The holiday season is a special time of the year. While it may be alright to overindulge on some extra sweets at the holiday parties, it is not the time of year to overindulge in spending. If you are not very careful, you may not even realize until your January credit card bills start to…
Last week Friday my wife and I set out on a little weekend getaway vacation to spend some time together since it was our 10 year anniversary. Â With things being a little tighter on the budget this year I didn’t want forgo this opportunity to spend time with my wife. So with a little persistence…
For  a while now I’ve been talking a lot about my personal financial situations but what a lot of you may not know about me is that I own two businesses.  The first business is my online business which would be my blog StumbleForward.com and a few other small blogs. The other business I own…
If you are an online business owner or even someone who likes pay others and take payments online  like me you may have considered PayPal as a viable option and I can tell you over the last 5 years it has been a very valuable asset to me and my business. However when someone sends…
Credit cards are a gleaming, double edged sword, waiting to be unsheathed and sent into the fray, armed with a burgeoning credit limit and accumulating debt. Those of you who respect your slips of magic plastic understand they require constant care and attention, implementing a steady payment plan and factoring any large, unexpected purchases into…
These are tough financial times which are causing thousands of people up and down the country to struggle to make ends meet. For a lot of these people this will be a new experience which makes it very daunting, but you should know that there are a few ways in which you can get access…
Insurance is something that we all seek in life and for some things it’s something we have to pay for. Online there are many comparison websites where you can answer a series of basic questions and immediately be offered a plethora of insurance options ranging from basic to comprehensive cover with small business to international…
Insurance rates, for several types of insurance, are on the rise. Adjusting plans to make them more affordable when increases occur is not always an easy decision to make. It can lead to having an uneasy feeling. The best way to go about cutting back in insurance expenses is to just make a few small…
Having a business startup running successfully is a laudable decision that all serious entrepreneurs have in mind when they put together their initial business plan. You might already be aware of this and your own business plan may already include all the necessary steps to attain the success that you expect regardless what niche your…
In lieu of China’s recent investment of £800 million into the development of Manchester Airport and its neighboring businesses (a decision which reportedly aims to create some 16,000 jobs), we felt inclined to ask – just what is it that makes the UK such a popular nation to invest in? Quick Start-Up Experiencing teething problems…