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10.29.18 Credit card with no credit check; Harmful selfies; Resumes in the digital age

10.29.18 Credit card with no credit check; Harmful selfies; Resumes in the digital age

Petal Card allows consumers to get a credit card without going through a credit check; More people are dying from poorly timed selfies; Clark talks a…

563 - How to Save Money Using a Balance Transfer Credit Card

563 - How to Save Money Using a Balance Transfer Credit Card

Not sure if a balance transfer credit card offer is right for you? Laura explains what a transfer card is, the pros and cons, and when it can help yo…

Lesser Known Credit Card Benefits #036

Lesser Known Credit Card Benefits #036

Let's talk about lesser known credit card benefits! Did you know that with a credit card you might already use, you have access to $600 worth of cell…

8.20.18 Home internet prices; Credit scores on the rise

8.20.18 Home internet prices; Credit scores on the rise

5G is coming to certain markets by the end of the year. Home internet prices are currently on the rise...but not for long. Clark discusses how 5G tec…

How I Paid Off $500,000 in Credit Card Debt, then Launched a Company with $35 Million in Annual Revenue -- with Rand Fishkin, Founder of Moz

How I Paid Off $500,000 in Credit Card Debt, then Launched a Company with $35 Million in Annual Rev…

#145: When Rand Fishkin was 25 years old, he carried $500,000 in credit card debt. Less than a decade later, Rand was the Founder and CEO of a compa…

27: How to Get Even MORE from Your Travel Rewards Credit Card with Lee Huffman

27: How to Get Even MORE from Your Travel Rewards Credit Card with Lee Huffman

Open up a credit card, earn miles, get a free plane trip or hotel room. Sounds great, right? But what if you could exponentially increase your travel…

How I Paid Off Thousands in Credit Card Debt - with Laura Adams, from Money Girl Podcast

How I Paid Off Thousands in Credit Card Debt - with Laura Adams, from Money Girl Podcast

#129: Laura Adams grew up in an upper-middle-class family in South Carolina, and her parents supported her through college. She attended her top-choi…

What Do We Think About Niche Real Estate? (plus FICO and more of your questions!)

What Do We Think About Niche Real Estate? (plus FICO and more of your questions!)

We back up the truck and plow through the mailbag today! We'll start off with a question about employee stock purchase plans, work our way into niche…

Using Credit Cards like a Pro #014

Using Credit Cards like a Pro #014

Credit cards can be a double-edged financial tool, and in this episode we cover how you can use them like a pro. Do you find yourself carrying a bala…

How to Get the Most from Your Rewards Credit Cards

How to Get the Most from Your Rewards Credit Cards

Credit cards, if used responsibly, can be a great financial tool to help your Army of Dollar Bills go further for the purchases you make. It's been q…

How to Improve Your Credit Score #010

How to Improve Your Credit Score #010

You heard it here: Dave Ramsey is wrong and your credit score is way more important than you think! In this episode we cover what is a credit score, …

467 MG 5 Lesser-Known Reasons Why Your Credit Score Drops

467 MG 5 Lesser-Known Reasons Why Your Credit Score Drops

Are you frustrated because your credit score dropped suddenly for no apparent reason? Laura answers a listener question and covers 5 lesser-known rea…

How You Can Pay Rent With A Credit Card

How You Can Pay Rent With A Credit Card

Most landlords don’t accept credit cards as a form of payment, so that pretty much throws that idea out the window right? Not so fast! There is a wor…

She Wiped Out $100k of Credit Card Debt (with Lynnette Khalfani-Cox)

She Wiped Out $100k of Credit Card Debt (with Lynnette Khalfani-Cox)

How much debt have you wiped out? I'll bet today's guest wiped out more, and she's going to share how she got into so much debt, and then the strateg…

499 MG Debt Q&A: Manage Student Loans, Credit Cards, and HELOCs Wisely

499 MG Debt Q&A: Manage Student Loans, Credit Cards, and HELOCs Wisely

Handling debt wisely is one of the most important parts of your financial life. Laura answers 6 questions she recently received about student loans, …

457 MG Canceling Credit Cards—5 Questions to Ask Before Closing Accounts

457 MG Canceling Credit Cards—5 Questions to Ask Before Closing Accounts

Not sure if you should cancel a credit card? Laura answers a listener question and gives you 5 questions to ask that will help you know whether closi…

437 MG How to Build Credit with a Secured Credit Card

437 MG How to Build Credit with a Secured Credit Card

Ready to improve your credit scores? Laura answers credit questions from podcast listeners and readers. She explains what a secured credit card is, w…

428 MG Do Lost or Stolen Credit Cards Hurt Your Credit Score?

428 MG Do Lost or Stolen Credit Cards Hurt Your Credit Score?

Laura answers questions about how replacements for lost or stolen credit cards affect your credit. Find out how to protect your credit and the best p…

426 MG 7 Credit Score Traps You Should Avoid

426 MG 7 Credit Score Traps You Should Avoid

Don't let common credit pitfalls hurt your financial life! Laura answer reader questions and covers 7 credit traps that could upset your personal fin…