Slide Show: Lower Your Risk for Identity Theft Identity theft isn’t just an inconvenience – it can cause serious damage to your credit score, impairing your ability to take out loans and mortgages, buy a car, apply for certain jobs, or apply for a new credit card. Every year there are about 8 million victims […]
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Lauralynn is the Online Marketing Specialist for AdvantageCCS. She is married and has two young daughters. She enjoys writing, reading, hiking, cooking, video games, sewing, and gardening. Lauralynn has a degree in Multimedia Technologies from Pittsburgh Technical College.
Video: Want to Understand Your Credit Score and Obtain a Credit Report?
Video: Want to Understand Your Credit Score and Obtain a Credit Report? You may often hear about how important your credit score is, but do you know what really goes into it? This video will help you understand what a credit score is, how your score can affect your life, how to improve your credit […]
Continue ReadingWhat’s The True Cost Of Owning A Pet?
Most people overlook the cost of owning a pet. It is best to take into consideration the costs of owning a pet, just the way you would take into consideration the costs of having a child. A pet can’t take care of itself. Owning a pet requires you to purchase extra food and water, healthcare and entertainment […]
Continue ReadingThe Value of Credit Counseling in Everyday Life
Credit counseling is often an overlooked free financial tool in our busy everyday lives. We need good credit for everything these days as we transition to less and less cash in our lives. The truth is good credit is not only for financing, but it’s also essential in setting up utilities, getting a cellular phone, […]
Continue ReadingHow to Compare Financial Aid and College Costs
Hooray! Spring has finally arrived, and students all across the country are receiving college acceptance letters in the mail. It’s an exciting opportunity, but it comes with a lot of life changing decisions to make, like how to pay for it. Cracking the code on financial aid is a big (and often stressful) part of […]
Continue ReadingWhite Paper: Debt Settlement vs. Debt Management Program
Do you find yourself struggling to pay the bills each month or cover your monthly expenses because of credit card debt? If the answer is yes, there are some ways for you to get some financial relief. Debt can feel crippling and overwhelming, but through resources such as non-profit credit counseling and debt relief programs, […]
Continue ReadingFree Credit Counseling Could Help You Get Out Of Debt
Debt is an American epidemic that plagues the majority of the population. Sometimes income is no sooner earned than it is spent in trying to get out of debt. Credit cards are the most common culprit. They are relatively easy to obtain and certainly very easy to use. That’s just the problem. Massive credit card […]
Continue ReadingDebt Management Starts With Changing Your Behavior
Do you find yourself deep in debt? Have you enrolled or experimented with any debt settlement programs, but that just left you worse off than before? Are you tired of worrying about money every month? If so, you are not alone. Millions of Americans find themselves in a similar situation every single day. If you […]
Continue ReadingSurprising Water Usage Numbers [Infographic]
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How much water are you really using? Many of us have low flow shower heads and our toilets are using less water, but how does that compare to the water that goes into the things we use and consume every day? You can also save money each year by trying to save water. Your water […]
Continue ReadingThe Benefits of Free Consumer Credit Counseling
Credit is one of the most important tools a consumer can have. In today’s society credit is vital to being able to have financial influence and being able to navigate as a consumer. A person has to protect their credit and safeguard it. Once an individual gets labeled as having bad credit, it can be […]
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