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The ultimate guide to using your credit card wisely

The ultimate guide to using your credit card wisely

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Credit card companies are ripping you off like never before

Sky-high credit card interest rates are making it hard for many Americans to pay off their growing …

Ayelet Sheffey   


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Welcome to credit card points mania

Gen Zers explain the credit cards they're using to get the best rewards and live a life of more lux…

Juliana Kaplan   


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Credit card rewards are turning us into jerks

The battle to rack up credit-card rewards is turning friends against each other.

Emily Stewart   


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The best way to fix your credit score? Ignore it.

Credit scores and reports can be daunting to think about for consumers. For companies from Experian…

Emily Stewart   


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A millennial couple details how they went from $150,000 in debt to a net worth of $1.5 million in a decade without elite jobs or risky investments

Lawrence Delva-Gonzalez grew his net worth through investing heavily in retirement accounts, buying…

Noah Sheidlower   


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Americans are facing a credit card debt crisis

The US is facing a credit card debt crisis as balances and delinquencies soar.

Cork Gaines   


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Delinquent debt is piling up. Here's why it's not a reason to worry about the US consumer, according to BofA CEO Brian Moynihan.

More credit card debt and car loans transitioned into late payment status last quarter, per the New…

Jennifer Sor   


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Americans are paying nearly as much interest on credit cards and other debt as they are on their mortgages

While homeowners could lock in a 3% mortgage for 30 years not long ago, other kinds of consumer deb…

Yuheng Zhan   


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I'm 30 and already have $50,000 in credit card debt. Declaring bankruptcy is my only way out.

The writer struggled financially in NYC, so she racked up $50,000 in credit card debt. Declaring ba…

Nicole Kempster   


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Rising household debt and shrinking incomes are setting the stage for a recession, top economist says

The US economy has two imbalances that could tip it into a downturn, according to economist David R…

Jennifer Sor   


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Billionaire Ray Dalio says people should budget for the basics — and the US faces 3 huge threats

Elite investor Ray Dalio said people should budget for the basics and flagged government debt, infi…

Theron Mohamed   


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Want to feel better about your finances? Do these 5 things right now!

Whether it is health, relationships or finances, each of these plays a very important role in our l…

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Mark Cuban mocks Trump for going even further than Bernie Sanders on capping credit card interest rates

Mark Cuban said Donald Trump is showing his "socialist and communistic tendencies" by pushing a 10…

Brent D. Griffiths   


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A Gen Xer with a 6-figure salary and over $315,000 in debt can't afford a home: 'This country has failed us'

Shirin Tajani works two jobs, six days a week, but can't keep up with her student loan and credit c…

Ayelet Sheffey   


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A retired couple gets $23 monthly from SNAP and uses credit cards to buy groceries. They worry about going hungry.

Mary Dacus and her husband Stephen receive $23 a month in SNAP benefits. They are one of 40 million…

Allie Kelly,Madison Hoff   


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Here’s how one can use the avalanche method to pay off lingering debts

One of the best debt payment strategies is known as the avalanche method. The process is simple. Yo…

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Big banks are bracing for losses as Americans struggle to pay off debt

Banks are building cash reserves as more and more Americans struggle to pay off credit card, auto, …

Jacob Zinkula   


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The credit card crisis is worse for millennials and Gen Zers

Americans are in the midst of a credit card crisis, and nobody is being hit harder than millennials…

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After paying $25,000 of credit-card debt, I'm ready to make the most of my clean slate

I didn't spend money irresponsibly, but I still found myself deep in debt and paying off interest e…

Kelly Burch