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Hate Credit Cards? There’s Still a Way to Build Credit & Avoid Debt
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If you want to build credit, don’t want to go into debt and don’t want to use a credit card, you’ve got a bit of a problem. You can definitely build credit without going into debt, but that generally requires using a credit card. There are plenty of ways to build credit without using a... Read More
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Report: 600,000 Veterans Could Go Without Health Insurance Next Year
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A new Urban Institute report predicts that more than 600,000 veterans will go without health insurance in 2017 unless there are policy changes to the Medicaid program. They point out that more than half of those veterans live in the 19 states that have not expanded Medicaid. “If Medicaid expansion decisions do not change between now... Read More
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Americans Have Had Chip Cards for a Year. Here’s How It’s Going So Far
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A new rule imposed by the credit card associations took effect Oct. 1, 2015, mandating that merchants accept chip cards or face increased liability for fraud. The date passed last year with a lot of fanfare and considerable frustration; many smaller merchants complained they weren’t ready. Chip cards had been available for more than a... Read More
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Help! Someone Keeps Giving My Phone Number to Debt Collectors
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Sometimes, your phone number gets associated with a loan you’ve never applied for. We can never be sure why it happens: Perhaps it was the debtor’s phone number before it was yours, or they invented what they thought was a fake number because they don’t own a phone, or maybe they’re just trying to hide... Read More
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‘Air Rage’ Is a Thing & It’s Happening More Often
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Tap! Tap! Tap! Hear that? It’s the sound of the passenger behind you banging on your seat, and if you end up in an argument over their refusal to stop, you wouldn’t be alone. A new study by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), an airline industry body, found that “unruly passenger incidents,” as they were described... Read More
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