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Avoid These 10 Life Insurance Mistakes

Life Insurance is a Financial Lifesaver… Except When It Isn’t Obtaining life insurance can help provide your family with financial security during tough and sometimes unexpected times. Life insurance not only provides funds when a provider within a family passes but also when a stay-at-home parent has an unfortunate demise to make the remaining financial…

8 Tips to Help Manage Your Debt

Reducing Your Debt Debt can be one of the most crippling factors in your financial life. Americans owed a staggering $1 trillion in credit card debt as of 2018, and auto loan and student loan balances are around $1 trillion combined as well. These numbers do not include debt from personal loans, payday loans, or…

10 Of the Most Common Financial Mistakes You Should Avoid Making

1. Missing or Skipping a Payment Timeliness and consistency with loan payments account for 35% of your credit score. This makes missing or skipping payments one of the most important money mistakes to avoid. 2. Late Payments While not as harmful to your credit as missing or skipping a payment altogether, late payments are also…

7 Credit Card Secrets Every New Cardholder Needs to Know

If you’re applying for your first credit card, you may be wondering about all of the options. Before choosing an offer, it’s important to consider these seven credit card secrets: 1. Fixed Rates Aren’t Always Fixed Credit card companies may increase your annual interest rate under certain circumstances. It’s not always a big secret, but…