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Compare Current VA Loan Rates

Savings Corner

Service members or veterans who have completed 90 days of active-duty service or six creditable years in the Selected Reserve or National Guard. Personal details that will influence your rate offers include your: Credit score: Generally speaking, higher scores come with lower rates. Are VA rates lower than conventional?

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How to Save on Rental Cars

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Everyone says don’t get the insurance, that your own car insurance (or perhaps your credit card) will cover you. We rented a car in Salt Lake City in 2003 and had a tire go flat (or get punctured) in the hotel parking lot over night. Really think about the extra insurance. Use your discounts.

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Why We Left Traditional Health Insurance

Family Balance Sheet

In October 2003, I left a career as a department store buyer with a nice paycheck, paid vacation days, 401k match, profit sharing, and health benefits, to pursue a life of self employment with my husband where all of those things are up to us. It some ways 2003 seems like yesterday, and it other ways it seems like a lifetime ago.

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Get your FREE Family Balance Sheet Excel Spreadsheet

Family Balance Sheet

Back in October 2003, I left a corporate career as a department store buyer with a nice reliable paycheck and benefits– including health insurance –to join my husband in the land of self-employment. We refinanced multiple times during the hey day of low interest rates at various banks and credit unions.

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Richard Liu’s Company JD.com Appears On The Fast Track For Early 2019

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Using artificial intelligence, big data analytics, past financial information and a look at spending habits, they now have a program that can evaluate user credit and help government officials and financial institutions make important decisions based on a credit profile. Liu decided to take Jingdong online and focus on sales there.

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