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What to do with unwanted gifts this holiday?

What to do with unwanted gifts this holiday?

Updated Apr 4, 2016

Chances are there that you'll get a bunch of gifts this holiday season - whether you welcome it or not. If you are lucky, you might find some among them handy and useful. However, if you are not, you'll end up with a basket-full of pointless gifts - like a gift card to a store that you hate like anything. Even worse, you can receive an inexpensive gift card to a place ...

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steps for a victim of holiday identity-theft
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Immediate steps for a victim of holiday identity theft

Updated Apr 4, 2016

Holidays are perfect time to have fun with your families and friends. But this is also the prime time for spammers to steal your identity and make your holidays a complete disaster. An imposter may be using your personal information to obtain credit during these days when everyone is busy to complete their last-minute shopping. Above all, the whole mess can lower your ...

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7 Ways to keep medical debt under control
Debt Relief

7 Ways to keep medical debt under control

Updated Apr 4, 2016

Since September 2013, the most number of complaints that Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was against abusive debt collection. Outpowering all other types of debt, medical collections made up 52% of collection accounts on credit reports.Nowadays, medical debts have become so common that an estimated 43 million consumers with an account in collection are ...

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Credit cards - Are consumers destined to suffer or enjoy in 2015?
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Credit cards - Are consumers destined to suffer or enjoy in 2015?

Updated Apr 4, 2016

Is credit card still popular amongst millions of consumers? Apple Pay and other major security breaches untied the blindfold on the eyes of consumers. As a result, several credit card experts are expecting something new about the destiny of plastics. Study shows, millennials are more interested to save money and they are following the "living within the means" mantra ...

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4 Overlooked ways of saving dollars in 365 days
Personal Finance

4 Overlooked ways of saving dollars in 365 days

Updated Apr 4, 2016

You can find thousands of personal financial blogs on the Internet advocating different ways of saving money. Between making your monthly mortgage payments on time and keeping up with your scheduled credit card payments, saving for a rainy day fund may just seem impossible. But with the unemployment level spiraling out of control, you may find managing debt impossible ...

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Are you making the same mistakes?
Personal Finance

Are you making the same mistakes?

Updated Apr 4, 2016

Do you know what is the biggest problem of Americans? They don't know how to manage money in the first place. Most workers don't create an emergency fund, and 42% of them are unable to manage debts on their own. This is not the end. Studies reveal that 1/3 of workers can't even control their expenses every month. Needless to say, they end up spending more every month. ...

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Household debt catches fire: Increased consumer spending adds fuel
Personal Finance

Household debt catches fire: Increased consumer spending adds fuel

Updated Apr 4, 2016

According to WalletHub.com’s (a financial website) recent study, Tennessee has emerged as the numero uno in consumer expenditures amongst all the other states in the country. Hence, people residing in this state have been tagged as the “biggest spenders”. A statement issued by WalletHub’s Richie Bernardo says that Americans have found a fancy in blowing off ...

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5 Incredible ways to change the savings scenario and build your confidence
Budgeting

What Are 5 Ways to Improve Your Savings and Confidence?

Updated Apr 4, 2016

The importance of savings happens to be one of those things that's rampantly highlighted especially when it comes to having a healthy financial life. Now, there are undoubtedly multiple ways by which you can save money if you really wish to, but at the same time you should have a clear idea about how you're going to work through your savings. You see, money is ...

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