What Should You Do When You Can’t Pay Rent?
Your budget is in the red, you’ve already spent your paycheck, and rent is due. It’s a desperate situation, and it’s hard to make…
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Kristin Wong writes and makes videos about all things money. You can find her writing at Lifehacker, NBCNews.com, and on her own personal finance blog, Brokepedia.
5 Healthy Habits That Make Your Finances Better, Too
Every year, we resolve to improve our habits to make ourselves a little healthier–mentally, emotionally, and physically. However, these habits often have a positive…
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Here’s How Zero-Percent Financing Offers Can Affect Your Credit
You’ve probably seen them before: the “same as cash” or “zero percent” financing loans that seem just a little too good to be true.…
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5 Strategies to Give Your Debt Repayment a Psychological Boost
Paying off debt takes a fair amount of discipline and willpower. When your payoff goal is years away, it’s easy to feel like giving…
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How Does Debt Affect Your Mental Health?
In the United States, the average student loan borrower carries over $48,000 worth of student loan debt and the average household carries more than…
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How Credit Reporting for Unpaid Medical Bills is Changing
It’s not always easy to financially plan for a major emergency, which is why so many people incur medical debt. And taking too long…
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How Does Settling a Debt in Collections Affect Your Credit?
The ghosts (or zombies) of your unpaid debts almost always come back to haunt you, usually in the form of annoying phone calls, incessant…
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How to Remove Negative Items from your Credit Report
Bad credit can come back to haunt you. A history of late payments or unpaid debts can make it hard to buy a home,…
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