Q&A with Madhavi Venkatesan: How to help kids build credit
It’s crucial to start thinking about how to help kids build credit early on in their lives. …
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How to protect yourself from data breaches
Technology has the power to make our lives easier and more productive. But relax your defenses, and those same electronic wonders can unleash chaos. …
6 lessons you can learn from Joey Lawrence’s bankruptcy
Whoa! Actor Joey Lawrence’s lovable but dense TV character, Joey Russo, uttered that catchphrase on the 1990s sitcom “Blossom,” and the phrase has been synonymous with Lawrence ever since. …
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How consumers are using credit
You may think that keeping up with the Joneses is the reason Americans are using credit and racking up record credit card debt. But, you’d be wrong. Turns out that needful items like food, medical expenses and housing are literally breaking the bank and causing people to turn to credit cards to make ends meet. …
Credit card signature rules are changing this April
Come April 2018, you won’t need to sign on the dotted line when paying with plastic. All four major credit card networks (American Express, Visa, MasterCard and Discover) are dropping requirements that make a credit card signature necessary. …
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Ivanka Trump’s credit card debt is a lesson in how not to use credit cards
She’s a multimillionaire. Her husband’s a multimillionaire. Her dad’s a reported billionaire. Why, then, is first daughter Ivanka Trump swimming in credit card debt, as recently reported by news website Politico? …
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How to get a personal loan
Sure, it’s ideal to always have enough savings in the bank for life’s major expenses, such as medical bills, home improvements or paying off credit card debt. But sometimes life happens, and you need to get a personal loan in order to afford something important. …
How to build credit as a college student
There’s a lot to keep you busy during college — exams, working to pay for school, parties. But without a doubt, it is one of the best times to start thinking about your credit. If you want a leg up on your finances later in life, start to build credit as a college student. …
Q&A with Robert Hartwig: Navigating personal loans and credit
If you’re shopping for a personal loan, you’ve likely been shuffling through lender-to-lender comparisons and trying to decipher financial jargon. We get it — it’s a daunting task. But with so many lenders in the market, it’s crucial to understand everything that’s involved in obtaining a loan. And understanding how personal loans and credit work together is one of those things. …
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9 unconventional ways to get out of credit card debt
If you’re swimming in credit card debt, it’s easy to figure out conventional ways to get rid of it. You might take out a debt consolidation loan, for instance, or transfer the balance from a high-interest credit card to a card offering a special no-interest period. …
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