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<title>Natural Methods of Pest Control-Solve Problems without Toxic Substances</title>
<description>Controlling pests does not always require the use of toxic chemicals and insecticides to get the job done. Moreover, many people use natural pest deterrents that are completely harmless to humans and animals as well. There are those, too, that really appr...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_238810_33.html</link>
<pubDate>06th November 2007</pubDate>
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<title>The Best Plan of Attack in Obtaining a Mortgage in Europe When Living in the US</title>
<description>If you're looking to expand your real estate horizons, you're not the only one.  More United States citizens are either looking to get into the real estate selling market or just looking to buy some properties to give them a place to stay while on vacatio...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_211226_19.html</link>
<pubDate>07th September 2007</pubDate>
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<title>When to Choose a 30 Year Fixed Mortgage</title>
<description>Choosing a mortgage is a difficult process. Not only are you looking for someone to lend you a large amount of money, but you are also looking for the best payment plan in order to pay off that loan someday.  While it can seem like there are many differen...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_211234_19.html</link>
<pubDate>07th September 2007</pubDate>
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<title>10 Questions to Ask Your Mortgage Lender</title>
<description>When you sit down with a mortgage lender, you should be the one in the driver's seat; after all, you are the one that will be paying for this mortgage in the coming years. To help you stay in control of the things that are happening as well as stay inform...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_211239_33.html</link>
<pubDate>07th September 2007</pubDate>
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<title>How a Home Equity Line of Credit Can Free up Cash for Home Improvements</title>
<description>Since your home is the most important investment in most people's lives, it's essential that you do everything you can to protect it. By doing regular work on the home through home improvement projects, you can increase the value as well as make your home...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_211246_19.html</link>
<pubDate>07th September 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Using a Second Mortgage for Debt Consolidation</title>
<description>It's said that every home in the United States carries an average of $2000 in credit card debt. While not all of us are carrying any debt at all, more of us are carrying far more credit card debt and other debt than this average. This is why more people a...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_211251_19.html</link>
<pubDate>07th September 2007</pubDate>
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<title>The Six Most Important Things to Assess in Your Home Purchase</title>
<description>When you are purchasing a home, there are hundreds of things that might go through your mind, from the actual home itself to the financing to the future of your investment. But to help you actually prepare for home buying, you might want to keep a few bas...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_194468_19.html</link>
<pubDate>30th July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>The Benefit of Fixed Rate Mortgages</title>
<description>If you're new to owning a home or you're just curious what you might need to know once you are ready, then you need to learn the basics of mortgages. With this being the most important investment of your life, knowing what you're getting into will save yo...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_194467_69.html</link>
<pubDate>30th July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Fluctuations in the Housing Market - Looking for the Right Opportunity to Buy</title>
<description>Striking while the housing market is hot is like a delicate dance for the new homeowner. From one day to the next, it seems like the housing market is changing on you, making what was once a great buy now impossible for your budget. But what can you do? I...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_194466_19.html</link>
<pubDate>30th July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Location, Location, Location - The Three Magic Words for Real Estate</title>
<description>Whether you're looking to sell or you're looking to buy, you've probably heard the phrase "Location, location, location" when it comes to real estate.  And though it may become clichéd in its overuse, there is a lot of truth to this statement.  The locat...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_194464_33.html</link>
<pubDate>30th July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>How Much House Do You Need? Calculating Living Space for the Long Term</title>
<description>While it's fairly unrealistic to think that you will stay in one home for the rest of your life anymore, when you're buying a house, you still need to have that kind of mindset. Instead of thinking that you aren't going to be in your house for long, so wh...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_194463_33.html</link>
<pubDate>30th July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>How 80-20 Mortgages Can Help You Avoid Down Payments</title>
<description>If you're a renter or someone that's looking for a new home, you want to make sure that you are getting what you want without paying a lot of money in the process. However, with today's skyrocketing housing market, it's becoming clear that housing prices ...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_194462_69.html</link>
