Credit Scores Soaring
America, give yourself a pat on the financial back. Credit scores for U.S. consumers reached a record high in the spring of 2017. After years…
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Jun
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May
Women Get Paid Same as Men… in 2152!
By the time American women and men have equal pay across the board for performing the same job, there could be passenger vehicles zooming along…
24
May
Store Credit Cards Not Consumer’s Best Friend
Everyone knows the pitch. You’ve spent half an hour trying on clothes off the rack at a shopping mall department store, found three shirts that…
24
May
Payoff $50,000 In Credit Card Debt
Running up $50,000 in credit card debt is not impossible. Millions of Americans do it every year. In fact, 1.6 million American consumers had credit…
23
May
Save On Entertainment
When some part of your budget needs to be trimmed to help pay off debt, the first place that people typically go looking, is entertainment…
19
May
The Current State of Financial Literacy in America: Be Afraid
We are a nation of financial dunces. For proof, try answering this question. Why should want to improve your credit score? To save money when…
03
May
Money Going Mobile: Mobile Payments and the Virtual Wallet
I can’t remember the last time I paid a friend back in cash. That thought was an eye opener to me. I’m only 22 years…
12
Apr
Household Debt Approaches Record High
America loves a good comeback story, like Robert Downey Jr. overcoming all sorts of addictions to become one of Hollywood’s biggest stars or Martha Stewart…
04
Apr
I Can’t Pay My Car Insurance: How to Save on Your Premium
If you’re having a hard time finding affordable auto insurance, here’s some strange-but-true advice to solve the problem: Move and/or pay off your credit cards….
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Mar
How Do You Consolidate Your Bills?
The first step in consolidating your bills is calculating how much debt you have and how much income is available to address it. List all…