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images (1)Today’s top story: What you need to know when negotiating with a debt collector. Also in the news: Quick ways to get your finances in order, how you may be unintentionally damaging your credit score, and what you need to know about funeral costs.

3 Things You Need When Negotiating With a Debt Collector
Know your numbers.

4 Quick Ways to Get Your Finances in Order
Start doing your homework.

Are You Unintentionally Damaging Your Credit Score?
Time for some mythbusting.

The Only 2 Things You Need to Remember About Funeral Costs
Don’t be caught off guard during a difficult time.

Is Your Student Loan Servicer Ruining Your Credit?
Know where your loans are.

Tuesday’s need-to-know money news

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Zemanta Related Posts ThumbnailToday’s top story: 8 questions future retirees need to answer. Also in the news: How to build business credit, what you won’t find in Wikipedia about personal savings, and what the Game of Thrones can teach us about personal finance.

8 Retirement Questions A 50-Something Couple Needs To Answer
How prepared are you?

How to Build Business Credit Separate from Personal Credit
Don’t stunt your growth by using your own cards.

What Wikipedia Won’t Tell You About Personal Savings
Consider the unconventional.

4 Killer Money Lessons Hidden in ‘Game of Thrones’
A Lannister always pays his debts.

Could Not Paying a Debt Land You in Jail?
Don’t let the phone calls scare you.