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Everything You Need To Know Before Choosing A Mortgage Broker

mortgage brokerPurchasing a new home is a daunting task and if this is your first time buying a home, you may feel a bit overwhelmed. The mortgage industry can be hard to understand for a novice so it is important to work with a quality mortgage broker. Mortgage brokers can help you to fully understand just what you are getting in to. Most home loans will be set for 30 years so you must make sure you make the right decisions for your budget as well as long-term goals. When you work with a top-rated broker, you can feel secure in the fact that you are getting quality service and will have a proper mortgage for your new home. Below are a few tips to choosing the best broker for your needs.

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Self Employed Taxi Drivers – How To Manage Your Personal Finance

personal finance tips for taxi driversBecoming self-employed is a very appealing concept, as you get to choose your own hours, your own rates and in a nut shell – be your own boss!

If you decide to cut the strings and go it alone, it’s worth considering that managing your own finances can prove very tough. Alongside this, you also have to take ownership of your tax and organize your own insurance.

Here at Insure Taxi, we recognize that it can be a big challenge juggling these things, therefore we have put together a list of top tips to help you manage your money.

Seek professional assistance

An accountant can help you get your finances in order and advise you on how much tax your are paying, ensuring that you pay the correct amount and do not end up owing money. If you decide to hire an accountant fully, they can manage all of your finances for you so you don’t have to worry about a thing!

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5 Tips For Fixing Bad Credit And Raising Your Score

fixing your credit scoreWhether you’re looking to buy a house, a car or even a smartphone, there are three things that you’re going to need to have: a solid job, a steady income and a good credit score. Yet unfortunately, while there are a lot of individuals who have the first two things, sometimes they are still not able to purchase what they desire due to the fact that their credit is less than impressive.

If you can relate to being in this kind of a situation and you’d like a few tips on things that you can do that will help you to improve your credit score within a matter of weeks, here are five tips that can get you to where you want to be, and soon.

Check your credit reports for errors. If you can’t remember the last time that you looked at your credit reports, it’s definitely been too long. So take the time out to go to a website like Annual Credit Report so that you can view them for free. As you’re in the process of reviewing the reports from Experian, Equifax and TransUnion, look carefully for any errors. If you happen to see an account that you don’t recognize or a charge off that you don’t recall, contact the credit bureau that listed it in order to dispute the potential error. You can learn how to properly dispute errors on your credit reports by going to Consumer.FTC.gov and put “disputing errors on credit reports” in the search field.

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How To Save Money While Choosing Your Legal Representative When Contesting A Last Will And Testament

last will and testamentUnfortunately, even with the existence of a will, a deceased person’s rightful beneficiaries may feel inadequately provided for, necessitating proceedings to contest or challenge the will. This means that challengers can make claims against the will for either of two reasons. There may be something amiss with the will itself or circumstances under which the will was written, or the will is perfectly legal and binding, but unfair in its distribution of assets.

In such cases, the validity of the will must be determined in a court of law. There are specific procedures to be followed pursuing such claims. As with many other civil proceedings, contesting a will can be lengthy and therefore expensive for both parties. How much the dispute is worth depends on the size of the estate in question.

There is no doubt about it – the process can be difficult and many times it can end up unsuccessful. This is especially true when challenging a legal will. When this happens, you will have to bear the cost of your own legal counsel and in some cases, the court may rule that you cover the other party’s legal costs as well.

Therefore, before you decide you have grounds on which to contest a will, you should seek legal counsel to help you decide whether there is compelling evidence before presenting your claim to a judge. This initial visit could greatly help you to save costs otherwise incurred in fighting a losing battle.

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Tips To Save Money On Car Maintenance

car repair tipsOwning a car is paramount to freedom as it lifts the transportation restrictions in your life. It is also a huge responsibility and financial drain if you do not look after your vehicle well. Proper maintenance of any machine not only improves its longevity, it also makes it more cost effective. The car maintenance tips here can save you many dollars over the years.  And, if you are unlucky enough to buy a lemon, check out these steps to file a lemon law claim.

Read the Book

For most of us the owner’s manual is just a book that came with the car. Only a few people actually take the time to open the manual when the car arrives. The truth is, by simply knowing a bit more about the car we can take much better care of it. So read the book to understand the scheduled maintenance guide given by the manufacturing company.

Check the Fluids

Basic fluid levels of engine oil, antifreeze, brake fluid, transmission fluid, power steering fluid, windshield wiper fluid, coolant, and the like need to be topped up occasionally. By doing this on a regular basis you will ensure that there is never an insufficient level of these fluids in the vehicle which may cause harm to the working of the machine.

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