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Do You Need Homeowners Insurance for a Home Equity Loan?

Do You Need Homeowners Insurance for a Home Equity Loan?

A home equity loan lets you borrow against the equity in your home to pay for home improvements, a child’s wedding or other major expenses. Because a home equity loan is secured by your home, lenders generally require you to carry homeowners insurance as a condition of the loan. If you’re considering a home equity […]

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10 Overlooked Ways People Can Save More Money

10 Overlooked Ways People Can Save More Money

There are ways you can start saving money in small increments. And also ones you may be overlooking without realizing. This does not mean you’ll get rich in a year or two by doing this. That’s one of my annoyances with some finance articles that make it sound like you’ll get rich saving a few

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GoHenry Review: A Feature-Rich Kids Debit Card for Smaller Families

GoHenry Review: A Feature-Rich Kids Debit Card for Smaller Families

GoHenry offers family-friendly debit cards for kids and teens that can help them learn how to manage their money and also participate in a digital economy that’s going cashless. Your child can quickly receive funds, make payments, get a customized card, and earn bonus cash by completing in-app Money Missions. As a parent, you can

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Survey: Consumers Juggling More Online Subscriptions

Survey: Consumers Juggling More Online Subscriptions

Experian surveyed 761 consumers about their bill-paying habits on October 3, 2024. The sample was collected using a third-party company and was not from Experian’s consumer credit database. With apologies to Destiny’s Child, “Bills, Bills, Bills” have only gotten worse since the group’s No. 1 single lit up the FM band 25 years ago, according

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Reflecting On A Year After Purchasing A House I Didn’t Need

Reflecting On A Year After Purchasing A House I Didn’t Need

October 2024 marks one year since I purchased the most expensive house I could afford. Leading up to the purchase, I wrestled with uncertainty about whether buying such a home was the right move. For most, a home is the largest purchase they will ever make, bringing with it a mix of excitement and worry.

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5 Tips for Planning Your First Safari

5 Tips for Planning Your First Safari

Josh Garber writes for NerdWallet. Email: travel@nerdwallet.com. The article 5 Tips for Planning Your First Safari originally appeared on NerdWallet. https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/travel/safari-trip-planning #financialliteracy #financialfreedom #finance #financialindependence #personalfinance #money #financialeducation #investing #financialplanning #entrepreneur #debtfree #wealth #creditrepair #budgeting #investment #debtfreecommunity #credit #financialadvisor #creditscore #financetips #financialgoals #realestate #debtfreejourney #moneymanagement #creditrestoration #invest #wealthbuilding #creditrepairservices #moneytips #passiveincome #finances #generationalwealth

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7 Clues People Are Living Beyond Their Means

7 Clues People Are Living Beyond Their Means

In our consumer and debt-heavy society, living beyond your means is all-too-common. And unfortunately for us, it can put us in tricky financial situations and consumer debt. Considering how easy it is to impulse buy online and use credit cards, we end up spending more than we make. This process has become so normalized, that we overlook

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Best Bank Bonus Promotions without Direct Deposit Requirement (October 2024)

Best Bank Bonus Promotions without Direct Deposit Requirement (October 2024)

Bank bonuses are great but one of the big (and annoying) requirements on many promotions is that you set up a direct deposit from your employer or government benefits. Switching those direct deposit details can be a pain so what about offers that don’t require it? They’re rarer, because they make you less likely to

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FP Answers: Should I draw up a new will or simply add a codicil to my old one?

FP Answers: Should I draw up a new will or simply add a codicil to my old one?

There are many reasons why a codicil might not be the best option for this reader https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/new-will-or-add-codicil-old-one #financialfreedom #money #entrepreneur #business #finance #investing #financialliteracy #success #investment #wealth #motivation #financialindependence #passiveincome #personalfinance #realestate #stockmarket #debtfree #entrepreneurship #invest #bitcoin #creditrepair #debtfreecommunity #investor #trading #workfromhome #stocks #credit #financialeducation #bhfyp

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11 Top-Rated Medicare Plans — and 8 With the Worst Ratings This Year

11 Top-Rated Medicare Plans — and 8 With the Worst Ratings This Year

Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock.com Medicare’s fall open enrollment period offers a dizzying array of options, but there are shortcuts that can save you time. One is the star ratings that the federal government gives to Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare Part D plans every fall. These ratings, out of five possible stars, are designed

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How Many Solar Panels Do I Need?

How Many Solar Panels Do I Need?

