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Does it matter if your Social Security number is stolen?

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Your Social Security number, along with other personal information, has likely been stolen. What does this mean for you? … Read More

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What to do if your information is found on the dark web

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How to keep yourself safe in the hyperbolic world of credit alerts and potential dangers, specifically surrounding the dark web. … Read More

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What are your big money moves?

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I discuss the high-level “money moves”, the important decisions you can make that will be the most impactful in your financial life. I hope by this point you’re not under the belief that just by cutting out coffee or by … Read More … Read More

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How to manage pistotikophobia: Fear of your credit score

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Many have an unhelpful and unnecessary fear surrounding their credit score, known as pistotikophobia; here is what it is and how to treat it. Phobias are common. Fear of heights, fear of the dark, fear of flying. But there is … Read More … Read More

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Why the Home Depot and Target breaches aren’t an argument for using credit cards

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  Another month, another major retailer announces that their internal records have been hacked, and their customer credit/debit card accounts stolen. This time it was 60 million accounts, making it the biggest breach ever. I was at dinner the other … Read More … Read More

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Forget your credit score (but learn from it)

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  I consider myself pretty hard to incite, but our collective focus on our “credit score” can be very frustrating. I think we focus way too much on our credit score, and it leads us to make decisions for the … Read More … Read More

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