Let’s Talk About Money With TalkMoneyBlog.co.uk
October 13th, 2008 | by HelpingU |Thanks to the internet and blogs, consumers are the real winners in the information age. Blogs have become one of the most effective ways to learn about topics that were once kept relatively secret, especially where credit and finance are concerned. More often than not, blogs are written from a personal perspectve which allows them to freely share knowledge and information in ways that traditional media such as books, magazines and television are unable to do.
While balancing a personal perspective with professional advice is a high wire act that most blogs struggle to accomplish, TalkMoneyBlog is one of the most professionally written blogs on the topic of personal finance while still maintaining a personal “hands on” feel. The blog covers the spectrum of personal finance topics, including but not limited to, money saving tips, debt management, remortgaging, interest rates, free enterprise, clearing credit card debt and general financial advice.
One of the more interesting articles entitled, Can the Buy-to-Let landlord survive the Credit Crunch? goes into depth about issues facing real estate investors who have purchased rental properties and are now facing a mortgage market that is in turmoil. Many of these investors are now carrying mortgages on properties that are worth sunstantially less than when they purchased the properties, thus giving them a negative equity scenario. Coupled with tenants facing possible financial troubles thereby unable to make rent payments on time, the unlucky investors are faced with a losing predicament that there is no easy solution for.
TalkMoneyBlog is authored by Mark Aucamp who is a seasoned vetran of the business world, yet he always finds time to respond to his blog readers whenever they ask a question about an article he has authored. Having spent several years in Abu Dhabi, one of the richest places on the planet, Mr. Aucamp worked as a Hotel Manager for Premier House Hotels, has operated a Debt Management business and has worked in the mortgage industry as a mortgage consultant. In his own words…
| Many of us know people we believe are successful because they drive smart cars and live in big houses and have lots of foreign holidays. Naturally we believe they are doing really well - after all they have all the trappings of success. However, when you are privileged enough to peel away the layers of their finances, as I have been, you realise that not everybody who looks really successful is. Actually most people are like the ducks on a pond. On top of the pond the ducks look like life is great; but deep under the water that little duck is kicking its feet so hard and so fast just to stay afloat. So next time you drive past the good looking guy or girl in the fast car of your dreams, stop and wonder what their little feet are doing. |
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