My best friend, her husband, and my sister were all at my house for much of this last week. Yesterday, before they all left, my sister found an unexpected charge on her bank account. Needless to say, it resulted in a call to that company. Turns out, she’d not canceled something with the understanding that she wouldn’t be...
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“15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance.” Everyone knows GEICO’s slogan nowadays. You hear it on the radio, you see it on TV, and it permeates our culture. The little gecko helps too, he’s cute and has an Australian accent, which Americans are fascinated with. Anyway, sure, calling GEICO can save you 15% or...
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I’ve shared on here many times that the biggest reason that I got into writing articles about personal finance is because I struggled so badly with credit card debt. For a long period of time, my credit was horrible because of it. I had a short credit history; I made heavy use of my credit (every card I had was maxed out), I...
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The other day I got an offer for pet insurance. Now, I would understand this, if I had a dog or a cat, maybe even a large rodent like a rabbit. I have a fish. I really don’t need to insure him. If he gets sick and dies… I can ensure you that I will not be devastated, I do not need to take him to the vet, and I will just go to...
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Credit cards. If you’ve been around Money Thinking for awhile, you know that these were the bane of my existence for a good amount of time. I was $3,000 in credit card debt during college, my credit score was decimated, and it took me a really long time and a lot of planning to get out. A lot of the issues I had were because I was...
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I moved to Pennsylvania when I was 8 years old. I didn’t want to move, I fought with my mom about it endless. Then, in my own little 8 year old way, I refused to move unless she and my stepdad got me a dog. To my surprise… they agreed. I still don’t know why. We went to the county shelter and got me a Black Labrador puppy that...
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