While using your HELOC as an emergency fund may seem like a good idea, it’s actually a terrible one. Find out why and how to create a safer emergency fund.

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The settlement in a lawsuit against TransUnion means that you could get free credit scores and credit reports. Of course there’s a downside.

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Comparing what I learned about money from my parents with what I didn’t learn. I think that overall, my parents did an excellent job. What about yours?

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FICO is changing the rules again. They say they’ve come up with a new way of determining which authorized users are legitimate and will now include authorized user accounts in their credit scoring.

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A while back I asked how foreigners can create credit in the United States. This is a response. Kelly writes Almost Frugal, a blog on frugality for the rest of us. She is American and has been living in France since 2000. If you liked this post, then why not subscribe to her feed?
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