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Three Tips to Reduce Your Debt

Paying off debt is easier once you stop using your credit cards.   The recession — and subsequent slow recovery — has caused millions of Americans to focus even more closely on living within their means. If you are ready to face up to your own financial realities, one crucial step is to set out [...]

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Getting Smarter About Your Credit Scores

The longer an account has been open and managed successfully, the higher your score will be. Americans have become more informed about certain aspects of their credit scores during the past year, but most still don’t know enough about the risks associated with low scores and alleged “credit repair” services.1 A large majority of consumers [...]

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Build your Financial Reputation Today!

This is a guest post in our Young Professionals & Money Series from Kara Passaretti, Larry Passaretti’s daughter.

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Two Valuable Tools for Young Professionals

This is a post written by Kara Passaretti I consider myself to be a well-educated, responsible young professional who felt that I had a sturdy grasp of my finances. I constantly bought items on sale, put money aside for my savings and even made a few impulse purchases. It wasn’t until logging onto the Mint.com website [...]

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