Love & Credit: Is a good credit score needed for successful relationships?
The Valentine’s Day credit connection just keeps getting weirder and weirder. We all know that financial matters play an important role in the success of relationships…but does credit really impact...
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Valentine’s Day credit and financial news continues to roll in from across the World Wide Web. Already today we learned that poor credit can be an impediment to love and that financial compatibility is...
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Your Checkbook Cheatin’ Ways
Think you know your spouse? More specifically: think you know how your spouse handles finances? A survey reveals (via CNN.com) that you might not. Harris Interactive polled to find that 26% of men...
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5 Ways to Encourage Your Spouse to Save
Like many married couples, you may discover early on in the relationship that your soul mate is also your financial opposite. You’re organized, while the other is an organized “mess.” You’re frugal and...
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How Will Marriage Impact Your Credit Profile?
Despite some popular misconceptions, marrying somebody does not mean becoming tied automatically to their credit profile. After marriage, you and your spouse will always have separate credit reports...
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Getting Married? Here Are Some Credit Tips
Let’s say that big day is quickly approaching—you’re getting ready to marry that special lifetime partner. If this is your situation, Congrats! You’re probably spending this time tending to the...
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How to Survive a ‘Boomerang’ Hit to Retirement Planning
As if planning for a decent 21st-century retirement these days wasn’t challenging enough for most Americans, consider the plight of the not-yet-empty nesters: According to a recent Harris Interactive...
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Hey Buddy, Can You Co-Sign This Credit Card?
There are a number of Americans out there who are denied the privilege of holding the plastic. This could be due to any number of reasons: tighter credit card lending standards, an individual’s low...
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How Couples Can Plan a Frugal Holiday Without Breaking Up
This time of year can be festive, magical, and … stressful. If you’re in a relationship, this stress can almost completely overshadow the fun of the holidays. Not only are you expected to buy gifts for...
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It’s Not You, It’s Your Credit Score: 7 Ways to Boost it in 2013
Newsflash!!! The dating world has been turned upside down yet again — no, not by some new feature on Match.com, eHarmony, or Christian Mingle. But rather by that universal theoretical measuring stick...
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How to Persuade Your Spouse to Stop Spending Money
Scenario: You have an extra $5,000 in your bank account. You’re up-to-date on all your bills, and you’re on track for savings goals, so you get to choose where to put that $5,000. You’d like to pay...
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Here’s How to Tell Your Love Your Credit Stinks
When you find yourself staring down a mountain of debt, you probably want to just find a cave somewhere and hide. But if the way you’re managing your money has the potential to affect your spouse or...
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