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How Should a High School Student Learn About Money?

June 25, 2020 by Eric Rosenberg

Many parents shield their children from their personal finances, which can make sense for many families. However, kids will become adults sometime and will have to learn about money sometime. As schools teach almost nothing about personal finance, those lessons should come from parents. But should high school students start managing their own money?

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Filed Under: Banking, Budgeting, Credit Tagged With: Education, Parenting, young adults

What to Do When You’ve Been Victim of a Data Breach

February 24, 2020 by Eric Rosenberg

Over the last few years, we have seen an unprecedented increase in leaks of credit and debit card numbers from large breaches, or hacks, where bad guys break into stores and steal information. I was a victim of one major data breach, along with millions of others. Here is what to do if your information is stolen, and how to prevent problems in the future with this new wave of breaches.

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Filed Under: Banking, Credit

Your Credit Score Is More Important Than You Think

January 29, 2020 by Derek Sall

I am completely debt free. I own my car, my house, and I have absolutely no student loans. I never plan to borrow another dime in my life, but I still worry about my credit score. Initially, this might seem like an odd statement, but your credit score is more important than you might think. It is used for far more than just getting a loan on a car or house. In fact, there are four great reasons to keep your credit score as high as possible.

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3 Great Reasons to Use Credit Cards

September 16, 2019 by John Schmoll

Mention the term credit card and depending on who you’re around, you could get quite the range of responses. You have one side that’ll be on the extreme of churning credit cards all the time to earn rewards to those on the other side who swear them off with the belief that they’re a blight on society. Certainly, if you’re struggling with credit card debt now, or in the recent past, then credit cards probably are not the best for you, but if used as a balanced approach to managing one’s finances I believe there are a number of benefits to be found in using credit cards. The key is knowing what those benefits are and using them if appropriate.

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Filed Under: Credit Tagged With: Credit card, Credit Card Debt, Credit Card Rewards, Credit Cards, Rewards Points

Credit Scores: The Complete Beginner Guide

April 1, 2019 by Eric Rosenberg

Your credit score is one of the most important numbers you will ever have in your life. It is like your old GPA (grade point average) from school, except for your money. Banks, credit card companies, lenders, employers, and landlords can use your credit history to decide if you get a new account, loan, apartment, or even a job. At the same time, it can save you tens of thousands of dollars on a mortgage loan. Here is everything you need to build an excellent credit score, and how you can understand and use it.

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Filed Under: Credit Tagged With: Credit history, Credit Karma, Credit Monitoring, Credit Repair, credit report, Credit score, credit sesame

The Complete Beginner Guide to Travel Hacking

March 18, 2019 by Eric Rosenberg

If it’s too good to be true, it usually is. That’s the mentality I had when I first learned about travel hacking, a blanket term for using miles, points, and know-how to travel the world in luxury without spending luxury prices, often for free.

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Filed Under: Banking, Budgeting, Credit, Lifehacking, Travel Tagged With: airline miles, Credit Card Churning, Frequent Flyer Miles, Rewards Credit Cards, Travel Hacking, travel rewards

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