Finance
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4 ways businesses can dodge loan scams and predatory lenders
Aug 22, 2021 6:00 am - "Guaranteed loan approval; receive funds in 24 hours." "No credit check; interest rates starting at 0%; only low application fee required." These statements may sound pr...
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5 ways to prepare and pack for COVID-era travel
Aug 22, 2021 6:00 am - A lot has changed in the travel world since the pre-pandemic days of 2019. Should you bring your vaccine card? Do you need additional travel insurance? Here are some key...
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Millennial Money: 3 things to do before you buy cryptocurrency
Aug 21, 2021 6:00 am - Investing in cryptocurrency can be as easy as a few taps on your phone, and with crypto all over the news and coming up in conversations with friends, it's tempting to d...
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Kimberly Palmer: Lessons in back-to-school shopping for 2021
Aug 19, 2021 11:00 pm - For parents, the return to school means a return to spending: NerdWallet recently found that, in spite of the pandemic, about half of parents who plan to back-to-school ...
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'Building a trusting team is paramount'Aug 19, 2021 1:00 am - Q: Describe your company. A: Northwestern Mutual Chicagoland is a full-service financial security firm. We are backed by a more than 160-year-old company that helps peop...
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$20K or more to expand your family? How to pay for adoption
Aug 15, 2021 6:00 am - Sarah Bailey's adoption experience began in 2013 when she connected with an adoption placement agency and paid fees for a parental class and to advertise to birth mother...
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Kimberly Palmer: Try a subscription detox to plug budget leaks
Aug 14, 2021 6:00 am - When Sarah Pekkanen let her son sign up for a free trial of an online educational subscription, she figured she would cancel the subscription before charges began and in...
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In Your Debt: Back to pre-pandemic spending? Don't overdo it
Aug 14, 2021 6:00 am - With COVID-19 restrictions mostly lifted in the U.S. (though that's changing), you may be enjoying a more social summer than you were last year. But dinners out and movi...
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Liz Weston: 4 cash-raising pitfalls (and better options)
Aug 08, 2021 6:00 am - If you've got more bills than money, the usual advice is to trim expenses and find additional income. But some ways of raising cash can be a lot more expensive than othe...
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Millennial Money: How to handle mixed-income friendships
Aug 07, 2021 6:00 am - Finally, as the country reopens, you're likely seeing more of your friends. Out with the video chatting and in with the high-fiving, hugging and, well, spending. For eve...