Thinking about tapping your retirement account? Money Girl covers everything you need to know 401(k) loans, including how they work, potential problems to avoid, and ten pros and cons to consider before taking one.
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Your credit score can make your life easy or hard, so pay attention.
7 minute read
Now that you’ve earned an excellent credit rating, here’s how to cash in on your good reputation.
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Learning about money is boring. Board games are fun. Play one and teach your kids a lesson without them noticing.
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The “housing bubble” sparked the Great Recession. Some experts worry an impending “auto bubble” will do the same.
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When you cosign a debt, you take on the obligation to repay if the main debtors can’t. But what happens if the borrower files for bankruptcy?
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Find the financing you need even with rock-bottom bad credit caused by bankruptcy. You might think that if your credit is scraping-the-bottom-of-the-credit-score-barrel-bad because of bankruptcy that there’s no way you’ll ever find someone who will approve financing for you – whether it’s a credit card or a loan. Silly consumer with your conservative lending logic. […]
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