Refinancing Your Home – Do It Now Before You Run Out of Time

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Learn the options for refinancing your home and staying away from foreclosure.

Have you heard? The housing industry is showing signs of a rebound. While this is great news economically speaking, it’s also a warning: if you’ve been sitting on the fence wondering whether or not you should refinance, now is the time. If you’re behind on your payments and worried about foreclosure, there may be new options available that you weren’t even aware of. It’s an election year, so you’re going to hear a lot from both sides about the economy and jobs. But the reality is ... Continue Reading

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Here Comes the Bride: Simple Bridal Shower Ideas

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Here are some bridal shower tips for the maid-of-honor to use in preparation for the big party.

Being the maid of honor is a delightful honor but it comes with some serious responsibility, too. One of the biggest responsibilities of the maid of honor – besides keeping the bride sane through her wedding day – is planning the bridal shower. There are so many details to oversee in a bridal shower that it can easily get overwhelming. The recipe for a successful bridal shower, though, starts with taking a deep breath and realizing that it’s better to focus on fun than perfection. To keep ... Continue Reading

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Culture Fusion in Marriage

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Plan a culture fused wedding, and a future, with these tips and lessons.

While it may seem shocking, interracial marriage was not even legal in the United States until 1967. Children born of interracial relationships before that time were considered a scandal. With celebrities like Halle Berry and Thandie Newton on the scene today (both children of interracial parents) it’s hard to believe the country was ever that closed-minded. Since then, though, roughly 1.6 million interracial marriages have occurred and more than 70% of all Americans have no problem with ... Continue Reading

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