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Best Dining Rewards Credit Cards
When it comes to credit card rewards, there are plenty of cards each covering its own purpose. However, among the most common categories featured is dining — and why not? Who doesn't love a family dinner out, date night delight, or a foodie tour of a new town? In turn, there's no shortage of cards that can reward diners in different ways. For those looking to earn more rewards while...
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Money at 30: How to Create a Portfolio of Rewards Cards
When I was in my early 20s, I made the classic mistake of getting a credit card and using it as though the things I was buying with it were free. Naturally, this caught up with me and, once I finally paid down the balance, I swore off credit cards for nearly a decade. However, once my credit rebounded and I learned to manage my money responsibly, I found that...
Personal Finance
Building Credit By Including Your Rent Payment History
Every month, millions of Americans pay their rent in full and on time — and shouldn’t that count for something? Instead, with while credit reports and scores often factor in payments made on loans, credit cards, etc., rent payments are typically excluded. However, that is starting to change. This is actually an issue that now Vice President and then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris brought to light during her 2020 campaign. Citing...
Personal Finance
A Round-Up of FinTech Banking Options for Teens and Kids
One of the important lessons we learn in our lives is how to manage our money. Yet, financial education is often lacking from the curriculum taught to students in school. Furthermore, while learning the basics from books and lessons can be helpful, it's the "real world" experience that can really drive these principles home. That's why, in recent years, a number of financial technology companies (or "FinTechs") have created platforms...
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Best Credit Card Options for Home Improvement and Spring Cleaning Projects
With April now underway, it's time once again for the annual tradition of "spring cleaning" to commence. In some cases, this may mean some simple tidying and sprucing — while others may take the opportunity to begin much larger home improvement projects. Regardless of which description fits you, there may actually be a credit card that could benefit you during your springtime projects. Whether this means saving on spring cleaning...
Personal Finance
Money at 30: Lessons I Learned from This Tax Season
It's now been several years since I've been on my own as far as tax preparation goes. Once upon a time, my father — who was a CPA in another life — would navigate me through the process, ask me about potential deductions I might qualify for, and eventually print off a stack of paper for me to sign and mail in. However, around the time that I started being...
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