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Credit cards are a fantastic tool for building one’s credit and making shopping — particularly online shopping — more convenient and more secure. However, credit cards come with significant risks. I should know — during my late college and post-college years, I racked up a lot of credit card debt …
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Photo by Antonio Guillem / Shutterstock.com If you own a home, there’s a good chance that the associated loan payment is your largest monthly expense. So, it might surprise you to learn that 27% of homeowners don’t know their current mortgage interest rate. That finding from a recent Bankrate survey …
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Photo by Quisquilia / Shutterstock.com You’ve hopefully heard of the Today’s Deals section of Amazon — we highlight the best of these deals for you every Friday. Maybe you’ve also heard of the Warehouse Deals section, where Amazon offers great discounts on used goods. But chances are good that you’ve …
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Photo by fizkes / Shutterstock.com Many of us worry about being diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. Cancer, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes loom large in our fears, especially as we grow older. But we often overlook one generally less life-threatening but still potent condition, thyroid disease, which is more …
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