Finance
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Millennial Money: Try touchless payment to avoid dirty money
Oct 03, 2020 6:18 am - If you're looking for a self-improvement task in this pandemic era, try teaching yourself to use contactless payments with your phone or "tap-to-pay" credit and debit ca...
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Effective altruism: The rise of the rational do-gooders
Sep 27, 2020 6:22 am - Brian Ottens wished he could buy his 8-year-old daughter a better iPad. The first-generation one she'd inherited from her great-grandmother didn't support the game she w...
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Millennial Money: Home costs don't stop at a down payment
Sep 27, 2020 6:20 am - If you're saving for your first home, there's no shortage of advice out there - some of it questionable, even if you do have an avocado toast habit. Still, it's true tha...
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Liz Weston: Fear of bankruptcy holds too many people back
Sep 27, 2020 6:17 am - The mystery isn't why so many people file for bankruptcy each year. It's why more people don't. Each year, only a fraction of the Americans who could benefit financially...
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Is credit card relief little help? Check out debt management
Sep 27, 2020 6:15 am - As cardholders experience financial difficulties due to COVID-19, some credit card issuers are promoting their hardship programs. Once a well-kept secret, these programs...
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44% of parents say they can't afford to pay as much of their child's education as they plannedSep 22, 2020 1:00 am - As COVID-19 has generated much uncertainty in this year's college experience for both students and their families, a survey from Discover Student Loans indicated more fa...
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Millennial Money: How frugal fashionistas can stay on trend
Sep 20, 2020 6:17 am - Nowadays, it's not just celebrities who wear high-end clothing and accessories. The influencers filling your social media feed likely wear them, too. Millennials love bu...
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When can I shred this check? Answers to online banking FAQ
Sep 20, 2020 6:13 am - As the COVID-19 pandemic leads banking customers to lean into online technology to manage their money, those trying online banking for the first time may find themselves...
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COVID-19 recession financial planning for women of color
Sep 13, 2020 6:15 am - I am facing a triple risk of financial failure in this pandemic: - I am a Black woman. - I am divorced and therefore a single parent. - I run my own small business. And ...
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If doing less means saving more, try these 5 money moves
Sep 13, 2020 6:00 am - The coronavirus has upended countless jobs, schools and bank accounts. But while undoubtedly more people are struggling than not, those who are still working may have se...