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Amex Black Card Benefits: The Ultimate in Luxury and Service
American Express Centurion Cardholders pay $5,000 annually for invite-only access to exclusive services, luxury perks, and unparalleled experiences.
What is revolving credit?
Revolving credit, like credit cards, lets you borrow continually under a limit. Revolving credit can also damage your finances and credit score.
2 reasons any entrepreneur should consider getting life insurance
Parents aren't the only ones who may want to consider life insurance — small business owners should, too.
I pay $60 a year for a Costco membership for just me and my husband, and I'm convinced it's still worth it for 4 reasons
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How to gift a car to a friend, spouse, or anyone else you love
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Revolving credit can help boost your credit score, but it can also create a spending trap
Revolving credit is any type of account that allows you to borrow money, pay it back, then borrow it again, i.e. credit cards and lines of credit.
You don’t have to be wealthy to hire a financial planner, but one CFP says you shouldn’t pay more than 3% of your income
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How to rent a house if buying one isn't on your radar
Wondering how to rent a house in your area? It's not so different from renting an apartment, but there are a few extra things to consider.
How to transfer money from one bank to another to combine finances or earn more interest
To transfer money from one bank to another, you can write a check, do a bank-to-bank transfer, perform an ACH transfer, or initiate a wire transfer.
I ditched my bank when I got married to earn 200 times more with an Ally high-yield savings account, and now I'd tell anyone to try it
With an Ally online savings account, we'd be able to earn about 2% in interest — a huge step up from the .02% and .01% we were used to.
5 tips to help your money last until you're 100, according to a financial planner
Once you're getting close to retiring, there are a few strategies you can use to stretch the savings you have, a financial planner says.
After years of saving money, I did the math to figure out what my time is worth and learned there's a smarter way to spend
Paying for a house cleaner started to change the way she thinks about outsourcing tasks, and how it can be worth spending money to save time.
The first thing to do if you want to have a baby, according to a financial planner
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A temporary side job I took for $15 at a time led me to a fulfilling career I never expected
After graduating from business school, she took a temporary side job writing for $15 per article because it was the first job she could get.
Even though I earn more now than I ever have, I use 5 strategies to keep from falling into a common spending trap
Spending more as you earn more is called lifestyle inflation, and it's a common spending trap that can stand in the way of building wealth.
A financial planner's best tool to start investing has probably been in front of you all along
If you're wondering how to invest money, the answer isn't all that complicated: Start with employer-sponsored retirement accounts.
The money-saving philosophy I've used since college has helped me buy the things I truly want
Seven years later, my philosophy of delayed gratification has helped me do everything from save for retirement to pay off my mortgage.
4 money lessons my parents taught me as a kid that made me good with money today
While I was mad at my parents for not buying me anything and everything I wanted when I was little, I couldn’t be more thankful for it today.
I hustled to pay off my mortgage years before I had to, because there's something even more important than the math
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