Should You Buy An Automotive Extended Service Contract?The decision to purchase an extended service contract ormechanical break down policy as they are sometimes called is adecision that has many variables. Depending on the age of thevehicle, the usage, how long do you plan on keeping the vehiclefor are just a few questions that need to be considered.If you look online, some of these so called guru’s who writescam pieces will tell you–Don’t Buy–it’s a scam. I wholeheartily disagree with their opinions, I question if they havereal world knowledge and experience to begin with. If they did,then I firmly believe their opinion would be other wise.The scam comes when you are charged outrageous and inflatedprices for an extended service contract, they are not cheap tobegin with, but those who exasperate the cost are the ones whoare taking advantage of unsuspecting consumers. Or perhaps evenrequiring you to purchase as a condition of buying the vehicle,you should never be for…
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Buying An Automotive Extended Service Contract
Monday, August 31st, 2009Car Finance
Sunday, August 30th, 2009These days having a reliable and safe vehicle to drive is moreimportant than ever. With public transport packed to the hiltand often unreliable, many people have learned to rely on theirvehicles to get to college or work, pick up the kids, do theshopping and even to perform their jobs. That’s why things canget really tough when you find yourself with an unsafe orunreliable car. When it comes to affordable car finance loancompanies in the UK offer some great deals to suit all budgetsand needs.Whatever type of car and price you are looking at, a loancompany should be able to help you by providing low costfinance. Of course, the amount that you will be eligible toborrow for your car will depend upon your income and employmentstatus amongst other things. If you really want to keep costsdown when buying a new car, try and go for a basic model ‘however nice the thought of driving the latest sports modelmight be, the insurance costs along can end up being financiallycripplin…
How to Finance a Business
Sunday, August 30th, 2009How to finance a business is one of the main concerns that everynew business person has to resolve. There are two main ways offinancing a business, equity financing and debt financing.The majority of start-up or small businesses use limited equityfinancing. As with debt financing, additional equity often comesfrom non-professional investors such as friends, relatives orcolleagues.However, the most common source of professional equity fundingcomes from venture capitalists. These are institutional risktakers and may be groups of wealthy individuals or majorfinancial institutions. Most specialise in one or a few closelyrelated industries. Venture capitalists are often seen as deep-pocketed financialbenefactors looking for start-ups in which to invest theirmoney, but they most often prefer three-to-five-year oldcompanies with the potential to become major regional ornational concerns which will return higher-than-average profits.Venture capitalists may scrutinise thousands…
Should You Buy An Automotive Extended Service Contract?
Sunday, August 30th, 2009The decision to purchase an extended service contract ormechanical break down policy as they are sometimes called is adecision that has many variables. Depending on the age of thevehicle, the usage, how long do you plan on keeping the vehiclefor are just a few questions that need to be considered.If you look online, some of these so called guru’s who writescam pieces will tell you–Don’t Buy–it’s a scam. I wholeheartily disagree with their opinions, I question if they havereal world knowledge and experience to begin with. If they did,then I firmly believe their opinion would be other wise.The scam comes when you are charged outrageous and inflatedprices for an extended service contract, they are not cheap tobegin with, but those who exasperate the cost are the ones whoare taking advantage of unsuspecting consumers. Or perhaps evenrequiring you to purchase as a condition of buying the vehicle,you should never be forced to buy under any circumstances.With automotive r…
Bridging Finance Basics
Sunday, August 30th, 2009Bridging finance is a short-term loan that is used as a way toprovide funding for the purchase of a new property while theborrower awaits the sale of an existing property. Unless all thestars are in perfect alignment, it’s tricky to coordinate thesale of one property and the purchase of another property sothat the transactions occur simultaneously. Bridging finance or a ‘bridge loan’ as it is more commonlyreferred to, makes such transactions possible. They keep theborrower from ending up in a dire financial situation as canhappen when forced to pay two mortgages at the same time. Bridgeloans can be used either for business or for personal reasons.Primarily short term in nature, the process for obtaining abridge loan is similar to that of most types of loans. Mostimportantly, it’s advisable to work with a lender that hasexperience with this type of loan. Also, since the need for abridge loan often arises with little advance notice, beingpre-approved for such a loan is a …
Understanding Financial Statements
Saturday, August 29th, 2009In Financial Accounting – Reporting for those outside thebusiness, the most important financial statements, relevantfor budding freelancers are:.The Statement of Financial Position or the Balance Sheet .The Statement of Income or The Profit & Loss Statement .TheStatement Of Cash Flows. The Balance Sheet shows the business’s assets, the liabilities,and the equities of a business. It is a ‘snapshot’ of thebusiness economic resources at a certain date. That is why whenyou see one, it says something like, The Statement Of FinancialPosition as at ddmmyyyy. Unlike a Balance Sheet that is a ‘snapshot’ of economicresources, the Profit and Loss Statement is a summary of theflows of earned revenues and incurred expenses of a business fora period of time. That is why when you see one, it sayssomething like: Profit & Loss Statement for the year X. The Statement of Cash Flows summarizes the ‘cash’ effects of theactivities of a business for a period of time. These activi…
Qualities Of Useful Financial Reports
Friday, August 28th, 2009As a freelancer planning and implementing the accounting systemof the business that you hope is going to make you money, it isimportant that your accounting system must produce informationthat are going to be useful to you and to those who are readingit. How do you do this? Information that a business is expected topresent must be:.Understandable.Naturally the information produced must be understandable. Aguideline is to provide information that people, who are willingto understand it, can understand it: professionals ornonprofessionals. As a business owner, you have to think of thedifferent accounting backgrounds of the different types ofpeople who will be reading your reports and match thataccordingly. .Relevant & MaterialRelevance is the capacity of information to make a difference ina decision. It is important to report and disclose informationthat is relevant for anyone to make a decision. Accountinginformation must also deal with things that are significant…
Buying Do-It-Yourself Automotive Equipment
Friday, August 28th, 2009Buying DIY Automotive EquipmentEveryone is getting into do-it-yourself DIY projects thesedays, and that even includes fixing your car. Without propertraining there are certain aspects of automotive repair that youshouldn’t attempt yourself since there may be safety issuesinvolved. However, more and more people are finding that withthe right automotive equipment there are many things you canrepair yourself at a fraction of what a mechanic would chargeyou.If you are new to DIY auto repair, you may want to read yourcar’s manual to become familiar with the various parts of yourcar. You may want to start off with a simple job such aschanging a tire or changing your oil. There is very littleequipment associated with these two tasks so you won’t have toworry about spending a large amount of money if things don’twork out.If you’re looking to start a more involved project, such asreplacing your brake pads, you’ll want to make sure you get theproper equipment since this isn’t…
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Six Ways Under Your Nose To Finance Your Home-Based Business
Thursday, August 27th, 2009There are lots of ways to get additional capital to expand ahome-based business. But before you look outside for financing,leaving the decision about your company’s progress and merits tosomeone else, consider these six ways under your nose to financeyour home-based business:Personal Savings Savings are easy to tap and involve no paperwork. The negatives: if you use the money in your business, it eatsinto your safety reserve and is no longer there for emergencies.It diverts funds from a very low risk investment to a high one. Whole-Life InsuranceWhole life policies accumulate tax-deferred cash value that youcan tap for your business. But the only way you can tap thiscash without paying taxes is to borrow against your policy. Aslong as you keep your policy intact and pay premiums when due,loans remain tax-free.The negatives: you will be converting a low risk investment intoa high one; if you decide to terminate your policy or if youdefault on repaying your loan, taxes…