Being too friendly on social networks can put your identity at risk – even by sharing seemingly harmless info. Before you know it, someone is going on a Las Vegas shopping spree with a credit card bearing your name. (True story.) That doesn’t mean you have to take the scorched-earth approach and delete all your […]
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How to Keep Your Money Safe When on Vacation
Fix These 4 Costly Travel Security Threats Before You Pay Dearly Traveling soon? If so, there’s a good chance you’ve forgotten about prioritizing safety as part of your vacation plans. And no, I don’t mean the kind of safety like wearing a life-jacket while on a boat (although that’s a good idea regardless of your […]
Continue Reading...How to Courageously Conquer Your Top Financial Fears
Feeling completely overwhelmed about your finances? Paralyzed by major money decisions? Wondering why you can’t make progress? Poor financial planning causing you feelings of shame or humiliation? Excessive, fearful worry over your finances can bring out some really unpleasant emotions, and it can be quite a scary thing. Stressing about how you’re going to get […]
Continue Reading...Easy, Worry-Free Ways to Boost Your Credit Score [Infographic]
Easy, Worry-Free Ways to Boost Your Credit Score Good credit, bad credit, no credit – most of us have experienced at least one of these credit score categories before. There is no question that having a good credit score is nice and comes with its own set of perks. Yet, knowing how to increase your […]
Continue Reading...The Smartest Apps to Kick-start Your Money Management
*Update: Soon after this post was published, the Sweep app was acquired by the online lending company, Affirm. We wanted to inform our readers that the app itself and all user account data within the app will be unavailable after May 26, 2016.* Despite the fact that Americans have generally decreased the time spent on cell […]
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