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5 Things Your Real Estate Agent Wishes You Knew

If only you knew! Real estate agents everywhere want you clued in to these basic home-buying and selling facts.

Freeze! Securing your credit report from fraud or other suspicious activity might save you a big headache later.

When was the last time you gave your mortgage lender a ring? If it's been a few years, you could be throwing money out the window.

You can find just about anything you need when you're a city slicker — including one of these great side gigs!

Don't ditch your stationery and penmanship skills just yet. They could save you real money.

If you're wondering how you can get a higher rating and earn more with Uber, here are some easy tips.

You work so hard to protect your identity, but there are still ways thieves can get your personal data. Here's how they do it.

Before you hire a home inspector, make sure you get answers to these questions.

If you have the home equity to spare, you can borrow against it. Just be sure you're using the loan for something smart.

Make hosting a dinner party a lot less stressful — and a lot more fun — with with these easy, make-ahead dishes.

Elders aren't the only targets of financial fraud. Even young folks need to know how to protect themselves.

The sharing economy has given us easy ways to make serious side cash. Just don't forget to set aside some for Uncle Sam!

Your love of lattes might not be totally to blame for your low funds. Cognitive biases could be derailing every one of your money-related decisions.

Let robots manage your money for you and you'll never pay a late fee or go over budget again.

I came. I saw. I conquered Las Vegas without losing my shirt. Success.

You have homeowners insurance. What more could you need to protect your house? Actually, these policies might help.

Hiring pros to tackle your biggest home improvement projects is unavoidable. What is avoidable is paying exactly what they ask.

College is a time to discover your passions, goals, and aspirations. It's also a time to start building strong credit.

In between caring for your parents and your kids, you need to care for yourself, too — especially your financial future self.

This is my story of shock, anger, and finally disgust at the practices of netSpend.