What makes a Costco executive membership worth it? Naturally much depends on how much you plan to use your Costco membership, but there are other factors to consider. Do you want loyalty program-type rewards for using your membership? Are you hoping to get perks on your travel purchases? Do you like other rewards like discounts or special access to identity protection or similar incentives? Do You Need A Costco Executive Membership? The … [Read more...]
Employment Social Distancing And Remote Work: How To Survive
Remote work is the new normal for many industries. Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, many people who are used to working in a school, library, office, coffee shop, car dealership, or any other “in-person” business are finding themselves having to adjust to working from home. That is definitely NOT NEWS. But what IS news is the notion that the work-from-home and employment social distancing measures everyone hoped would be … [Read more...]
Las Vegas Set To Reopen Casinos, Other Businesses Remain Closed
With Las Vegas Set to reopen casinos on June 4, 2020, other businesses remain closed. The Governor of Nevada, Steve Sisolak set the date (on a tentative basis) after what has been reported as “two weeks of continued decreases” in new COVID-19 diagnoses and hospitalizations. Reopening Nevada & COVID-19 Case Numbers At the time of this writing, Worldometers.info reports Nevada with having some 7,879 total cases, but following a long Memorial … [Read more...]
Protect Your Credit To Survive Coronavirus
That title is pretty sensational, but there are indications in the American economy that credit scores are going to be very important in the era of coronavirus and COVID-19. That’s not based on speculation; mortgage lenders across America are reconsidering their FICO score requirements for home loan approval, making scores in the mid to upper 600 range less of a sure thing for loan approval than they were previously. For the record, FICO … [Read more...]
Financial Tips During a Pandemic
Every year, one of my goals is "Try something new." I just didn't know that in 2020, that would be living through a global pandemic and I would be writing about financial tips during a pandemic. Right now, my state is one that isn't in a formal shelter-in-place situation, but we're definitely close, and I wouldn't be surprised if in a week, we are forced to stay home. I've actually been home for two weeks - last week, my office recommended … [Read more...]