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Friday Flight - Apps that Save You Money, Buying a Car with a Credit Card, & Home Renovation Payback #315

Friday Flight - Apps that Save You Money, Buying a Car with a Credit Card, & Home Renovation Paybac…

It's time for a Friday Flight! These episodes are all about the week’s news and the effects of the pandemic on your personal finances. There are a lo…

02.04.21 Future of the stock market; Chase credit card terms; Clark's Amazon saga update

02.04.21 Future of the stock market; Chase credit card terms; Clark's Amazon saga update

Clark's latest take on the GameStop and other market mania and what it means about the future of the stock market. Clark fields questions about Chase…

Ask HTM - Are We Ready to Buy a House, Joint Brokerage Account Benefits, and Travel Rewards or Cashback Credit Cards #310

Ask HTM - Are We Ready to Buy a House, Joint Brokerage Account Benefits, and Travel Rewards or Cash…

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Ask HTM - Paying Your Mortgage with a Credit Card, Where to Put Baby Money, Buying and Selling a Car with Carvana #304

Ask HTM - Paying Your Mortgage with a Credit Card, Where to Put Baby Money, Buying and Selling a Ca…

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Ask HTM - Payoff My Mortgage or Hold as Cash, Tapping a 401(k) to Pay Off a Credit Card, and MVNO's for Everyone to Save Money #298

Ask HTM - Payoff My Mortgage or Hold as Cash, Tapping a 401(k) to Pay Off a Credit Card, and MVNO's…

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Ask HTM - Putting More Expenses on Credit Cards, the Sweet Spot on a Home Refinance, and WTD with an Extra $5000 #292

Ask HTM - Putting More Expenses on Credit Cards, the Sweet Spot on a Home Refinance, and WTD with a…

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12.11.20 Store credit cards are awful - avoid them; Clark Stinks

12.11.20 Store credit cards are awful - avoid them; Clark Stinks

Store credit cards can be poison for your wallet. Clark tells you the downsides to carrying one and why it isn't a good idea to sign up for most stor…

Do I Need a Perfect Credit Score? #287

Do I Need a Perfect Credit Score? #287

Everyone knows that it’s good to have a high credit score- it’s true, but what is high enough? It can be tempting to spend an inordinate amount of ti…

11.25.20 Clark's credit card number was stolen; Americans are saving a lot

11.25.20 Clark's credit card number was stolen; Americans are saving a lot

Clark tells the story of his credit card number being stolen and how quickly things got resolved. Americans have been saving so much money recently.…

11.12.20 Credit card companies are offering majorly high sign-up bonuses; Rents rising in the burbs

11.12.20 Credit card companies are offering majorly high sign-up bonuses; Rents rising in the burbs

The major credit card companies like American Express and Chase are offering rich sign-up bonuses as they try to attract more customers right now. C…

7 Ways to Build Credit Fast (Increase Your Credit Score!)

7 Ways to Build Credit Fast (Increase Your Credit Score!)

Episode 27: 7 Ways to Build Credit Fast  In this episode we cover:  How to build credit fast What impacts your credit score  How to manage your cr…

659 - How to Pay Off Credit Card Debt

659 - How to Pay Off Credit Card Debt

Instead of paying high interest to credit card companies, it's time to whittle down your balances and use the money to build wealth for yourself. Lau…

11.4.20 The appliance repair industry is booming; Credit card companies are soliciting new customers

11.4.20 The appliance repair industry is booming; Credit card companies are soliciting new customers

As people are spending more time in their homes, they are starting to spend more to fix them up. That means that the appliance repair industry is see…

Friday Flight - Credit Scores Rising, Easy Small Dollar Loans, & Shake-ups in Streaming #273

Friday Flight - Credit Scores Rising, Easy Small Dollar Loans, & Shake-ups in Streaming #273

It's time for a Friday Flight! These episodes are all about the week’s news and the effects of Covid-19 on your personal finances. There are a lot of…

Ask HTM - Rounding Up Investment Apps, Buying Property to Build Wealth, and Account Closure Effects on Credit Scores #268

Ask HTM - Rounding Up Investment Apps, Buying Property to Build Wealth, and Account Closure Effects…

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Ways To Get A Loan With Poor Credit (Under 600 FICO)

Ways To Get A Loan With Poor Credit (Under 600 FICO)

Getting a loan with poor credit can be more difficult, but it's not impossible. Here's how to find the best deals on bad credit loans.

Friday Flight - Socially Responsible Investing, Bad Credit Cards, & Finding (literal) Diamonds #264

Friday Flight - Socially Responsible Investing, Bad Credit Cards, & Finding (literal) Diamonds #264

It's time for a Friday Flight! These episodes are all about the week’s news and the effects of Covid-19 on your personal finances. There are a lot of…

Should You Pay Off or Close Your Credit Cards Before Applying For a Mortgage?

Should You Pay Off or Close Your Credit Cards Before Applying For a Mortgage?

On this episode on DIY Money, Quint and Daniel discuss whether you should pay off or close your credit cards before applying for a mortgage.

10.5.20 Census bureau report about widening income gap; New credit card doesn't look at your credit score

10.5.20 Census bureau report about widening income gap; New credit card doesn't look at your credit…

Roughly 80% of Americans have less purchasing power now than they did a decade ago. This is not good news! Clark discusses the significance of what t…

Credit Card vs. Cash

Credit Card vs. Cash

On this episode of DIY Money, Quint and Daniel discuss the pros and cons of using a credit card vs. paying with cash when making a purchase.