<pubDate>30th July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Smart Mortgage Shopping - 3 Steps to Take</title>
<description>Most people wouldn't just purchase the first car they look at, so why would shopping for a mortgage be any different? New would-be homeowners are looking for ways to simply just secure financing that they forget that they are the ones in control of their ...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_181985_33.html</link>
<pubDate>02nd July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Adjustable Rate Resets - How to Safeguard Against Rising Mortgage Rates</title>
<description>When you're first getting into the process of buying a house, the legalities and the processes can seem daunting.  Not only are you responsible for handling the financing for the home that you wish to buy, but you also need to think about the future and w...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_181984_33.html</link>
<pubDate>02nd July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Option ARM Mortgages - How they Work and Pros and Cons</title>
<description>In the world of mortgages and complex financial arrangements for housing, you need to be armed with the facts.  Not knowing what you are getting into when you sign on the dotted line(s) could end up hurting you more than helping you. In the case of option...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_181982_33.html</link>
<pubDate>02nd July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>An Introduction to Interest Only Mortgages</title>
<description>If you're new to buying a home, you will find that there are as many ways to pay for a home as there are homes available to buy. This confusing maze of financial terms can cause even the more educated of individuals to become frustrated at the process. In...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_181981_33.html</link>
<pubDate>02nd July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Is Paying off Your Mortgage the Best Bet with Extra Income?</title>
<description>If you're working on paying off your home, you might wonder if a windfall or a salary increase might be best directed to your monthly house payment.  Surely, if you were to pay off your home more quickly, it might be better for your financial future, righ...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_181980_33.html</link>
<pubDate>02nd July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Why Real Estate is Still the Best Investment You Can Make</title>
<description>Though there's no such thing as a "sure thing," real estate is still considered the best investment you can make for your financial future - and with good reason. With the favorable housing market for buyers and for sellers, real estate is an almost guara...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_181979_33.html</link>
<pubDate>02nd July 2007</pubDate>
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<title>3 Tips for Getting the Best Interest Rate for Your New Home</title>
<description>Be fully informed of what your credit report says. In hopes to get the best rate for a new home, one should obtain a complete, up-to-date, error-free copy of her/his credit report. If the credit report shows that any of these criteria are not met or that ...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_162398_19.html</link>
<pubDate>21st May 2007</pubDate>
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<title>An Introduction to Home Equity Loans</title>
<description>What is a bigger stress inducer than a mother-in-law?  Serious financial debt undoubtedly nudges the in-laws out for a victory for the most worrisome factor in life.  But a home equity loan could be what could ease some of a homeowner's concerns and qualm...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_162397_19.html</link>
<pubDate>21st May 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Your First Mortgage - Know the Facts for Buying Your First Home</title>
<description>Buying a first home can be scary while obtaining a first mortgage can be even scarier. During the decision making process on the way to owning a home, one has to consider the price of the home as well as the possible monthly costs of mortgage payments. Th...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_162396_19.html</link>
<pubDate>21st May 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Mortgage Options for people with poor credit</title>
<description>People with poor credit do not have to resign to a life of ever-increasing debt and dwindling funds. Obtaining a loan, especially by way of a home mortgage, is an option for escaping debt for those with bad or no credit. A person with poor credit only has...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_162395_19.html</link>
<pubDate>21st May 2007</pubDate>
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<title>What is your FICO score and why is it so important</title>
<description>In an epic ending to 1999's hit movie "Fight Club", both Helena Bonham Carter's and Edward Norton's characters stand in a high rise building, watching through a window as all of the surrounding credit card company buildings implode and collapse around the...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_162394_19.html</link>
<pubDate>21st May 2007</pubDate>
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<title>Why You Should Refinance Your Mortgage - Four Key Reasons</title>
<description>Life has a way of piling it on: student loans, credit card debt, your kids' school fees, monthly utility bills, etc. Under these circumstances, it is easy to get overwhelmed. But the way to escape financial straits could be as easy as refinancing your mor...</description>
<link>http://www.financealley.com/article_162393_19.html</link>
<pubDate>21st May 2007</pubDate>
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