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What Is A Home Equity Loan?

Savings Corner

While high compared to their average of six percent in 2022, that’s significantly lower than other forms of consumer debt. Credit card rates are lingering above the 20-percent mark, and personal loans can stretch into the 25–35 percent range for borrowers with less-than-perfect credit scores. to 10 percent.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Tom Drake from Canadian Finance Blog clarifies our Understanding of Term Life Insurance. Nathan Richardson from ComplexSearch.com presents What’s a Good Credit Score? Philip Taylor from PT Money Personal Finance presents The Best Gas Rewards Credit Cards–June 2011. I wish we had some of these in Canada.

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20 Tips for Frugal Living

For the Mommas

You can use the difference in income to pay off debt, save or invest. If you calculate your mortgage interest, the cost of insurance and maintenance, buying can be much more expensive than renting. Stop using your credit cards. 20 Tips for Frugal Living. You have more options with a frugal lifestyle.

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How To Get A Business Loan In 6 Steps

Savings Corner

To prove ownership and your business’s status, you’ll need to provide business insurance, business license and any other legal documents pertaining to your business. Legal documents. Apply for a loan Most lenders — both banks and online lenders — offer online applications that require minimal initial paperwork.

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Find out how Jessica paid off $56,000 of student loans, credit cards, and a car loan.

Family Balance Sheet

How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? I had $56,000 of debt when I decided to become debt free. I had $29,000 in MBA student loans, $14,000 in credit cards, and $13,000 in a car loan. I had planned to pay it all off in 2.5 How long did it take you?

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

Family Balance Sheet

Many years ago, our cash flow sucked, we put Christmas on a credit card, and I wasn’t sure how I was going to pay for a large tax bill. I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. What a great problem to have, right?!?!

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The Financial Effects of Marriage

Saving Cents With Sense

Health Insurance Concerns. Paying Off Debt. If both of you are entering your marriage with debt, you might have previously been tackling your accounts in the ways that made individual sense.

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