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Is There Life After Bankruptcy?

Bankruptcy, especially a chapter 7 bankruptcy can destroy a credit rating. If you have just filed or are about to file for bankruptcy protection, you probably have a lot of questions. Take a look at what you might expect from a bankruptcy with the help of a few real life examples.

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Money Tips For Covid

Covid has done quite a number on the economy of the United States and the rest of the world. If your income has remained relatively stable during this time, you should consider yourself very fortunate. For many Americans, this is simply not the case and until things get back to normal, we need to be aggressive with our finances and our budgets. Take a look at a few things that you can and should do now in order to protect yourself from financial troubles.

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3 Strategies To Pay Off Credit Card Debt

Are you struggling to pay off credit card debt? Many Americans are and it shows since the average person has nearly 8000 dollars in debt tied to high interest credit cards. Credit card debt is the worst kind of debt to carry because of the great impact that it has on a budget. You could be paying hundreds of dollars a month, just in minimum payments and it is time to put that to an end. Take a look at 3 tried and tru methods that you can use to finally get rid of that credit card debt.

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Should You Take Out A Pet Loan?

Pet loans have become all the rage lately. Take out a simple loan and get the puppy of your dream, a puppy that otherwise might have been out of your reach. As convenient as these loans are though, they are not for everyone. Before you take out your puppy loan, take a minute and investigate.

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Working From Home With Kids

Kids are fun but they can make life difficult at times. Someone has to watch them but you still need to make money. During this time, both of those things have gotten harder. With the economy in the dumps due to Covid-19 it is harder to earn money. Likewise, because of Covid-19 it is much harder to find child care that you can afford and trust. This is also made more difficult with schools moving toward online learning at home. What is a parent to do if they need to watch the kids and make some extra money? We have some ideas.

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Hang On To It

We unfortunately live in a throwaway culture. Once an item starts showing any sign of age, we think that we need to immediayely replace it with something newer. The media reinforces these views by constantly putting new and shinier products in front of us. It can be hard to resist, but if you do, you can save in a very big way.