Take Your Financial Wellbeing Seriously

So many people have financially trapped themselves and feel they are in their trap forever. By taking the time and reconcile your bank statements making sure all the information on those statements is correct. Computers make errors and if the bank you are dealing with makes an error in your favor you can be rest assured they are going to come back to you to resolve the error. Well, you are entitled to do the same. With your statement as the evidence right in your hand approach a bank official with it and have them correct the mistake immediately. If you get a fee call a bank official and try to get the fee removed. Question why you got the fee, especially if you do not regularly have overdraft or similar activities occurring in your account or accounts. Make them investigate and be firm but not belligerent. Sometimes it is how the bank processes your account to their advantage adding excess fees. If the processing was to their advantage and you have a good account record ask for your money back. If they refuse tell them you will never refer their bank to anyone and say to them you considering doing your banking else ware. Follow though if they are still uncooperative on one or more occasions. By finding a new institution to work with you protecting yourself from and your account from becoming targeted by the bank for future excess fees. Be ever aware of these tips because they only the tip of the iceberg of how banks are getting over on you the consumer. By not keeping accurate records you could be wasting valuable money in which you could save and pay off debt instead of going further into debt. You can actually start saving money toward a positive cash flow along with so much more working for you toward the positive.

 

You as a consumer have to fight back. The banking industry has changed by leaps and bounds in the last ten to fifteen years. So many laws have been past in favor of the banking industry it has become profitable for these large commercial banks to crush the smaller banks and the lower income consumer. With all the high fees and unruly tactics banks’ profits go into the billions every year and no one can do anything about it except be diligent and take action to protect yourself. Again I am just tipping the Iceberg and if you working hard and not getting ahead you are falling victim to these legal crimes against the consumer.

 

If you deal in cash get receipts or better yet get a prepaid bankcard where you can start getting statements and tracking your money. Keep an accurate record of where all your money is going giving you a better chance of improving your financial position and decisions. By researching and getting the right Prepaid Bankcard you will actually be saving money by not paying check cashing fees again at a competing bank or a check cashing agency along with your travel expenses to go to those institutions. You will be saving precious time because many of those bills you traveled around to pay in the past you now can safely pay online by going website site to website of the vendor or the utility instead of door to door with cash. The top advantage is if it is available to you, you can have your paycheck deposited right into your prepaid account again saving you time and money. Take your time and match the prepaid bankcard to your personal financial plan. Some banks offer great prepaid packages where others are fee happy. It pays in dividends to find the right prepaid card so do your research and do not settle for the ad you had seen or the application that came in the mail.

Switching to a Credit Union over a bank for your needs maybe the best decision you ever make. My wife and I have and it has changed our lives for the better. As in our 2011 blog post, “Are You Working for Your Financial Institution or is Your Financial Institution Working for You?” we explain many advantages of Credit Unions over banking with commercial banks. Again with the convenience of direct deposit you can overcome many of the fees, the unjust treatment as well as constant disadvantages which comes with a institutions geared to it’s stock holders instead of it’s customers. Yes, the commercial banks have more convenient branches but that is all they have to offer besides fees after fees and loan denial after loan denial unless your credit score is excellent which most of us are fair to good. Find a Credit Union near you. Ask them about their membership policy you may be surprised how easy it is to join let alone deal with people with your interests in mind. Membership has its privileges.

Credit Cards have some good features and bad features. If you have a savings credit cards can help you keep your savings intact while you overcome a temporary financial problem. The best way if you can spread your unsecured debt over a few cards and pay with a payment plan you develop monthly. This plan should be goal based with a definite pay off date. Here is where we can go wrong with credit cards by not being frugal. If a card’s interest rate is real high, pay your debt off with that card as soon as possible. You are almost better off using your savings to pay the debt and rebuild your savings but this is a personal decision weighing your options. Make sure your unsecured debt or credit cards do not exceed your savings. The truth to be told is if your unsecured debt is more than your savings and assets you are not saving anymore you are just plain in debt.

Do not carry balances on high interest cards use them for emergencies only. High interest credit cards are still far better than taking Pay Day or Car Title Loans so use them cautiously. Find a credit card with a lower interest if you can and cancel the high interest card if you can and be very diligent about the balances on your new card leaving you plenty of room for emergencies. If you are stuck with a high interest card and it is maxed out call the credit card company and get fixed payment terms with a lower interest rate by canceling the card and pay monthly until you can get a lower interest loan to pay it off. And lastly if you are maxed out on all your unsecured debt find another source and pay off your credit cards then cancel and destroy them. They are no good to you until you lower all your unsecured debt.. If you cannot find a loan through other sources try a credit union. It costs nothing to ask. As one of your last resorts, look into go to a credit counseling agency. You can learn more by going to our 2011 blog post "The First Step to Financial Freedom is the Hardest".

