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What Happens to Your Credit Score When You Return a Leased Car?

Returning a leased car can impact your credit in many ways. Here is what really happens to your score whether your lease ends smoothly or you surrender early....

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11 Signs You Can Handle a Credit Card (and One Big Red Flag You Can't)

It is possible to use a credit card responsibly and not have it take over your finances. However, you do have to be in the right mindset. Meredith has put together a checklist to help you decide if plastic purchases are right for you....

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Your Credit Score Is Just a Tool... and You're in Charge

If you're obsessing about your credit score, the first thing that Meredith wants you to do is RELAX! And then you'll be in a better mindset to improve your score and keep progressing afterwards. Get 10 tips from the editor. ...

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My Son Loved His Pokemon Card... Then He Found Out What It Was Worth

Zacks' Personal Finance expert Meredith Margrave on the moment her four-year-old learned his favorite Pok??mon card wasn't worth much, and what it taught her about letting price tags decide what we value....

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Knowing How Money Works Is Only Half the Battle

Zacks' Personal Finance expert Meredith Margrave explains why knowing how money works is only half the battle, and how to build the habits that turn financial knowledge into financial results at any age. ...

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A Magical Three-Paycheck Month Is Here. Here's What to Do With the "Extra" Money

Zacks' Personal Finance expert Meredith Margrave explains why some workers get three paychecks in October, why that third check isn't really "extra" money, and how to put it to work before it quietly disappears....

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It's Not Just You... Everyone's Energy Bill Has Gotten Higher

If your electric bill has been making you do a double take lately, you???re not alone. Meredith Margrave explains why electricity has gotten so expensive... and seven things you can actually do to bring your bill back down....

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Warren Buffett Just Retired. His Best Money Advice Was Never Complicated

Last week Warren Buffett did something that once seemed almost impossible. He retired. Personal Finance editor Meredith Margrave looks back at some of the Oracle of Omaha's best money advice....

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The 13-Hour Money Problem (And How to Shrink It)

A recent study showed that some people are losing an entire workday, every single week, to money stress. Zacks' Personal Finance editor, Meredith Margrave, has three tips to cut that number down....

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ChatGPT Wants to Connect to Your Finances. Here's Why I Clicked No

Zacks' Personal Finance editor Meredith Margrave was using ChatGPT to redesign her boys' bedroom. Then it asked for her bank account. Before you let AI see your financial information, read this....

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You Don't Need Millions to Want a Prenup

Zacks' Personal Finance editor Meredith Margrave was confused when her nanny -- who has little to protect -- was interested in a prenup. Her answer reveals why more couples want one before marriage, not just the wealthy....

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