Author name: Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach

Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach, is a renowned financial expert, author, speaker, and media personality, empowering people to achieve financial success. Visit her personal website at https://lynnettekhalfanicox.com.

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Student Loan Cancellation Explained

A couple of Facebook fans who recently heard me on the Russ Parr Show have asked me to elaborate on the Student Loan Cancellation Program. Under federal law, you can get your federal student loans canceled or discharged for many different circumstances. Reasons for loan discharge: Death Total and permanent disability School-related issues or improper […]

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Statute of Limitations on Debt

Consumers often pay off debt for which creditors can no longer seek legal action because the Statute of Limitations has already expired for the account. Consumers pay off these accounts perhaps because the accounts still appear on their credit reports, they fear court action, or they simply don’t know their rights.  There are even cases

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From Lockdown to Luxury: Ex Inmates Become Instant Millionaires

More than three dozen ex-prisoners in Texas just hit the lottery – or so it may seem – after the men had their convictions overturned based on DNA evidence, and now stand to become instant millionaires because the state is compensating them for being wrongfully imprisoned. This article from the Associated Press gives the details:

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3 Steps to Back-to-School Clothes Shopping on a Dime

Unless your child attends a private or parochial school with mandatory uniforms, you’re probably clothes shopping right about now to find new outfits for the kids to wear this back to school season. Discount stores such as Target and Wal-Mart are a good place to head, however, consignment and resale shops are even better if

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How Credit Card Reform Impacts You

Starting today, big changes will impact you and your credit cards, thanks to the credit card reform legislation that President Obama signed into law earlier this year. The goal of credit card reform was to stop or prevent unfair or deceptive lending practices by banks and credit card issuers. The two provisions of the legislation

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Pros and Cons of a Homeowners’ Association

An HOA, as a homeowners’ association is known, creates and enforces rules for the community and collects the monthly or annual dues. There are pros and cons to owning a home in a community governed by a HOA, which is often a nonprofit entity that is operated by a board comprised of homeowners, sometimes in

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