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Today’s top story: How to make the 10 years before retirement count. Also in the news: Tips on reining in holiday spending, which generation has the best credit score, and which insurance most car renters can say no to. 5 Ways to Make the 10 Years Before Retirement Count Fattening your nest egg. 5 Frugality […]
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Today’s top story: With a new Education Secretary on the horizon, the outlook for student loan debt relief is unclear. Also in the news: The 5 best ways to invest $10,000, where people are banking off the grid, and 5 apps to make donating easier on this Giving Tuesday. Outlook for Student Loan Debt Relief […]
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Financial planners and credit counselors see plenty of examples. The grown son who lost a job, moved home and stopped looking for work. The daughter who constantly mismanaged her checking account — and turned to payday lenders when parents stopped covering her overdrafts. The father working into his 70s to support spendthrift children in their […]
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Today’s top story: How to choose your second credit card. Also in the news: How home insurance can cover your holiday disasters, how Affordable Care Act plans could change in 2017, and how to calculate how long it’ll take you to get out of the debt. How to Choose Your Second Credit Card Finding a […]
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Dear Liz: I’m at 74-year-old retired woman living in a completely paid-off condo in California. I hold title in my name only. I would like to add my partner of 20 years and my married adult daughter to my home title so they will not have to go through probate if something happens to me. […]
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Dear Liz: I use only two credit cards. But I have several credit cards I never use. When the cards expire, the issuers send me new ones. I just received two more cards, with new expiration dates, which I will not use. I keep hearing that cancellation of cards results in lower credit scores. How […]
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Dear Liz: This is just to add to your observation that credit scores tend to improve after a bankruptcy. I filed Chapter 13, which required a five-year repayment plan. At that point my score was around 640. The day of the discharge, I was able to get a car loan at 3% interest. Also, the […]
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Today’s top story: 4 ways you can protect your credit score over the holidays. Also in the news: Giving Tuesday and beyond, why you should think twice before grabbing certain Black Friday deals, and the used cars with the best discounts on Black Friday. 4 Ways You Can Protect Your Credit Score Over the Holidays […]
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Today’s top story: How to avoid checking account disasters over the holidays. Also in the news: Ideas for Giving Tuesday, where to find the best Black Friday cell phone deals, and the 7 highest paying jobs for men and women. Dodge Checking-Account Disaster Over the Holidays Be vigilant. 4 Ideas for Giving Tuesday 2016 Giving […]
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Ten years ago, bullies had taken over the playground. Financial service firms preyed on their customers with impunity: —Lenders made expensive, risky mortgages to people who couldn’t afford to pay the money back. —Credit card issuers foisted overpriced insurance and other add-on products on millions of unsuspecting customers. —Credit bureaus ignored evidence submitted by people […]
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