spending and saving money! These tips are from “The Money Couple”, who describe what spouses should not do when they’re thinking about creating wealth for the future.
Before the tips, a quip:

“I have enough money to last me the rest of my [...]

5Jan2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 1 comment | Continued
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7 Tips for Refinancing a Home Mortgage Loan

These tips for refinancing a home mortgage loan include information about credit scores, monthly budgets, and the benefits of paying off your mortgage early. 
“With mortgage rates still in the low 5-percent range, it is a great time to refinance a home,” says Ethan Ewing, president of Bills.com. “By following these suggestions, homebuyers can be well [...]

2Sep2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 3 comments | Continued
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9 Ways to Achieve Financial Goals for Couples – Save Money at Home

Saving money at home is a great way for couples to achieve financial goals, and these nine money saving tips will help! Whether you want to pay off debt, save money to buy a house, put money towards your kids’ college tuition, or ensure you have enough money for retirement – these money tips work.
Before the tips, a [...]

31Aug2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 2 comments | Continued
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6 Ways to Avoid Major Student Loan Debt for College Students

If you’re a college student with a student loan, you may be facing huge amounts of debt by the time you graduate! These six ways to avoid major student loan debt are from Ethan Ewing, president of Bills.com.
Before the tips, a quip:

“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.”  ~ Aristotle
The roots [...]

19Aug2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 7 comments | Continued
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Money Articles – How to Save, Invest, and Earn More Money

This list of money articles includes everything from tips on saving money to earning more money, including a financial expert’s best ways to invest money. If you want to achieve your financial goals, this is a great place to start!
Before the money tips, a quip:

“The rule is not to talk about money with people who have [...]

12Aug2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 2 comments | Continued
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5 More Tips for Saving Money on Medical Care Costs

This is the second half of a list of ways to save money on medical care, here on Quips and Tips for Achieving Your Goals. The first article is called “5 Tips for Saving Money on Medical Costs”; all the tips are from Ethan Ewing of Bills.com.
Before the tips, a quip:

“The only way to keep [...]

5Aug2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 1 comment | Continued