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3 Things You’d Better Have If You’re Serious About Buying a Home
MoreHow to Get a USDA Home MortgageBuying a Home Just Got Easier for Cash-Strapped FamiliesThese States Offer the Most Help for Buying a Home If you’re looking to buy a home in today’s competitive...
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How Borrowing a Friend’s Car Can Wreck Your Credit
MoreWhy Cheap Gas Is Raising Your Car Insurance RatesCan the Car Insurance Business Survive Driverless Cars?Bad Credit Can Be Worse Than a DUI for Raising Auto Insurance Rates Asking to borrow someone...
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How to Get Preapproved for a Mortgage and Why It Matters
More You’ve been searching online for just the right home, cruising neighborhoods looking for the “that’s it!” house and picturing yourself on your shady new porch. You know there’s plenty to do...
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Find the Right Credit Card for You
If you can’t figure out which credit card is best for your spending style, you’re not alone. The credit card market is a murky one for borrowers. What with varying APRs, cash back, points, miles, 0%...
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10 Things to Know About Money Before You’re 30
More10 Things to Know About Money Before You’re 20Most 20-Somethings Can’t Answer These 3 Financial Questions. Can You?Why Millennials Beat Boomers at Saving for Their Kids’ College Among the...
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3 Quick Ways to Boost Your Credit Score
It may be higher than ever before, but the average FICO score is still a good bit below the 750 you need to qualify for the best mortgage rates. “The average is not what people should be aiming for,”...
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3 Credit Myths That Can Cost You
Most people think they understand credit cards, but the truth is they can be tricky tools to master, especially for a newbie. When you’re just starting out and trying to establish good credit, the key...
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How Dialogue Is Becoming the New Internet Comments Section
1. Meet “dialogue,” the new front in the Internet commenting wars. By Laura Hazard Owen in Nieman Lab 2. You can help the Smithsonian index the records of tens of thousands of freed slaves. By the...
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The Right Way for College Kids to Use Credit Cards
Is your child heading off to college? One of the many things to consider is whether or not to send your kid off with a credit card. Lynette Khalfani-Cox weighs in on this dilemma. On the one hand,...
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How to Read Your Credit Report
Your credit report tells lenders how well you handle money—how you behave when it comes to paying off your debts. Your credit report is kind of like a report card for your finances. You can get one...
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Should You Always Tip in Cash at Restaurants?
MoreThis Is the Person You Most Need to Take on a DateThis Man Ate at All 46 London McDonald’s Locations in One DayBurger King Is Adding Grilled Hot Dogs to Its Permanent Menu If you can, tip in cash....
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A Financial Adviser’s Deep Dive on Credit Cards
More Recently a client emailed me to ask, “What is the best credit card?” Then, at a family holiday, four of my nieces and nephews asked the same thing. I have mixed feelings about credit cards. As...
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How Your Neighbor Paid for That Wedding and Vacation
MoreKanye’s $53 Million In Debt Makes Him a Typical AmericanThe Average American Is in Credit Card Debt, No Matter the Economy What are you willing to go into debt over? It turns out Americans have...
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Should I Get a Home Equity Line of Credit?
In this series, Tips from the Pros, MONEY taps the collective wisdom of expert financial planners. A home equity line of credit (HELOC) is an agreement allowing you to borrow against the value of the...
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Don’t Make These Credit Mistakes
To build a good credit score, there are a few things you need to keep in mind. One is that you have to actually use a credit card, and not a debit card. A debit card may have a “Visa” or “MasterCard”...
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How Can I Improve My Credit Score?
Question: What Can I Do to Improve My Credit Score? Answer: Pay your bills on time! There are some details you should know, and some myths that you should ignore, but, generally speaking, you should...
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Does Marrying Someone with Bad Credit Affect Mine?
When you marry someone with poor credit, your own credit doesn’t necessarily take a hit. In theory, you could lead separate financial lives ‘til death do you part. “As long as you don’t have joint...
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John Oliver Discredits Credit Reports on Last Week Tonight
This week, Last Week Tonight tackled credit reports, or as John Oliver calls them, “the basis for the single most important three digit number in your whole life other than 311, the Beatles of...
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The 5 Biggest Mistakes People Make When Trying to Fix Their Credit
If your credit’s in the gutter, you won’t be doing yourself any favors by making rash moves. In fact, you may worsen your situation. When trying to repair your credit, it’s key to remember the basics:...
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5 Credit Cards You Can Get While You’re Still In College
Credit card use in college can be both risky and full of opportunities. As young adults with limited experience managing their own personal finances, college students risk incurring debt that can take...
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