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Living the advertised life comes with a high price in the US. We see nice things & we want nice things. We get nice things & then we want more nice things. Many of us live within our means, but...
View ArticleCredit Karma Tidbit #1: Credit Cards Can Be Your Best Friend… Or Just Plain Evil
One lesson parents should have taught us is the other golden rule: Treat your money the way you want to be treated. Instead, many of us learn the pitfalls of money management by living it and learning...
View ArticleCredit Karma Tidbit #2: Choose The Credit Card You Need, Not The One You Want
Deciding between the things we need from the things we want is tough—eating the salad over the burger, heading to the bank instead of the mall, studying or going for a night on the town. In the case of...
View ArticleCredit Karma Tidbit #3: 10 Credit Myths Debunked!
Don’t believe everything you hear, especially when it comes to money. It’s a shame that financial literacy wasn’t a required class back in school; it may have saved some consumers from being burdened...
View ArticleTips for Paying Back Your Student Loans
The average college student is facing some difficult facts: - More young people are going to college, which means more young people are taking out student loans. In 2009, more than 70% of...
View ArticleCredit Karma Tidbit #6: Buying vs. Leasing a Car
It’s time for you to replace the car you’ve been driving around since high school. It’ll be sad to say goodbye to “The Silver Bullet” (or whatever you’ve nicknamed your vehicle), but now you’re faced...
View ArticleWhat’s in a Credit Score: Your Credit Utilization Rate
At Credit Karma we like to geek out about one topic a lot: credit scores. We get so excited talking about credit scoring and credit score ranges that you’d think we are talking about the latest Harry...
View ArticleWhat’s in a Credit Score: Your Credit History
At CreditKarma.com, we know credit scores. We know the ins and outs, what keeps them strong and what damages them. We’re sharing some of that knowledge with you CuteGeek readers so that you can take...
View ArticleWhat’s in a Credit Score: Your Credit Portfolio
For the past couple of months, we’ve been brushing up on credit scores. At CreditKarma.com, credit scores are our bread-and-butter and we like to spread the knowledge with all of you Cute Geek...
View ArticleWant to Avoid New Bank Fees? Try One of These 3 Free Checking Accounts
Bank customers are not happy. With more big banks imposing new banking fees without improving their services, consumers are becoming more vocal than ever. But how many of those customers will be...
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