Joseph Hogue's Blog, page 139
June 16, 2016
How I Fought Back from Credit Score Disaster
The six steps I used to add 140 points to my FICO score after a credit score disaster It was Bob Hope that said, “A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove you don’t need it.” If you’ve ever faced a credit score disaster like I did, you know […]
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June 13, 2016
Five Creative Ways to Get Cash When You Need It
In the new economy of 2016, people are learning that they no longer need to be limited to just one stream of income. With all the unique and creative ways to earn money available, it is now possible to earn a few extra hundred dollars each month by thinking outside the box. Below we’ve listed […]
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June 9, 2016
36 Expert Ideas on Teaching Kids Money Saving Tips
36 of the best bloggers in personal finance share their ideas on teaching kids money saving tips They say children are the future. If that’s true, my wife and I may have a hard road ahead. Our son is still learning the concept of sharing and he’s developed a habit of throwing a handful of […]
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May 31, 2016
My First Money Blunder and Lessons Learned
Everyone has a money blunder once in a while, the important thing is to learn from your money mistakes. Thought I would share this video I did yesterday with Alan Steinborn of the RealMoneyLife podcast about my first money blunder. I talked about the story a while ago here on PeerFinance101 in an article about […]
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May 26, 2016
5 Ways to Find Free Money around the House
We all love finding free money and you won’t believe how fast these five ways add up Many of us used to pick up a penny and put it in our shoe for good luck – not for the value of a penny. Most will pick up a quarter found on the ground as free […]
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May 23, 2016
The Only Thing to Save Peer Lending is the Worst Thing for Investors
The Current Crisis in Peer to Peer Lending isn’t the Biggest Issue Facing the Industry The peer to peer lending naysayers are having their moment and a brief ‘I told you so’ after half a decade of huge p2p growth. Media outlets have used the recent debacle at Lending Club to fill their news scroll […]
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May 19, 2016
3 Personal Finance Myths and More
An interview with a personal finance blogger uncovers money challenges, successes and three personal finance myths Our PeerStory this week is from David Bakke, Editor at Money Crashers Personal Finance. David runs an excellent money blog with a broad range of advice from careers to real estate, small business and lifestyle. I talked to David […]
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May 16, 2016
Four Reasons You Were Denied Credit on a Loan
These four reasons explain why you were denied credit on a personal loan and what to do about it We looked through loans made on Prosper and Lending Club last week to sort out some of the biggest factors that affect your interest rate on a personal loan. The information led to some great ways […]
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May 15, 2016
How to Get an Unsecured Business Loan
Getting unsecured business loans is much harder than traditional business loans because it all depends on the merits of your business. The lender is assuming you are going to hold up your end of the bargain. If you don’t, it leaves them thousands of dollars in the hole. This guide will show you how you […]
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May 12, 2016
Stop Saving! Don’t save another penny until you’ve read this?
Not knowing what you’re saving for can be just as bad as not saving at all! Have a vision for why you want to save money and find the motivation you need. This post is a PeerStory from reader Doug Pearson out of New York. Doug wrote in after reading about my first money blunder […]
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