The Big Money

can decide ahead of time where and how much money will be spent in each category of the budget line. This can save you from going into extreme debt. I started budgeting about three years ago and it still surprises me how much money is spent monthly on items that I believe are necessary to survive in this day in age. The key in accurately budgeting is knowing where your money is going to. This is not the place where you…

before they retire. Downsizing - Okay, so you are retiring and you want to get on with your life. Your kids are probably all grown up, and they might have all moved out of the house and started their own families. You might be kind of lonely in that big old house now. Instead…

sell it to customers when someone wants to open an account. Perishability means that the service capacity cannot be stored, it can only be provided at a given moment in time or else it vanishes. Technology plays a big role in the perishability of services, Bank of America provides money which some might think it’s a product rather than service, and the cost of that product is its value plus interest, but in reality they provide much more. All types of transactions need to be processed,…

therefore achieve higher sales. If scalping were to be banned, the government would be stealing this opportunity for additional income for the community. The general idea behind scalping is profit. The music industry is dying out to illegal downloads. The big companies like TicketMaster were on the right track when they partnered up with secondary sites. The online traffic has risen as a result of the partnerships and the overall revenue has also increased. Reselling tickets should not be…

the first place, athletes in other sports need endorsement money to be able to compete internationally (Griffin). However, if they let some athletes make endorsement deals, they should allow them all too. In the second place, NCAA’s rules on endorsement say athletes are too “amateur” to handle the business (Griffin). However, students who can make endorsement deals should be put in a class for education in business to learn how to manage money. Finally, college athletes can not have their names…

husband and I decided to take control of our current financial state and work toward our future financial goal. Our financial goals include short-term goals like paying off our credit cards debt and stop using them. Our long-term goals are to save money to buy a house and invest more in the retirement saving account. But, in order to reach these goals, my husband and I need to control our finances and start following these six steps. The first step, we tried to know our net worth and took an…

way back to the Great Depression. The big difference between now and then is credit and how people used to have to save their money in order to get the things they wanted which made them less likely to spend it in the first place. As times grow harder it makes people question what is of true value. Her idea of true value is not all the latest and greatest toys on the market, but things that actually matter like a…

No matter whether the real estate market is going up or down, there are some things you can do to almost guarantee that your home will sell faster, easier and for a little more money than compared to a similar house in the same street. However there are some big real estate selling mistakes that many home owners overlook that could affect their ability to sell their properties. Let's look at some of the biggest real estate selling mistakes home owners make. 1. Poor Condition Selling real…

They all have a need to drink. Even though the pawn broker give him twenty dollars to jump start on the money to buy back his grandmothers regalia. “All three of them went to the 7-Eleven and bought three bottles of imagination.”(7) This is symbolism for alcohol to try to escape reality. Jackson really on thought of his “friends” when he could drink with…

Dealership price compare to independent repair price is a big different. Dealerships have the advantage due to train technicians, more technology; have more technicians, better warranty, proper tools and parts. Independent repair shop beat the dealership on pricing. Customers can save money by going to an independent repairs shop compare to the dealership. Independent shop may not have technology, more technicians, or warranty…