Just because summertime is here and you might be taking it easy, that doesn’t mean you should let your guard down when it comes to your finances. In fact, during the summer season, you should be aware of a number of potential threats that can hurt your credit rating. Some of these things are common […]
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Are you planning on taking a “staycation” this summer because you don’t have the money to go on a real vacation away from home? Or are you going to go into debt for a trip because your bank account is near empty? The average American racks up about $1,100 in vacation debt, and according to
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Buying a home can provide an enormous sense of accomplishment, and homeownership is a pathway to building wealth too. But making the leap from renter to owner also carries plenty of challenges – including the responsibility of paying for numerous upfront and ongoing expenses. Naturally, there are initial hurdles, like amassing the down payment and
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Are you ready for homeownership? Buying a home will likely be one of the biggest investments of your life. So you want to get it right – especially when it comes to picking the right mortgage and the right mortgage lender. My new Homeownership Smarts course on Money Coach University will turn you into an
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Like most parents of high school teenagers and college students, this is the time of year when my husband and I start focusing a lot more seriously on higher education expenses. Thankfully, when our oldest daughter went off to college, she initially won a ton of scholarships. She’ll turn 20 in a few months and
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Ten years ago, I had the good fortune to be featured as an expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show and to meet the all-time queen of daytime talk TV. That life-changing experience led to many more connections with Oprah’s vast production network of TV shows and spinoffs, not to mention increased speaking engagements and book
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Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach, and publishing expert Earl Cox, co-founders of the financial advice site AskTheMoneyCoach.com, invite you to the Grand Opening and Virtual Open House for the official launch of Money Coach University on Feb. 16, 2017 from 8:30-9:00 pm EST. Money Coach University is a video-based learning platform that offers both free and paid
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Paying off someone else’s debt may feel like the ultimate act of love or support. Whether it’s a struggling adult child, a partner in crisis, or a friend trying to get back on their feet, the instinct to help can be powerful. But before you reach for your checkbook, it’s crucial to understand both the
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Starting in spring of 2017, the IRS plans to allow private debt collection agencies to retrieve outstanding tax debt from consumers on behalf of the government. Signed into federal law under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) in December 2015, the aim is to help retrieve a whopping $380 billion that the IRS
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With the holiday season approaching, everyone’s looking for a unique gift for our friends and family. After all, no one wants another receive another pair of boring socks! Just as our modern world is evolving, why should the holiday season and gift-giving be any different? To get with the times, did you know you can
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Millions of Americans would like to start their own businesses. But a lot of would-be entrepreneurs worry about the loss of a “steady” paycheck or giving up corporate benefits. Well, what if I told you that I could help you address both of these concerns? In fact, what if I showed you how launching your
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Did your kids get way too much candy for Halloween? My youngest daughter, Alexis, did. (See my Facebook live video from Halloween night). Well, you can help preserve your child’s health – and teach him or her a lesson about money at the same time. The National Financial Educators Council is encouraging parents of trick-or-treaters
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An urge to splurge is wreaking more and more havoc on traditional Thanksgiving festivities and meal-time spent around the family table. In decades past, it was bad enough that on the day after Thanksgiving – Black Friday – people would wake up in the wee hours of the morning to be the first in line
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A reader sent me the following question via Facebook wanting to know my opinion of investing in penny stocks. Here’s her question and my reply. Q: I know you are extremely busy and you not get to this message. I am unemployed but searching. The little that I have, I want to invest. I don’t
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Every year, millions of students across America never get to go on college tours and college visits – and preview the schools to which they’re applying – mainly because it can be costly and time-consuming to make a college road trip. Nonetheless, college bound teenagers, transfer students and parents should all take college visits very
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