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7 tips to protect your credit during the holidays

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By: Ann-Marie Murphy, Quizzle.com

With the holidays just around the corner, there's no time like the present to get smart about your credit. Give yourself the gift of good credit by making intelligent decisions this holiday season. After all, good credit is the gift that keeps on giving.

5 ways to build credit from scratch

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By: Ann-Marie Murphy, Quizzle.com

If you just turned 18, it's time to start thinking about credit and your financial future. Your credit report will affect almost every important financial move you'll make, including buying a home or a car. It may even affect your chances of getting a job, as employers can check your credit report during the hiring process.

The good news is you have a clean credit slate and the chance to start off on a positive note, establish good credit and keep it there.

Five tips to help you build credit from square one

10 common myths about credit reports and scores

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By: Ann-Marie Murphy, Quizzle.com Credit has its fair share of myths, legends and misinformation. But unlike silly tales of Pop Rocks and soda or sewer alligators, credit myths -…

How much is that Honda Civic in the window?

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For the last two months I have been without a car. My poor Dodge Stratus took it's last breath and now my boyfriend has been taking me back and forth to work. I guess if I lived in a big city having a car really isn't a necessity because public transportation in major towns are in abundance.…

5 ways to repair your bad credit

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By Heather Rutherford Bad credit can raise your insurance premiums, cost you jobs and even prevent you from owning or renting a nice home. Credit checks are now run for many types of transactions, and people with bad credit have fewer attractive financing and employment options than people with good…

Save big on furniture, fabrics, floors and more

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By Janice Lieberman

When I finally moved from an apartment and into a house, I had plenty of space to fill but very little money. Luckily, my designer pal, Jeff Wade, knew how to work magic on an austere budget. He dragged me to a million sample sales. At one place, we scored so many insane…

Are you a saver – and he’s a spender? How to fix those money problems

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If you like to save for rainy days and he’d rather buy umbrellas, rain gear, and rubber boots when payday hits, then you’re coping with two different money personalities!

Here are five money fixes…but first, financial guru Suze Orman weighs in about money and relationships:

“Opposites may attract, but I wouldn't put my money on a relationship of financial opposites,” says Orman.

But don’t worry: Just because Orman wouldn’t bet her money on a couple with two different money personalities doesn’t mean that couple is headed for relationship breakdown or serious financial problems!

The two basic money personalities are savers and spenders. If you’re a saver married to a spender – or a spender married to a saver – you’ll run into different relationship challenges than two spenders, or two savers.

Here are five ways to deal with those money problems:

Three handy little credit lessons, in plain English

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Until this post I never bothered checking my credit report or credit score. Can we say, “denial”? But now that I’m on the road to mending both, I actually want to keep tabs on them.

So when I met with Carmen, my debt diet doctor, last week, I asked her for some pointers—because you know nothing is ever clear-cut (especially for me!) when money’s concerned. Here’s what she had to say:

"Your Credit Sucks" - 5 step plan to fix your credit in 30 days

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Your Credit Sucks – A simple, five step plan to improve your credit score in 30 days.Now anyone can fix their credit in just five easy steps.

10 Things You May Not Know About Your Credit Card

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Unknown to most of us, the credit cards in our wallets offer hidden benefits and secret perks that you may not be aware of, which go well beyond frequent flyer miles. Some special offers are listed in the fine print of your credit card agreement, and many others aren’t public knowledge at all. These insider special offers are only available to customers who know exactly what to ask for and how to negotiate.