By not caring about your finances affects every aspect of your life believe it or not. Setting up a comprehensive banking plan with a budget is easy to research and do yourself. Dealing with the right institutions for your finances will help you feel better about yourself and everything you do. Take the time to end the hopelessness of poor record keeping and take the time to make sure the institutions you deal with have you the customer in mind. Keep in mind commercial banks serve themselves and not the customer however, some smaller banks can be better and more customer friendly than the larger banks. Take the idea that you are fighting those in control you and your money because they are controlling you and your money believe it or not. Always keep in you mind the commercial financial world are groups of faceless corporations with their rich executives getting bonuses by tacking fee after fee on you the consumer, and their stockholders getting their dip into the profit pot, are always looking after their interests maybe it is time you did to.

These are your rights as a consumer. Take the time to learn more of how the financial industry works. Do not let them take your money by doing your research. With this blog post we are telling you to look for the good guys and get rid of the bad guys. Send them the message wire are not going to take it anymore. By being educated and professional about all you financial needs you can turn any bad financial situation into a good one and you do not have to go bankrupt to do it.

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Do you want me to let you in on a secret?

By following us in this blog your life very well could possibly change for the better during this coming year.

Then you say, “If it is written in this blog for everyone to see how it could be a secret?”

The secret will remain amongst the followers of this blog but if it works for you, you can tell someone the secret. How does that sound?

As we had said in our New Year’s blog post we were reorganizing with new ideas with a new company called A Better Life Enterprises L.L.C. or as we are going to call it ABLE L.L.C. for short. When my wife and I were thinking and planning the name for our company my wife came up with For A Better Life Enterprises. I sat on the name and abbreviated it and I was not in love with FABLE L.L.C. as you may be able to understand. I really did not want to run a business that was a fairy tale waiting to happen. The F was dropped making FABLE, ABLE a business and not just a story which seems to be what you get from many people today who work, coach and sell online.

During the next year as ABLE L.L.C. we are going to put together some terrific ideas to solve some financial woes as well as send you to research some sound ideas that will have you going from maintaining you current standard in living to succeeding in what you would like to achieve in life. Unlike our old format in Finding Financial Freedom where we gave you some good ideas which were given to help you fight back from the repression of being in debt. Now we are going to point back to those ideas and help you gain ground and succeed by directing you to where you can seek the knowledge to succeed and not just maintain a lifestyle good or bad.

 

To accelerate aid to many looking for solutions to everyday problems we going to add direct links to help you find government agencies and actual good financial resources and businesses to help you find the aid you need faster. And, with the sources we give you options so you can choose the proper direction you would like to go. The best part of all this is many of these services will be free unless you choose the pay for option. We will also discuss some of the issues and challenges so you can understand them and why you feel the way you do about finances and the institutions that handle your finances.

We realize these actions your are going to take in your life are not going to overnight success stories like most people tell you it can. Besides, it has never worked for me in that way and we are not here, saying it again, going to tell you Fairy Tales. It takes time to change habits and ways of thinking. It takes other sources like video, articles, books, and yes, success coaches like Tony Robins. We will talk about the difference between Life Coaches like Tony Robins, the other MLM and Network Marketing Success Coaches as well as the difference between being a successful online marketer or a sales person just spinning their wheels in life and online. We will also be working with successful online marketers who actually give free seminars to teach you how to work with them and what they have to offer you in your own business. Best of all you never have to leave home to attend these home business outlooks. We will actually give you rebroadcasts links so you can listen in if you cannot attend at the time of the event. We like to start by peaking your interests and showing you a video about the difference between being the average Joe or Josephine and being successful and a leader in anything you do.

 

It is only fair to say that their are many ways to make money on and off line. We also intend to give you ideas for services  you can offer people offline as well as finding and selling treasures to stuff on e-Bay as well as online classifieds. These will be along with tales of what my wife Pam and I have done to help keep the cash flow positive along with other great tips we have heard from other people who we know.

 

So lets get ready to PROSPER!!!

 

With this video we would like to get you to start thinking in a different direction even if it is just by changing some ways of thinking here and there by giving you some influence that will get you from just maintaining your life and finances to having success in your life with a bright financial future.

 

Grab this great read that will help you understand where many of us go wrong in our approach to our finances. Read this book and ask yourself the question are you a PAW or a UAW?

 

 

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With this New Year Comes Great News to Our Readers

With this New Year comes great news to our readers. Some may think we have put our blogs under new management which is far from the truth.

During the last three months we have been doing a lot of research to provide a more interesting and informative blog while we work with shorter posts with great referrals to great resources and products to make your life easier and better.

Finally my wife Pam and I have joined as partner to join our blogs and other resources as well as Ideas together under the name of A Better Life Enterprises LLC or ABLE LLC to add more professionalism and service to all we provide. We will soon provide more information about us in an About Us page coming soon.

 

Just a Tip to Help You Excel in Your Financial New Year!

You yourself can effectively clean up your credit report through some of today’s credit report or identity protection services. By doing this you can raise your credit score dramatically helping you or your family considerably. For those of you who want outside help and are meeting your financial responsibilities monthly and want errors taken of your credit report here is a listing service  for credit repair companies as your guideline for quality services.

 

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Have a Happy New Year in Health with Prosperous Financial Growth!!!