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6 Ways To Spend Your Third Stimulus Check
After a year of COVID shutdowns and restrictions leading to a general economic slowdown and unemployment for many Americans, the government is making an effort to jumpstart the economy by distributing a third stimulus check to American families, this time even larger than before. The goal? Help people get back on their financial feet and, […]
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10 Steps for Making a Successful Budget
When you’re first trying to get a grip on your finances, budgeting is a great place to start. However, it’s often presented in personal finance books with complicated-looking tables where you’re trying to force the reality of your own spending with vague descriptions that don’t really match up with your thinking. For many, it ends […]
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3 Questions About Small Side Gigs – Answered
The “gig economy” has exploded in the last few years, with many people seeking out opportunities such as Uber, Lyft, Doordash, and other such tools to earn money in their extra hours — or even to turn a gig or two into their full time work. COVID-19 has also played a role in this evolution, […]
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Buyer’s vs. Seller’s Market: What Do They Mean?
When you’re buying a house, it’s important to know what type of market you’re in: a buyers market or a sellers market. Each type of housing market offers its own set of unique opportunities and drawbacks depending on what side of the equation you’re on. In a buyers market, the market is more favorable toward […]
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Amortization Calculator
Curious about amortization? This schedule explains your monthly payment and how those payments are divided up between principal and interest.
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What is a Homeowners Insurance Broker
What is a Homeowners Insurance Broker? Wind, hail and water might sound like a disco band from the 70s, but these three elements can be deadly to your house. About one in twenty homeowners file a claim every year — most often for damages from one of these three elements. On the other hand, fire […]
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SoFi Credit Card
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What if Personal Finance Had a User’s Guide?
There’s a lot that goes into financial stability — and it seems out of reach for many of us. Laura Whateley’s new book, Money: A User’s Guide, cuts through the panic and gives readers the confidence they need to take back their financial goals. Designed to read like an instruction manual for personal finance, we […]
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There’s Still Time to Fix Capitalism
The world of finance is full of lawful rule-breaking and gamified hacking — more evident these past few weeks than ever before. In Anastasia Nesvetailova and Ronen Palan’s book Sabotage: The Hidden Nature of Finance we learn about the ways big Wall Street players and some corporations work the system to avoid regulation. Their book […]
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How I Hit My 80,000 Chase Bonus in One Month
Please Note: The 80,000 welcome bonus is no longer available. This past fall, Chase offered a uniquely large welcome bonus, 80,000 points (worth up to $1,000), for signing up for their Chase Sapphire Preferred Card. Well, the marketing worked on me — I love exclusivity and a good deal. I didn’t have a travel rewards […]
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