Applying for a grant used to be a difficult and tedious process. The applications were long and often difficult to obtain. Even worse, loans used to be difficult to locate. Unless you were extremely familiar with government loan programs, in all likelihood, finding a grand and applying for a grant meeting your specific needs may have been nearly impossible to find.Fortunately, that has changed in recent years. Grants.gov, a web site listing all...more
Are you shopping for a new home? Maybe you're not sure where to look or who to contact about financing options. One of the first places you may want to check is the online Internet site, Mortgage Mall (www.mortgagemall.com.au). One of the best-known and productive financial institutions in the mortgage business, this lender will let you begin the loan application process online to save time and possibly money. All you have to do is visit the...more
In recent years property values have soared, while investment returns have been modest. This has created a situation where a lot of seniors are finding themselves in the position of being house rich and cash poor. These cash strapped seniors are looking for ways to increase their retirement income while continuing to live in their homes. These retirees find that their options are limited, and in most cases require them to risk their home. Enter the reverse mortgage, which can provide many advantages over these other less desirable options.No Payments With Reverse MortgagesThe biggest advantage of a reverse mortgages is not having to make payments as long as you continue living in your home. In fact, this is the number one reason that seniors choose to borrow reverse mortgages. Almost 80% of reverse mortgage borrowers use a reverse mortgage to pay off their current loans in order to eliminate their house payments. Let's say you owe $50,000 on your first mortgage and borrow $80,000 with a reverse mortgage. This would pay off and eliminate the payment on the first mortgage and provide you with $30,000 to use as you please.Live in Your Home as Long as You LikeThe second advantage of...more
Handset is another term that means different things to different people. Handset is used to describe the receiver on a phone, an entire phone or a cell phone. It is sometimes mistakenly used instead of the word headset. For the purposes of this discussion, we will define a handset as the receiver or the part of the phone that you hold to talk and...more
A reverse mortgage can be an attractive option for many home-owning seniors that are having a hard time making ends meet. With a reverse mortgage, a senior homeowner will receive money for their home equity from a lender without having to make repayments for as long as they live in their home. So with the right reverse mortgage a senior homeowner...more
Papers are one of the scourges of the modern office. Even mine tend to take over, if I am not very careful. So how do you get a handle of those never-ending piles of paper that accumulate on your desks, especially if filing is not one of your strengths? There ARE solutions, including some that don't even include filing! So how do you go about it, if you can't deal with filing, or are afraid that anything you file will be forgotten?1. SORTFirst, set aside a couple hours during which you are unlikely to be interrupted. Then group all your piles together - if not all in one pile, at least all in one area of the room. Now go through all your papers, and decide if they belong to:- Papers you haven't touched yet- Papers that you need to do something about (such as an invitation with a RSVP, or an article you want to read, a letter you need to answer, etc.)- Papers that you don't need anymore, but need or want to keep because they have legal value or you know you will need to use them again.- Papers that can be thrown away Don't read the whole document, just enough to know what you need to do about it. If this is a problem, one solution I have used with a client is a beeper that is set to...more
Everyone knows how difficult it can be to establish credit. It's the old "chicken and egg" situation - you need credit in order to get credit. The fact that you have nothing in your history to suggest that you will not repay a loan will not help you...more
A reverse mortgage can be an attractive option for many home-owning seniors that are having a hard time making ends meet. With a reverse mortgage, a senior homeowner will receive money for their home equity from a lender without having to make...more
Fundamental AnalysisFundamental analysis is a methodology for analysis of a company as a viable stock that you want to hold for long term. Fundamental analysis is more widespread in the world of investing since you are going to hold your companies...more
Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) is the application of Six Sigma principles to the design of products and their manufacturing and support processes. Whereas Six Sigma by definition focuses on the production phase of a product, DFSS focuses on research,...more
This time it will be our own governments mostly that will do the victimizing but some businesses will get it on it as well. Its simply one of the biggest revenue generating processes utilized by various levels of governments that very little is known...more
If you are involved in sales, fundraising or just an active networker, you have probably tried a variety of tools to manage your contact list and remind yourself to stay in touch with all of the prospects and people you meet. This tickler file is...more