A Guide to Cashing a Check at PLS
When you’re in a pinch and need to cash a check, but your bank is closed (or you don’t have one), sometimes the best option available is a check cashing service. PLS Financial Services Inc. is a company that can cash certain checks as a part of their financial services. PLS operates out of Arizona, […]
What is Interest, and How Do Different Types of Interest Work?
Whether you’re signing up for a credit card, checking your retirement investments, or signing a new home loan, chances are you’re going to come across the term “interest” somewhere in the paperwork. Put most simply, interest is a charge that is accrued for borrowing money from another person or entity. If you borrow money, you […]
Need Help With Vet Bills? Here Are 5 Great Ways to Find Affordable Pet Care
Owning a pet can get expensive fast, whether it’s a cat or a dog or even a more exotic pet. Yet the benefits pets provide us — both in improving our quality of life and providing us with unconditional love and companionship — outweigh the potential financial hurdles they may cause. Unfortunately, even an extremely […]
Does Applying for Credit Cards Hurt Your Credit Score?
Applying for credit cards often requires a hard inquiry on your credit score, which means it can potentially hurt your credit score — at least temporarily. If you’re only applying for one card, your score may only go down a few points. If you apply for multiple cards in a short amount of time, on […]
What Do You Need To Open a Bank Account? Costs, Requirements, Documents, and Tips
You’ve known for a while that you’ve needed to open a bank account, or that you’ve needed to switch, but you were never quite sure how to do it. You’re tired of relying on places like the grocery store to cash your paycheck because you don’t have a bank account. So how do you get […]
Gender Tax: The Costs of Being a Woman
Have you ever noticed how the “pink” items in the store — or the items labeled for women — always seem a bit more expensive than the ones labeled for men? What about clothing; why are women’s clothes often so much more expensive, even when they use less fabric? Women in America (and around the […]