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How To Get a Credit Card With Bad Credit

You need a credit card to build credit, but where can you get credit cards with bad credit and what do you need to know when applying for one?

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How To Get a Credit Card With Bad Credit
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How To Get a Credit Card With Bad Credit

You need a credit card to build credit, but where can you get credit cards with bad credit and what do you need to know when applying for one?

Gerri Detweiler

10 Ways to Avoid Car-Buying Gotchas
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10 Ways to Avoid Car-Buying Gotchas

Americans' on-again, off-again love affair with cars is definitely back on. Here is a guide to the gotchas of car buying you might not see anywhere else.

Bob Sullivan

How to Create an Emergency Fund in 30 Days or Less
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How to Create an Emergency Fund in 30 Days or Less

At the heart of a strong financial plan is an emergency fund. Here is a list of ways to quickly get you started, even if your income is limited.

Allison Martin

The Credit Card Perks Military Members Get
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The Credit Card Perks Military Members Get

Military members on active duty, and their families, are faced with unique challenges. Thankfully, they have access to these special credit card benefits.

Jason Steele

Have You Become a Credit Ghost?
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Have You Become a Credit Ghost?

If you checked out of the credit system for awhile and your credit record disappeared, you might've become a credit ghost. Here's how to rejoin the living.

Gerri Detweiler

How to Figure Out Who Your Debt Collector Is
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How to Figure Out Who Your Debt Collector Is

Unpaid bills do not just disappear after your bank stops trying to collect. Here's how to find out the legitimate debt collector after it's been passed along.

Michael Bovee

The Best Used Cars of 2013
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The Best Used Cars of 2013

Honda and Toyota had the most models make Edmunds.com’s Best Used Cars for 2013, making up nearly half the list with four vehicles each.

Christine DiGangi

Does the iPhone 5S Fingerprint Tech Make You Safer?
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Does the iPhone 5S Fingerprint Tech Make You Safer?

Is the iPhone 5S Touch ID fingerprint security a great idea, or a terrible one?

Bob Sullivan

4 Ways Joint Accounts Can Ruin Your Credit
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4 Ways Joint Accounts Can Ruin Your Credit

Sharing a joint account for your checking or credit card can hurt your credit if you run into one of these common problems.

Gerri Detweiler

Back-to-School Reminder: Start a 529 Plan
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Back-to-School Reminder: Start a 529 Plan

A 529 Plan is the most flexible method with tremendous advantages for long-term college saving. Here's why you should have one, and how it works.

Kelly Trageser

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