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Everything you need to know about locking your credit card

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A credit card lock can be a useful action to take when you don’t want your card used. I’ll lay out all the details here. I’ve always said that the best place for your credit card is in your desk … Read More … Read More

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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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