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Combining Finances as a Couple: Happily ever after?
Navigating the realm of shared finances in a relationship often gives rise to a sense of awkwardness and intricacy. Initially, there’s the discomfort of broaching the topic and contemplating whether merging finances is the right step. If that initial conversation sails smoothly, a more challenging discussion ensues on the intricate details of how to go…
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How to Strengthen Your Online Security
Every year, cybercrime grows more sophisticated and maintaining your online security becomes more challenging and time-consuming. The bad news is that it’s likely not going to change anytime soon. The good news is that the means to strengthen your online security are evolving and becoming more effective. Make no mistake – there is no full-proof…
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The Path to Home Ownership: Understanding homeowner closing costs.
Becoming a first-time home buyer takes time, effort, patience, and persistence. It also takes a substantial amount of money, most of which goes toward a down payment (typically 20% of the purchase price). But buyers also need to factor one last thing into their budget; closing costs, which can add anywhere from 2% to 5%…
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Prosper in 2024: Steps to creating your personal budget for the New Year.
Are you planning something big this new year? Taking a trip? Making a major purchase? Pursuing investments? For most of us, achieving those goals requires creating a budget and sticking to it – eyes on the prize, right? So, let’s talk about how to create a successful budget for the year ahead and the benefits…
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Empower Your Generosity: Five Tips to make the most of your charitable donations.
The season of giving and sharing with family and friends is upon us. For many people it is also the time for donating to communities, causes, and charities they care about. Whether your budget for making charitable donations is small or large, there are ways to increase its effectiveness that benefit recipients and donors. Following…
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Unveiling Mortgage Scams: Safeguarding your investment.
Having your home or other property stolen out from under you may seem highly unlikely to most people, but mortgage-related scams and fraud have become more sophisticated recently mainly because so many real estate transactions now take place entirely online. Let’s be clear – it is possible to buy or sell a piece of property…
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Buy Now, Pay Later: Too good to be true?
Buy now, pay later. Sounds great, right? The attraction of these services and plans is obvious: you can purchase something now and pay for it later, typically with installment payments over a set period. It’s become a very popular online shopping method for young people because it doesn’t require a credit card or even a…
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