Monday, May 31, 2010

Tips To Make Extra Money

There are a many tips to make extra money. Of course you may not have the knowledge, training or experience to succeed with some of them. Or you may not have enough money to take advantage of some opportunities.


Use Your Knowledge of Values

All of us have some idea of what some things should cost, but we are all most familiar with prices in one area or another. Identify those areas where you are best at determining the value of things. This is where the profit opportunity is.

For example, a neighbour of mine could say what a car would sell for within a few hundred dollars. So when he saw a used car for sale and knew it would bring $3,000 after a bit of cleaning, he would offer $1,500 for it. If the answer was no, he quickly moved on until he found a seller ready to get rid of a vehicle cheap. Then he spent an hour or two cleaning up the car and selling it for decent profit.

The principle is what matters here. You don't need to know about cars. Ask yourself what can you put a price on and find a buyer for, and you have a potential source of extra money. One man I knew regularly bought used restaurant equipment for half of what it could be sold for. Engagement rings, dogs, and other things are "turned" for a profit in this way as well.

If you have no cash to invest, you can use credit card advances to do this. If you can make $1000 buying and reselling a coin collection, does $100 in fees and interest matter? Or you can find a partner to finance the deals at first. I have a friend who knows pickup trucks but rarely has cash saved. If he finds a truck for $2,000 that will sell for $4,500, he comes to me. I put up the money for half of the profit and we both do well.


Rent Rooms in Your Home

When I was younger I had a mobile home on a small lot. I paid off the mortgage, so my expenses were low, but I wanted to make some extra money as well, so I rented the spare bedrooms. The two rooms provided over $7,000 extra income annually, and I had decent renters. Having another person in the house adds little to the utilities, so the rent collected is almost all profit.


Make More Money In Your Business

If you have a business, why not mine your customer list for treasure. For example, if you run a window-cleaning business, you can call all previous customers in a certain area and offer a discount if they would like their windows cleaned the following week. Keeping it to one area makes it efficient so you can still make a decent profit while offering a lower price.

If you have a mailing list of your customers you can offer to present them with an offer from a non-competing business, for a fee or commission. Even customers that you have lost can be a profit source. Just introduce them to a competitor who can better serve their needs, again for a fee.


Sell Affiliate Products

When people visit my backpacking web site they sometimes click on the links I have put there and buy a tent or a sleeping bag. When that happens I get paid commission of about 7%. I just write about a subject that interests me, people come to read my pages, and they sometimes buy products that I link to. It is an example of basic affiliate marketing. Commissions range as high as 75% on some products, by the way, and you can start with a free blog on any topic of interest to you.

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Personal Loans For Poor Credit - Tips To Follow

There are so many things that you need to think about or prepare when it comes to personal loans for poor credit. Sometimes, it can be an advantage for you to actually get a loan like this but there are also situations when this can backfire as well. This is why it is important that you get all the information that you can on personal loans as well as the lenders that are allowing them to happen. This way, you will not make the mistake of getting deeper in debt or ruining your credit score even further.

Know The Amount Borrowed

The first thing that you need to know is how much you are going to borrow from a lender. Think wisely about how much you will need from a lender, whether it is a secured loan or an unsecured one. Of course, you might think that borrowing more is better but it really is not. Make sure that you borrow a minimal amount so that you can make sure to make the payments on time and in the right amounts as well. Bigger amounts can get you in bigger trouble in the long run.

Know The Interest Rates

Rates can vary from lender to lender so it is important that you get to know what the base rate really is. Sometimes there is a standard but it's always safe to ask what the interest rates are between lenders. The kind of personal loans for poor credit that you need to look for are the ones with the lowest annual percentage rate or APR. Why? Because the rates will be fixed no matter how high interest rates are.


Key Is Your Credit History

Lenders will first look at your credit history so you need to make sure that prior to your loan, you are already making certain payments on time. Late payments just make your credit score worse so make sure to make payments on time so that you can qualify for personal loans with poor credit. You will have secured and unsecured options since you have poor credit already but this does not mean that you can make your situation worse by worsening your credit history. In short, make your minimum payments on time.

Get Insurance

This cannot be stressed further. You need to get loan insurance that will cover your monthlies. They can be expensive and have you paying more in the long run but you never know when you will become incapable of paying off your debts. This is what the insurance is good for. In case you are not able to pay due to illness or whatever act it is that will stop you from paying off your loan.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Types Of Auto Insurance Policies

People take out car insurance policies to safeguard themselves, their vehicles and any third parties in an accident. Everyone knows that a motor vehicle is not necessarily cheap, and the cost of repairs or replacement for one could be devastating. Nowadays it is just reckless to drive without auto insurance.

The first kind of car insurance you are able to take out is fully comprehensive. This covers all aspects of your motor vehicle, and most incidents in a collision. This kind of cover will protect your vehicle and will also pay for repairs to any other car involved in the accident if you were at fault for the collision. The fully comprehensive insurance policy is normally the more expensive policy of the lot, but it is the only kind that covers against all kinds of damages, theft and accidents.

Third party coverage is normally the most affordable kind, and will only cover the cost of repairs to a third party if you have an accident and it was your fault. This is normally the best option if you have an older vehicle, and the expense of fully insuring it would not be viable with regards to how much you pay for the premium monthly, and how much it would actually cost to repair it. Third party coverage can be standard, with only coverage to any other vehicle you hit in an accident, or you can get third party coverage that has fire and theft added onto it. Naturally, this will be a bit more costly than the regular third party coverage, but the extra amount will be worth it.

Specialized car insurance is created for vehicles that are older than 25 years. These vehicles will require special cover as they will usually be more expensive to repair, seeing as most of the parts will be customized due to them not being available on the market anymore. Specialized car insurance is usually quite expensive due to the fact that a classic car will cost more to repair, and can also be costly to replace.

There are many different types of car insurance coverage, but it is up to you the extent of the cover you want for your motor vehicle. Speaking to your insurance company will help clarify all the different types of cover available to you. You need to know how much you can afford, and what you feel is imperative cover to have. If you live in a dangerous area, where your car is more at risk of being stolen or broken into, then you will need the theft coverage. If you live in an area that is more prone to natural disasters, then you will want to insure against effects of Mother Nature. If you do not drive as much as other people, and feel it would be unfair for you to pay the same rates as them, then you could consider pay as you drive insurance.

Regardless of what insurance you need, the best thing to do initially is to compile as many quotes as possible, so that you can make a comparative choice. You'll need to ask questions and find out whether you will be getting the cover you need from the insurance company you have chosen.