Section 179 and Equipment Financing (a marriage made in heaven)

I’ve talked about the beautiful combination of Equipment Financing and Section 179 previously in my blog, but to save you the trouble of searching, I’d just as soon write about it again. Truthfully, just thinking about this make my heart go pitter-patter (they say in springtime, a young man’s fancy turns to love. But in my world, a… Read More »

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Section 179 –Quarter Two

So here we are, well into the second quarter of 2013. Have you thought about Section 179 yet? You definitely should – here’s why. Like I mentioned back in January, Section 179 got a nice boost this year. It was shaping up to be a pretty lousy year for Section 179, with a measly $25,000 deduction (it’s funny… Read More »

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Credit Inquiries… why are they bad? (part 2)

Last time out, I talked about your credit score and why inquiries were bad for it. But at the very end, you asked the question (well, wait… actually I asked the question, but since I was writing as if we were talking and assumed you would ask… ok, never mind, I’m confusing myself – stay with me here.)… Read More »

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Credit Inquiries… why are they bad? ( part 1)

Let’s leave equipment financing alone for a bit and continue with our credit series. I had mentioned in my last credit post (about credit scores) that credit inquiries were bad for your credit. But the question as to “why” comes in – just why are credit inquiries bad for your credit score? Well, the answer is perception, plain… Read More »

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The notebook vs. the computer – assessing credit risk

The other day, my computer crashed pretty hard. And between me frantically pushing keys and yelling at it, I thought “why do we even NEED these things?” Then I gave up, called IT, and waited. So I had time to think… Well, I came to the conclusion that yes, it’s good that we have computers, even if they… Read More »

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