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Top 10 Posts 2016!
I’m back from an anniversary holiday on Maui. Sweet… I just know you’re worried that you may have missed out on the best of Money Counselor’s 600+ posts! To help ease your anxiety and get you up to...
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TransUnion.ca Sneakiness
Ms. Money Counselor and I recently enjoyed a short holiday in the beautiful city of Victoria on Vancouver Island’s southern tip. When we plan to be out of town for just a couple of postal mail delivery...
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Equifax Hack
With nearly half of all Americans affected, everyone should follow up to protect themselves in the wake of the horrendous hack at credit bureau Equifax®. Equifax Hack: The Vitals You’ve probably at...
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Credit Repair: Always a Rip-Off
There is no way to remove accurate, negative information from a credit report. Once more, with consciousness: There is no way to remove accurate, negative information from a credit report. Accurate...
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Whoa! A 25% Car Loan?
May I pontificate for one post? I’m going to stick my neck out a bit here and offer a lot of opinions about a real life situation though I’m admittedly lacking considerable relevant information. Some...
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Bad Credit? No Problem!
Have you been turned down for a credit card or bank loan because of a poor credit rating? Then maybe you’ve been tempted to follow-up on ads making pitches like Bad credit? No problem! We don’t care...
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Pay Rent with a Credit Card?
Among Ms. Money Counselor’s readings in, as someone cleverer than me once described it, “the Armageddon series” is the blog Greater Fool run by Garth Turner. I’m not a follower of Greater Fool only...
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Payday Loans for Dummies
I haven’t slammed payday lending for quite a while now, so I figured it’s about time. What Are Payday Loans? I’ve attempted in my overly wordy and complex way to explain payday lending in previous...
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Stay Away From Here!
Study this image closely. Only the desperate, the foolish, and the ignorant enter this place. Oh, and employees. This is a highly recognizable “payday lender“. It’s got all the telltale indicators:...
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Installment Loan Money Trap
NOT how to think of installment and payday loans! You know that taking out a payday loan is one of the worst financial decisions you can make, right? Well, meet the payday loan’s ugly stepbrother: the...
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