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How to Avoid a Prepayment Penalty When Paying Off a Loan
Look at you, so responsible. You received a financial windfall — stimulus check, tax refund, work bonus, inheritance, whatever — and you’re using it to pay off one of your debts years ahead of...
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Wondering What to Do With Overripe Pears? Try These 11 Recipes
Few things compare to the deliciously sweet taste of a perfectly ripe pear. But what happens when they’re past that point of ripeness? You know — when they start to form brown spots and become mushy...
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UI Extension: How to Get 11 More Weeks of Jobless Benefits
Note: This article has been updated with new information from the Continued Assistance Act (the second stimulus package). Most states offer Unemployment Insurance for 26 weeks. If your benefits are...
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I Paid Off $12K Debt in 12 Weeks. Here’s Exactly What I Did
My 2020 New Year’s resolution was to become debt-free. But we all know what happened next. COVID-19. Just to be clear, I’ve been lucky during the pandemic. I’ve kept my job. I haven’t gotten sick. I...
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Unemployment Benefits Explained: Terms, Definitions and More
Since the start of the pandemic, mass unemployment has rocked the nation. To help mitigate the damage, two economic stimulus packages allotted unprecedented sums of money to create new benefits...
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100 Birthday Freebies ~~ Celebrate WIth Free Stuff in 2021!
Hooray! It’s your birthday! The last thing you should do is pay for stuff. So we’ve put together a list of 100 places where you can get birthday freebies, updated for 2021. Most of these places require...
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View ArticleHere are Safer Alternatives if You’re Too Obsessed with the Stock Market
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View Article8 Ways to Pay Off Retirement Debt (Including Credit Cards)
Despite your best savings efforts — and maybe due to some unexpected expenses — your retirement plans may have run into the stark reality that you didn’t end up with the nest egg you had planned on. In...
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Here’s How to Turn Your Second Language into a Side Hustle
Are you fluent in another language? I don’t mean ‘I spent a semester abroad in Italy’ fluent. Or ‘I’ve spent the pandemic building up an impressive Duolingo streak’ fluent. The type of fluency I’m...
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Student Loan Administrative Forbearance Extends Until October
If you have federally held student loans, you’re getting a break on making payments — again. On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order directing the Education Department...
View ArticleWomen in Tech: Get Hired Jan. 28 at This Free Virtual Job Fair
You’ve already broken the mold. You’re a woman in a career field often thought of as a boys’ club. All that’s left is to land a first-rate job at one of the nation’s largest companies. Fairygodboss is...
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Earn Extra Money by Joining Online Focus Groups
A couple years ago, I was invited to participate in a focus group. I visited in-person along with about 15 other people. For two hours, we vented all of our feelings about the ways a particular health...
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Here’s How to Turn Food Pantry Staples into Delicious Meals
Pandemic-related layoffs and income loss have driven many people to community food pantries for the first time in their lives. According to Feeding America, about four out of every 10 people who...
View ArticleDear Penny: Will Social Security Be Broke by the Time I Retire?
Dear Penny, I’m a 34-year-old man who just started saving for retirement last year after getting married. My husband is 39 and has been saving for some time. My question is about Social Security....
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Here Are 9 Options for Finding Free or Cheap Audiobooks
Though I own hundreds of books, I rarely find time to sit down and crack one open. I do, however, make use of my time in the car to listen to audiobooks. But how do you get the audiobooks you want...
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