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College Students and the Credit Card: A Good Thing or a Disaster?
How to help your child reap the rewards of a credit card while avoiding the dark side of credit card debt. Your child is off to college this ...
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Cards
4 Ways to Stay Free of Credit Card Debt
You made the decision, applied the discipline and you paid off your credit card debt. Now what? How do you stay free of credit card debt? Paying off ...
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Credit
Peer-to-Peer Loans can be Good Answer to Bad Credit
Bad credit presents a challenging situation for individuals who are going through rough times. If you are having difficulty meeting financial obligations or facing an emergency situation that ...
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Cards
Is a Line of Credit the Way to Go?
Winter financial goals may have you looking at your line of credit. This is a popular time to finally tackle all of those home remodeling projects that you ...
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Credit
6 Tips to Pay Less Interest on Credit Card Debt
Credit cards provide you with the convenience of paying for and enjoying your purchases now without necessarily worrying about the actual cost. You feel confident that the equal ...
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Credit
I Need to Buy a Car and My Credit is Not Good
Alternative online lenders, such as peer to peer, offer a positive alternative for the borrower with poor credit. Record auto sales Need a loan for a new or ...
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Credit
Wisconsin Governor Discloses More Than $20,000 in Credit Card Debt
Scott Walker, governor of Wisconsin has become the most recent example of a national phenomenon—credit card debt. Governor Walker’s debt status was revealed through his disclosure forms required ...
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Peerform Announces Capital Raise to Fuel its Growth
We are announcing today the closing of a $1 million seed round to promote its development and take advantage of the growing demand for quality alternatives to traditional bank ...
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Joining Peerform Requires a Credit Check but this will Not Lower Your Credit Score
You may be wondering if registering on our peer to peer lending platform will lower your credit score. While we do check your credit score when you register ...
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How to Repair Bad Credit, Right Now
Right now the economy sucks. Period. But it won’t suck forever. More people than ever today are having a trouble with their credit scores because of debt and repayment problems. ...
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- 4 Ways Social Media Can Derail Your Financial Goals December 12, 2019Not so long ago, there were no social media platforms. It may be difficult to imagine. But, the internet, known then as the “world wide web” was a tool for researchers and the defense establishment. Consumers relied on conventional print and television media, and word of mouth when making decisions about what products to buy […]
- How to Stay Safe from Porch Pirates and Cyber Thieves December 5, 2019Porch pirates? Aren’t pirates on the high seas? Sadly, pirates have come onshore…to your porch…where they grab those packages that you ordered. Incidents of Package Theft are Increasing Almost 24 percent of Americans have fallen victim to porch pirates according to an online survey conducted by Shorr Packaging Corporation. A C+R Research survey found that […]
- Last-Minute Money Tasks for 2019 November 28, 2019Don’t miss out on these last-minute money tasks for 2019. Take advantage of the time remaining this year to save money and improve your financial health in 2020. If you’re reading this while relaxing after a delicious Thanksgiving meal, be sure to check out our previous blog post about Black Friday and Cyber Monday. What’s […]
- 10 Healthy Money Habits November 21, 2019Developing healthy money habits can be a challenge. It’s kind of like those fitness goals we set for ourselves every January. But, without healthy money habits, you will never reach your financial goals. Financial Stress Impacts Your Physical and Mental Health Staying healthy is probably at the top of your bucket list. But what about […]
- Earn Extra Money in the Gig Economy November 14, 2019These days just about everyone is looking for ways to earn extra money. Budgets are tight. We have massive amounts of student loan debt. Credit card and other high-interest rate debt are hampering our ability to reach our financial goals. Millions of American consumers are living paycheck-to-paycheck, barely able to meet their monthly obligations. Saving […]