How to Build Your Credit History from Scratch

Less and less Americans are becoming financially savvy. Most of the reports we’ve covered here at Financial Helpers talk about most people being big spenders, taking out loans and debt

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Here’s the Problem with Having a Low Credit Score

Your credit score can impact a lot more than you realize it does. We’re talking about its ability to keep you from making major life decisions, taking care of yourself

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Millenials: Stop “Saving” for Retirement

The big mistake is that we’re using misleading language when it comes to retirement. New employees will be familiar with this: older colleagues incessantly bombarding you with advice to start

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Here’s the Problem with Having a Low Credit Score

Your credit score can impact a lot more than you realize it does. We’re talking about its ability to keep you from making major life decisions, taking care of yourself

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6 Things to Know About Health Savings Accounts

You may be among the 25 million HSA account owners, here are some things you might not know about them. Health savings accounts (HSAs) are becoming an increasingly common feature

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25% of Americans Believe They’ll Die in Debt

Back in December, CreditCards.com did a survey asking 1,000 Americans about their debt and their thoughts surrounding it. What the survey revealed was quite shocking. It found that as much

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Does Forgiving Student Debt Make Sense?

We often talk a lot about student debt and share solutions we think might work. We constantly throw out the numbers. 44 million Americans owe around $1.53 trillion in student

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Can Excessive Auto Loans Force Us into Another Recession?

Back in 2008, Americans hit what has become the worst economic disaster in our country’s history. It was worse than the Great Depression of the 30s. For nearly an entire

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Student Loan Debt Isn’t Just a Young Person Problem

When you think of student loan debt, the image that comes to mind is someone 25-30. They have their whole life ahead of them. We sort of shrug off the

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