Things to Look Out for When Taking a Private Student Loan

When financing a college or other education, there is a high chance that you will need to take out loans. Education has just gotten too expensive for people to be able to afford to pay out of pocket. Of course, your f...

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5 Ways to Prepare Yourself for the Coming Inflationary Period

The federal government is pumping trillions of dollars into the economy in order to replace the wide swaths of the GDP that have been destroyed by the pandemic. Of course, this is not money that Uncle Sam has in i...

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5 Common Myths About Budgeting that You Can Dispel

You likely have read much about budgets, trying to get the advice of experts who can help you get control of your money. However, much of what you read may fall into the category of a personal finance myth. The truth is that...

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Things Not to Do When Trying to Get Out of Debt Quickly

The personal finance experts tell you that getting out of debt is the best thing that you can do for your own financial situation. This is mostly true, but it comes with a caveat. People have been known to go to extreme...

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What to Do When Losing Expanded Unemployment Benefits from the Government

Expanded federal; unemployment benefits have been a godsend for millions of workers who have e lost their job due to COVID-19. Congress gave unemployed workers an extra $600 per week to keep them afloa...

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4 Things Investors Should Never Do

Like many, you are probably trying to grow your wealth with investing strategies. When done properly, investing is one of the best things that you can do for your personal finance situation. However, investing is also a double-edged sword. ...

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Money Can't Buy Happiness? Here Are 5 Ways That it Can

The old adage is that money cannot buy you happiness. However, experts are not entirely correct here. While money is not everything, having enough of it helps takes some of the extra angst out of your life. Moreover, mon...

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The Overall Amount of Credit Card Debt in the U.S. Is Falling

In the midst of a pandemic with the unemployment rate soaring, you would think that Americans would be leaning more on their credit cards as a way of keeping their heads above water financially. Sometimes, credit ...

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What May Be in the Next Stimulus Bill

Many are starting to speculate that Congress is getting ready to start working on a fourth round of stimulus that would be passed when it returns from its July 4th recess. What is certain is that there is an acute need for another round ...

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4 Personal Finance Tips to Help Gen Z Get Ahead

Gen Z may be starting out in a hole as the economy has entered a deep recession just as they are attending college and looking to enter the workforce. The millennials have been considered the "lost generation" when...

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