For those currently paying off several debts at once, debt consolidation is an option that can make repaying your loans easier. Debt consolidation loans can allow you to simplify your debt repayments and even save money on interest rates. After consolidating your debts, repayments are usually lower than what you’re …
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“We’ve got to do something about your hands,” the woman said to her 67-year-old husband as she watched his darkened fingertips tapping at the keyboard. The man glanced down from the screen to his hands. She was right; they were worse. He first noticed the change a couple of weeks …
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Bats were once of interest mainly to specialists and devoted conservationists. But the global pandemic pushed the animals squarely into the spotlight as the apparent original source of the novel coronavirus. Now, once arcane research into the large number of viruses that live in bats has acquired a new urgency, …
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Photo by T.Den_Team / Shutterstock.com In uncertain times, you can still count on Social Security to provide the foundation for your retirement. Through thick and thin, our national retirement safety net is always there. But that does not make Social Security immune to the ravages of the novel coronavirus. Following …
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There are plenty of things that people don’t realize can damage their credit score, from reserving a rental car to canceling a credit card. At the same time, there are some things that people commonly believe can hurt their credit score — but that actually have no impact on scores. …
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