http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Terry+Rigg Finances Terry Rigg Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=605854&ca=Finances You talk about a question without an answer! But, I'm going to try to answer it anyway. First, when we are talking about setting an exact dollar amount for groceries for each family that asks, that's almost impossible. What we can do is allot a portion (percentage) of our income for food. There agai... Finances Terry Rigg Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=516619&ca=Finances 1. Don't use your credit cards unless you intend to pay off the balance at the end of the month. The only way to effectively manage your money is to not spend more than you earn each month. That includes credit card use. If you carry a balance on your credit cards from month to month you are spendin... Finances Terry Rigg Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=136359&ca=Finances The total American consumer debt reached $2.4 trillion in 2006. There are literally hundreds of ways to eliminate your debt. You can't turn on the TV, listen to the radio, open a newspaper or click on a web page link without hearing or seeing the latest miracle method to get you out of debt. Some of... Finances Terry Rigg Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=86796&ca=Finances Whether you know it or not, you are always setting your financial priorities. Some may decide that a new stereo system is more important than this month's electric bill. This may be a little off the wall but it is still setting your priorities. Anyone wanting to better manage their money would be wi... Finances Terry Rigg Mon, 22 May 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=53726&ca=Finances If you are single and don't have kids this tip won't mean much to you. For the rest of us that have others to consider when making money decisions it just may make things a little easier. I guess the best knock-down, drag-out fights my wife and I ever had was about money. No, it never came to blows... Finances Terry Rigg Mon, 22 May 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=53729&ca=Finances Have you ever wanted anything so much that you were willing to put off your bills to get it? A lot of people have and some do it month after month. The worst part of this is that these same people wonder why they are having money problems. I'm not talking about putting off the bills to buy groceries... Finances Terry Rigg Fri, 31 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=43420&ca=Finances Are you trapped into making only minimum payments on your credit cards? I hope not. Minimum payments decline as the balance on the credit card declines. Let's take a credit card with a $2000 balance at 15% interest to use as an example. You would expect to pay about a $40 (2%) monthly payment when... Finances Terry Rigg Fri, 31 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=43419&ca=Finances How can you decide how much you have for bills and expenses when your paycheck varies from one payday to the next? That's a question a lot of people struggle with. A few of the occupations that I can think of off hand that could fall into this category are waitresses or waiters working for salary an... Finances Terry Rigg Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=3988&ca=Finances If you have ever fallen behind on your debts you already know that dealing with your creditors can be a hassle. Sometimes it can be downright humiliating. It doesn't have to be that way. With millions of people experiencing financial problems it is absolutely necessary for everyone to know and under... Finances Terry Rigg Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=3990&ca=Finances With ever increasing consumer debt more of us are finding ourselves robbing Peter to pay Paul each month. We go through our bills and find that the money just won't stretch far enough to cover all of the bills and expenses. It's hard to decide who you should pay when you have one bill that is stampe...