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How-Tuesday: How to Make Sense of Your Credit Report

Establishing a good credit history is important to your future borrowing ability. On-time payments are vital to a good credit rating and future loans from the lender. Here's a look at all the information it contains.

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Credit Score

Money Monday: Managing Your Money as a Freelancer

With your cash flow changing week to week and month to month, no bonus checks or raises at the year's end, no tax-withholding, or company matching your retirement contributions, and changes in health insurance options, you've got a lot to consider when it comes to your new financial situation. Dedicate some time to planning, discussing, and organizing your finances, and your career as a creative freelancer will be even more exciting, fulfilling and worth it.

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Personal Finance

Graduate College Happier: Find the Best School at the Best Price

In our previous Graduate College Happier posts, we discussed thinking of college as an investment and choosing your career rather than your major. Our series continues today with a look at how to go about finding the right school at the right price for you.

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College & Trade School Preparation

Thrifty Thursday: 30 Ways to Repair, Restore + Redo Any Piece of Furniture

Furniture: One of the most costly necessities in our homes. We invest a lot of time, thought, and money into important pieces like our sofas, mattresses, and dining room tables. So when a nick there, a rip there, a busted spring, or another broken thing happen, it's easy to feel angry, overwhelmed, and stressed about the cost of repair, or worse, a replacement.

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Personal Finance
An infographic with information about budgeting.

Budgeting: A Visual Guide to How Small Cutbacks Lead to Great Savings

e're always on the lookout for tips and tricks, that are both realistic and simple, that can result in spending less and saving more. We think this infographic does a great job of including many of the small cutbacks you can make in your household that will result in big savings over time.

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Personal Finance