Building an Emergency Savings Fund After a Disaster
If you went into 2020 with an emergency savings fund, you’re probably grateful that you had spare cash on hand in the middle of…
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Who’s Actually Looking at Your Credit Report?
There’s a lot of power contained within a credit report. Crack open your current TransUnion or Equifax or Experian report and you’ll see all…
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Most Holiday Shoppers Don’t Plan to Spend Less
While a vaccine is on the way, the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic is going to linger for some time. In a…
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Tips for a Safe Holiday Season During COVID
No matter what you celebrate during the winter months, things just aren’t going to be the same this year. There’s no way to ignore…
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How to Protect Your Finances from an Unexpected Disaster
Raging wildfires, hurricanes, civil and political unrest — not to mention a global pandemic. 2020 is turning out to be…well, quite an interesting year.…
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Student Loans Moves to Make Before the National Forbearance Period Ends
Federal student loans are currently in a nationwide period of forbearance. As part of this forbearance (which was included in the CARES Act, passed…
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How Do Contactless Credit Cards Work (and Are They Safe)?
If you don’t have a contactless credit card yet, you very likely will soon. While contactless credit cards have been gaining popularity much faster…
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How to Open a Low-Cost, Low-Income Bank Account
In April of 2020, the federal government began sending out millions of stimulus payments as a means of offsetting the tremendous economic damage Americans…
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