What credit card companies have in store for you

MoneyTalk is no fan of credit cards and here are five reasons that reinforce our position:

6 key areas and the profitable moves you can make in 2007

Money Magazine listed the 6 best financial moves for 2007. Here’s the breakdown:

Financial newsworthy stories of 2006

The year was full of memorable events, from buyouts, to mergers, to doing time. Here are the year’s most newsworthy events:

iTunes overwhelmed by online shoppers

According to CNNmoney, “Swarms of online shoppers armed with new iPods and iTunes gift cards apparently overwhelmed Apple’s iTunes music store over the holiday, prompting error messages and slowdowns of 20 minutes or more for downloads of a single song.”

Honesty is the best policy

Interesting story. With gift cards in hand, I went for a little a shopping trip to Old Navy. After picking out a few things and trying them on, I went to the register to buy my new clothes.

It’s that time of year again

The end of December marks the beginning of the resolution making process. With the new year comes the desire to have a better year than the one past. So, here is MoneyTalk’s list of goals for 2007 (financial, and not so). We’ll review these goals on a weekly basis throughout the year.

Simple steps to cure the financial hangover from Holiday spending

If you’re like most people, you probably spent more on gifts this Holiday season then you intended to. Don’t be mad at yourself, this it’s quite normal. So, if you are guilty of overspending, here’s a few recommendations to help you overcome the financial hangover and one easy step to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

5 minutes (or less) to change your life for 2007

The Motley Fool listed 20 action items that can change your life in 2007. So, this new year make a plan to implement these steps, at least some of them, into your resolution list or goals for the coming year. Here’s the breakdown of these 20 action items.

2007…innovative launches and events for the coming year

Business 2.0 features the coming year’s most exciting technology launches and events. Here they are:

1. India and China-the race to the moon
2. Third world countries get $100 PC’s
3. Wireless USB (WUSB)
4. Worldwide news with no ads
5. Thin-film solar panels
6. Open-source alarm clock
7. SED (surface-conduction electron-emitter display) televisions
8. CSD500 condom
9. DARPA Grand Challenge
10. Windows Vista
11. Enviga
12. Gambling to go
13. ITV (Apple)
14. WiFi in the big town
15. Pleo

Budgeting for irregular income earners

I know plenty of people that tell me they can’t do a budget because they never know what they’re making month-to-month. These people are considered irregular income earners and consist of folks who are either in sales or are self employed. If you happen to be an irregular income earner and find it difficult to do and stay on a budget, this post is just for you.