I love to comparison shop.  I go from store to store to find the best deals.  Not only do I save some money, but I love it.  Just this past week I found out another thing that I am good at - finding good deals on financial products.

You see this week I was online doing some research for a friend regarding debt consolidation loans.  She is bogged down in debt and cannot make all her payments, so I was trying to find her a better solution than bankruptcy.  I found a few sites that had information that would help her out and I printed it off.

She had mentioned that they borrowed against their paychecks and I wanted to know how that worked.  I researched payday loans online to see how they worked - and I saw what her problem was.  The cash advances they were getting were not helping their situation out.

I thought I would take a look at other types of loans online.  I did some research for myself on home equity loans to find out how they worked.  I know our home has gone up in value this past year, and we were thinking of borrowing money against the house to build a garage.  I see that there are a lot of companies that offer these loans, so I will get to shop around (which is great).

So, for those of you who are like me and are in the market to get a loan, take a look online.  It is a great resource and research tool for you to shop around for the financial product that will be the best for you and your situation.