Jeff Sipes's Blog

Royce White, forward for the Sacramento Kings, has scored exactly 0.0 points per game in his NBA career, and yet when it comes to one key issue, he could be the league’s most important player.  White finally logged his first minute on the hardwood last week in a blowout loss to the Spurs, regist...

  If we asked most Americans how many credit bureaus there were, their answer would almost always be, “three.”  A good number of people could probably even name them as Experian, Equifax, and Transunion, and feel proud of their knowledge of the credit industry. But very few people realize that th...

Are you burnt out after a long winter?  Feeling a little blahhh about your daily routine of work and other obligations?  We all can feel bored, frustrated, or down in the dumps sometime, but there's a lot you can do to turn it around and get inspired again.  Here are 75 things you can do today t...

  It's that time of year again - the NCAA tournament, heaven for college hoops enthusiasts all over the country.  To celebrate this year's sure-to-be exciting madness, let's look at some fun and interesting facts about the tournament.Oldest coach to win a championship: In 2011 the 68-year old coa...

  Are you shopping for a home loan?  Sending a child to college so you’re applying for student loans?  Or did you just come from your favorite store where they offered a discount if you take out one of their store credit cards.  Every time you apply for new credit it shows up as an inquiry on you...

  From the bizarre world of can-you-believe-this tabloid headlines comes a news story that has parents all over America shaking their heads…and keeping their attorney on speed dial.  That’s because Rachel Canning, an 18-year old student from a (formerly) happy home in New Jersey has sued her pare...

 Should big U.S. companies be allowed to evade taxes by keeping profits overseas?   U.S. companies are making unprecedented profits, but don’t expect Americans to benefit from the taxes they pay on those sums.  That’s because more than ever corporations have elected to stash their earnings overse...

Why are credit scores so confusing? Credit scores may seem confusing but once you understand what it is and what parties are involved the role they play, it all becomes clear.  Your credit score shows your history of using credit, including accounts you have opened and closed, credit limits, pay...

The world’s most successful real estate agents buy and sell properties with reckless abandon, endeavoring to develop whole streets with houses and hotels, bankrupting their competition while trying to stay out of jail.  It may sound like real life but we’re talking about Monopoly, the most popul...

February is Black History Month so we’d like to applaud and celebrate some heroes of the Untied States civil rights movement.  Initiated by Carter G. Woodsen in 1921 as only a week, this reverence for African American contribution and culture was placed in February because it marked the birthday...