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What Trump’s New Plans Mean for Student Loan Forgiveness

Learn what Trump’s presidency could mean for student loan forgiveness programs, including the SAVE plan and PSLF. Discover practical ways to adapt to potential changes and protect your financial future. In today’s update, with Donald Trump returning to office, student loan forgiveness programs face major uncertainty. From the potential end of Biden’s SAVE plan to … Continue reading What Trump’s New Plans Mean for Student Loan Forgiveness

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The Basics of Loans Explained – Simple Beginner’s Guide

What is a loan? Learn what loans are, how they work, and how interest rates impact your repayments. Understand how to choose the right type of loan or credit card, whether it’s student, personal, or secured, and avoid common financial pitfalls. This guide will help you understand what loans are, how they work, and what … Continue reading The Basics of Loans Explained – Simple Beginner’s Guide

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How to Use the Debt Snowball Method to Pay Off Debt Fast | Beginner’s Guide

Learn how the Debt Snowball Method can help you pay off debt quickly and build financial momentum. Discover practical steps to list your debts, make payments, and stay motivated. In this guide, you’ll learn about the Debt Snowball Method, a powerful strategy to pay off debt fast by focusing on small wins. Discover how to … Continue reading How to Use the Debt Snowball Method to Pay Off Debt Fast | Beginner’s Guide

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Credit Cards vs. Debit Cards: Which is Right for You? A Simple Guide for Beginners

Learn about the differences and advantages of credit and debit cards, including tips on choosing the right one for your financial habits and how each can affect your financial health. Dive into the differences and functionalities of credit and debit cards to enhance your financial understanding. This guide highlights how debit cards help manage spending … Continue reading Credit Cards vs. Debit Cards: Which is Right for You? A Simple Guide for Beginners

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Building and Maintaining Credit | Tips

Learn important tips on how to build credit by using credit cards and loans responsibly, how to maintain good credit by making payments on time and keeping credit utilization low, and how to monitor credit reports to ensure accuracy.

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Options for Paying for College: Loans and Grants to Consider

Paying for college is stressful in any situation, but with economic hard times facing many people, it becomes even more important to look for options that can help you to get your college student through school, or help you to pay for your own schooling costs. Keep in mind, the competition for resources to pay … Continue reading Options for Paying for College: Loans and Grants to Consider

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Filing Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

Deciding to file bankruptcy will be one of hardest decisions you will ever have to make. Probably, one decision you thought you may never have to make. The reality is, in America thousands of people file bankruptcy every week. That’s an incredible amount of society in financial burden. No one wants to file bankruptcy, yet … Continue reading Filing Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

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The Problem of Unpaid Student Loans

Most governments recognize the importance of post-secondary education, not only for the students who work so hard to graduate from college or university, but also for the welfare of the country itself. An educated population is a valuable asset for any nation, as it ensures growth, prosperity, and stability. It is for this reason that … Continue reading The Problem of Unpaid Student Loans

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Credit Repair: Crafting a Letter For Improved Credit

First face the facts. You missed payments or made late payments to the credit card company. You need a loan now or will want one in the future but your credit report doesn’t show that you are the best risk for a potential lender. So what to do? You could try to bury your head … Continue reading Credit Repair: Crafting a Letter For Improved Credit

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The Credit Report

A credit report is a record of your debt paying history. This includes your history paying credit cards, mortgage loans, student loans, car loans, department store credit cards, etc. The credit reports are compiled by companies called credit bureaus. The credit bureaus write your report based on information they get from companies that gave you credit in … Continue reading The Credit Report

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5 Reasons Why You May Want to Consolidate Your Credit Card Debt

If you didn’t already know it, we now live in a consumer society driven by easy short-term unsecured debt. Most of this is denoted in the form of credit card debt, with nearly all of us having to-hand more than one credit card on which to call when the kids want those new sports shoes. … Continue reading 5 Reasons Why You May Want to Consolidate Your Credit Card Debt

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Picking the Best Credit Card

If you are like two-thirds of the population, you have no intention whatsoever of making repayment of your credit card in full at the end of each statement period, then the choice of credit card that you make will likely have a large impact on how you manage your credit card debt. As such, making … Continue reading Picking the Best Credit Card

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