Personal finance
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Rising Medical Costs Impacting Families: New Survey Findings
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Save for Healthcare: Strategies to Manage Rising Medical Costs
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Improve Your Credit Score: 5 Effective Strategies for 2024
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Final 2021 Stimulus Payment: What Parents Need to Know
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Strategies for Managing High Rent: A Personal Finance Guide
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Side Hustles for College Students: 10 Ways to Earn Extra Income
Want to make a little extra money on the side whilst at college? There are many ways to side hustle that can fit in with your studies!Before jumping right in, we have to understand that going to colle
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Understanding Credit Scores: Impact & Importance
You might be asking yourself: does credit score matter? And the simple answer is “yes”. Your credit score can impact whether you’re approved to open credit cards in your name, or if you ca
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Planning for Retirement: Why Start Now Matters
It’s easy to think that because retirement is a LONG way off, that it’s something you will deal with later.Let me tell you now: this is a big mistake.I don’t mean to startle you, but as you get older,
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Millennial Money Saving Tips: 5 Practical Hacks for Financial Freedom
The average millennial aged between 18 and 36 spends over $2,300 more on bills and groceries in an average year than those over the age of 37. What’s more, is that according to Forbes, millennia
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Debt-Free Living for Millennials: A Practical Guide
The USA is one of Earth’s 5 most capitalist nations, a country which is used to looking for a quick-fix to a consumerist ‘itch’ and as such accrues debt faster than many other regions of the world. Wh
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Top 7 Valuable Subscriptions for Smart Spending
Written by Ally Greer. Originally appeared at Policy Genious. As an independent twentysomething living in one of the most expensive cities in the country, I try to pay close attention to every dollar
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Top 7 Money-Themed Halloween Costumes for 2023 | MoneyStrands
Check Out Our Top Picks For This Year’s Money-Themed Costumes ? With Halloween fast approaching, the team here at MoneyStrands wants to make sure you have plenty of money-themed costumes to
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Online Privacy & Data Security: Understanding the Risks & Protecting Yourself
Transparency means efficiency and more opportunity, but does it mean our data is less secure? How much do we know about online safety and data protection?More of us that would care to admit it live in
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Strategic Reinvestment: 5 Steps to Fuel Business Growth
This is a guest blog post by Kate Ashton.Some entrepreneurs use the profits of their companies for personal purposes. Other entrepreneurs use the profits of their companies for separate projects, like
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5 Simple & Affordable Meals for Budget-Friendly Eating
Lots of blogs and websites claim to offer recipes for budget meals, however once you look at the details they expect you to have over 20 different ingredients and the preparations are complicated and
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Top 6 Personal Finance Books to Improve Your Financial Health (2017 Edition)
With Christmas fast-approaching, here at MoneyStrands we have put together a list of the 6 best personal finance books of 2017.Treat yourself or others to one of these amazing books as a present so th
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Millennial Homebuyer Trends: Key Features & Preferences
Most important features young home buyers want in their home Millennials currently make up 35% of the US housing market, and account for 68% of all first-time homebuyers. So, what are Millennials
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Credit Cards: 5 Essential Dos & Don'ts for Smart Spending
Credit cards. To do or to be avoided at all costs?Here is a list of 5 things you may or not already know – but should – about that tempting piece of plastic. 1. Never, Ever Take Money
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Christmas Shopping Budget: A Step-by-Step Guide to Holiday Savings
If you are like me, you are completely blindsided by the end of the year. Wasn’t it just the 4th of July? Why is it so cold all of a sudden!?December is here, and it’s human nature to get stressed out
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Master Your Finances: 9 Proven Tips for Better Budgeting
It seems like some people were born with awesome financial mastery while others have not been so fortunate. Budgeting, saving, cash-flow management, and other financial undertakings can be cumbersome,
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NAB's Bitcoin Ban: A Sign of the Digital Currency RevolutionVirtual currency Bitcoin is not a subject that ever draws neutral reactions. Against those who see the radical possibilities of a frictionless ...
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Top 10 Career-Boosting Podcasts for Professional GrowthFor people that love to learn and hate wasting time, podcasts are your best friend. Podcasts turn mundane tasks like commuting, working out, cooking dinner, and cleaning the house into opportun...
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Understanding Wash Sales: IRS Rules and ImplicationsA wash sale is categorized when an investor sells a stockStockWhat is a stock? An individual who owns stock in a company is called a shareholder and is eligible to claim part of the company’s re...
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Mortgage Forbearance: Understanding Eligibility and OptionsIf youre having trouble making your mortgage payments, contact your lender to see if you qualify for a forbearance. Mortgage forbearance is a temporary pause or reduction in monthly mortgage paym...