Rosana Francescato writes for NerdWallet. Email: wpguestuser+rfrancescato@nerdwallet.com. The article How Many Solar Panels Do I Need? originally appeared on NerdWallet. https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/mortgages/how-many-solar-panels-do-i-need #financialliteracy #financialfreedom #finance #financialindependence #personalfinance #money #financialeducation #investing #financialplanning #entrepreneur #debtfree #wealth #creditrepair #budgeting #investment #debtfreecommunity #credit #financialadvisor #creditscore #financetips #financialgoals #realestate #debtfreejourney #moneymanagement #creditrestoration #invest #wealthbuilding #creditrepairservices #moneytips #passiveincome #finances #generationalwealth

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6 Red Flags That Someone is Too Obsessed With Making Money

6 Red Flags That Someone is Too Obsessed With Making Money

People might find themselves becoming a bit too obsessed with making money now and the pursuit of wanting to get rich. It’s a natural feeling for many in our society. Life is short and anything can change in an instant.  So while money is important to our lives, it should not be all that matters. Here

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Dan and Charlotte are all in on real estate — is it the right choice?

Dan and Charlotte are all in on real estate — is it the right choice?

Newlyweds in their 30s are focused on an early retirement but have they put all their eggs in one basket? https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/family-finance/couple-all-in-real-estate-right-choice #financialfreedom #money #entrepreneur #business #finance #investing #financialliteracy #success #investment #wealth #motivation #financialindependence #passiveincome #personalfinance #realestate #stockmarket #debtfree #entrepreneurship #invest #bitcoin #creditrepair #debtfreecommunity #investor #trading #workfromhome #stocks #credit #financialeducation #bhfyp

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Are Property Taxes Included in a Mortgage?

Are Property Taxes Included in a Mortgage?

Property taxes may be included in your monthly mortgage payment if your lender requires it as part of your mortgage agreement. This arrangement can be a convenient option to pay down your property taxes each month rather than saving to pay them annually or semi-annually. Here’s what you need to know about how and when

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How Speaking To A Financial Professional Saved Me From Myself

How Speaking To A Financial Professional Saved Me From Myself

Empower is offering free financial consultations until October 31, 2024, for anyone with over $250,000 in investable assets. I wanted to share my experience speaking with them and how I began my investing journey. If you complete two video calls by the deadline, you’ll receive a free $100 Visa gift card. There is no obligation

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FoundersCard Review: A Fancy Coupon Book That’ll Cost Time and Money

FoundersCard Review: A Fancy Coupon Book That’ll Cost Time and Money

Caitlin Mims writes for NerdWallet. Email: cmims@nerdwallet.com. The article FoundersCard Review: A Fancy Coupon Book That’ll Cost Time and Money originally appeared on NerdWallet. https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/travel/founderscard-review #financialliteracy #financialfreedom #finance #financialindependence #personalfinance #money #financialeducation #investing #financialplanning #entrepreneur #debtfree #wealth #creditrepair #budgeting #investment #debtfreecommunity #credit #financialadvisor #creditscore #financetips #financialgoals #realestate #debtfreejourney #moneymanagement #creditrestoration #invest #wealthbuilding #creditrepairservices #moneytips #passiveincome

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11 Key Financial Habits The Middle Class Struggle To Make

11 Key Financial Habits The Middle Class Struggle To Make

There is no doubt that pretty much daily, you are making financial decisions that can impact your life. Of course, many of these choices could be very minor, while others are major decisions that may take some time to reach a conclusion.  However, financial decision making is something you will learn to master as you

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How Many Jobs the Average Worker Has and What It Means For You

How Many Jobs the Average Worker Has and What It Means For You

Pop quiz hot shot – Can you guess the median number of years that a worker (wage & salary) has been with their current employer as of January 2024? 3.9 years. THAT’S IT. And it keeps going down. In 2022, it was 4.1 years. 3.9 years is the lowest it’s been since January 2002! The

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Another tax on properties isn’t the answer to Canada’s housing woes

Another tax on properties isn’t the answer to Canada’s housing woes

Kim Moody: The rationale of a new tax on vacant land is so simplistic, it’s laughable https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/taxes/tax-properties-canada-housing #financialfreedom #money #entrepreneur #business #finance #investing #financialliteracy #success #investment #wealth #motivation #financialindependence #passiveincome #personalfinance #realestate #stockmarket #debtfree #entrepreneurship #invest #bitcoin #creditrepair #debtfreecommunity #investor #trading #workfromhome #stocks #credit #financialeducation #bhfyp

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