MELISSA LAMBARENA of NerdWallet

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January 17, 2021 at 8:31 am

Credit card perks to prioritize in 2021

With the pandemic upending spending patterns, possibly for the foreseeable future, an audit of the benefits and costs of your cards can reveal which ones...

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Shoppers walk past a storefront with seasonal holiday products in Santa Clarita, Calif. in 2019. Affording the holiday season can present a lot of challenges, especially if your household has been affected financially by circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether you’re trying to save, pay down debt or replenish money lost due to pandemic-related setbacks, you can stay true to your financial goals by borrowing tips from minimalists. (AP Photo / Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

November 3, 2020 at 3:49 am

Minimalist tips to maximize the holidays | Millennial Money

Affording the holiday season can present a lot of challenges. Whether you're trying to save, pay down debt or replenish money lost due to pandemic-related...

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September 23, 2020 at 4:30 am

Is credit card relief little help? Check out debt management

As cardholders experience financial difficulties due to COVID-19, some credit card issuers are promoting their hardship programs. Once a well-kept secret, these programs are now...

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August 25, 2020 at 3:45 am

Millennial Money: 6 Great Recession lessons that still apply

The Great Recession demolished jobs across the U.S., and it eventually came for mine, too. After graduating in 2009, I worked four months as an...

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June 16, 2020 at 4:10 am

Millennial Money: Unlock savings with credit card benefits

A few days after buying a sweater at Macy’s, Erin Chisman returned to get the same one in a different color, only to realize it...

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April 23, 2020 at 3:58 am

Why family loyalty shouldn’t apply to your credit cards

Loyalty to family is admirable, but limiting yourself to just one bank’s brood of credit cards may be a tie that binds you up. Sure,...

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April 7, 2020 at 6:00 am

Millennial Money: 8 ways to switch up the new at-home normal

As COVID-19 sparks closures, cancellations and stay-at-home orders, household stressors are piling up. On top of health concerns, lost incomes and lack of child care...

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February 1, 2020 at 6:00 am

Millennial Money: Recession jitters and your finances

Even just talk of a possible recession can trigger anxiety for anyone who associates it with the major economic downturn of a dozen years ago....

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April 23, 2019 at 8:23 am

Millennial Money: Are you robbing the Bank of Mom and Dad?

When Melanie Lockert graduated with a master's in performance studies in 2011, she was overwhelmed with student loans. Her many attempts to tap the Bank...

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