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Author: Ryan Luke @ Arrest Your Debt As a personal finance enthusiast, I try to stay on top of the latest trends and topics related to debt, credit, and other important money management topics. For this post, I signed up to compare Credit Sesame vs. Credit Karma to see which was more beneficial and whether …
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While traditional credit cards are great consumer products because they reward your spending, the best prepaid cards are useful because they can help you control your budget. If you are someone who needs to reign in spending or just get a better handle on your budget, then prepaid cards could be a good solution for …
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Money Conversations are hard. Just the thought of sitting down with a partner to discuss variations in spending habits can cause a sense of existential dread. What if it doesn’t go well? Can we still be together if we don’t have the same money goals? Are our differences insurmountable? The thing is – financial problems …
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Did you know that one of the top indicators of a child’s social class is the social class of their parents? Social mobility is at an all time low in the US. Nearly half of the kids born into the lowest class will stay there for their entire lives, and only 4% will ever reach …
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Author: John @ financial freedom countdown We all know that the secret to getting insanely rich is to accumulate assets and avoid liabilities. The tricky part is knowing in advance which asset gets us there faster. Before the technology boom, some may have picked San Francisco Real Estate and gone all-in, enabling them now to …
Author: Sam @ How To Fire Whether you want to learn how to make an extra $1000 a month or you need a full-time income, freelance writing jobs are a great way to achieve your dreams. And the great thing about it is you can do it from the comfort of your home. I’m a …
Winter is coming. And unfortunately, as I found out last year, heating a house is insanely expensive. It cost me over five hundred dollars every three weeks to keep this dang house warm! That’s just unsustainable. So, this year, I knew I had to figure out how to save money on heating. So that’s exactly …
My Fixer Upper Mistake Last year, I was young and idealistic. Okay, maybe not that young – but still, my ideas were bigger than my capabilities. I thought I could buy a fixer upper. I also thought I had the skills and ability to transform said fixer upper into a luxury dream house. As it …
These past few years have been rough on me. It seems like I’m just floating from one financial emergency to the next, and I’ve been struggling to get ahead of it. I know that’s not what you usually hear from a finance blogger. It’s usually “I paid off my debt and you can too!” or …
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I’m pursuing financial independence so that I can live a rich life. But guess what? That doesn’t necessarily mean I want to be rich. In fact, living a rich life doesn’t have to have anything to do with money. What is a Rich Life? In my opinion, living a rich life doesn’t mean being rich. …