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Debt is a Bully with a Big Stick
If you’ve already read my first article, 5 Steps to Get Out of Financial Purgatory, you know that we’ve reached step #3 on the list. And, although, I am definitely not an expert on getting out of debt,...
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Can’t Save Money or Won’t?
If you say you can’t save any money at all, I’m going to immediately call bullshit. You only think you can’t save any money. I have been living paycheck to paycheck most of my life and I thought I...
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51 Ways to Side Hustle and Make More Money
Our last step in the 5 Steps to Get Out of Financial Purgatory blog series is making more money. Although I believe everyone can save money, no matter how much or how little they make, an exception to...
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Saving Money in a Digital World
Saving money is already hard. Life is expensive and it’s tough to put anything aside for the unforeseeable future. Not only does it take discipline, but you also have to find that little bit of money...
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My 5 Most Disastrous Financial Mistakes
Mistakes. Nobody wants to make them, but we do, and by the time we realize it was a mistake, it’s probably too late to do anything about it. And, financial mistakes are some of the worst, because they...
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Is your relationship an obstacle to saving money?
I only ask because my husband is, and really always has been one of our many obstacles to saving money. He is my little spendthrift. Not that I’m blaming anyone for our lack of savings, but it does...
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How to get your rental history to show on your credit reports.
I recently applied for a mortgage and was denied because my credit score was under 600. I was surprised to hear this because I have no debt beyond my car payment which has never been late in the 4+...
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How to Dispute: DIY Credit Repair
Disputing inaccurate tradelines on a credit report is affectionately known as “credit repair”, and although I’m no expert, I still feel more qualified to do it than most credit repair companies. I’m...
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Rebuilding Credit: The Basics
Since I’m in the process of rebuilding my credit, I thought I’d walk you through some of the steps I’m taking to meet my new credit goals. Please understand that there is no “quick fix” for your...
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Discover a Higher FICO Score: Secured Credit Cards
I wrote a previous post on how to rebuild your credit score, mentioning the fact that I had signed up for a Discover secured card to get the ball rolling. In this post, I will walk you through what a...
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