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    Best Apps to Help Cover a Cash Shortfall

    Experiencing a gap in cash flow? Instead of borrowing from a trusted friend or family member, or worse, resorting to predatory lending, there are a handful of apps and digital banks that can help you cover a shortfall in cash. Here are some of our favorites.
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    Savvy Ways to Lower Your Tax Bill

    When the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, time’s up for many of the money moves you can take to lower your tax bill. However, there are a few last-minute, money-saving tactics you don’t want to miss — or overlook — before filing your taxes in 2020.
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    A Simple Guide to Digging Out of Holiday Debt

    If you went a little overboard this past holiday season and outpaced your budget (and then some), don’t panic. Now’s the time to focus on the small, easily achievable things you can do to manage that debt and bring your finances back into shape. Here are some of our favorite tips for whittling down that holiday debt.
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    Best Apps for Finding Gigs and Side Hustles

    If you aren’t making enough money to cover your bills, taking on a side hustle has probably crossed your mind. But how can you make side hustling as easy and lucrative as can be? We’ve rounded up a few of our favorite apps that make it easy to find a side hustle:
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    Common Tax Prep Mistakes for Freelancers

    For busy freelancers, it’s easy to let financial housekeeping fall to the wayside. So when tax season rolls around and your bookkeeping is in a state of disarray, you may want to hit the “panic” button. To spare the headache, stress, and costly mistakes, here are some common tax prep mistakes freelancers tend to make:
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    How to Free Up Cash in Your Budget Each Month

    You don’t have to get a huge raise at work or move into a tiny apartment with five roommates to have more money to spend on the things you want. For an influx of cash, here are a few easy ways to free up money each month:
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    How to Make the Most of Small Business Saturday

    Instead of spending your hard-earned cash at Amazon and big box retailers, consider doing the majority of your holiday shopping at small businesses. In honor of Small Business Saturday, here are a handful of ways you can use your holiday budget to support small, local businesses and score some cool gifts for everyone on your list:
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    Student Loan Trouble? A Student Loan Attorney May Be Able To Help

    Attorneys who specialize in student loans may be able to assist you when you need to defend yourself in court, file a lawsuit against a company, or better understand your options from a legal perspective. Here's everything you need to know about student loan attorneys, what they can do, and how to find one.
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    How to Remove Force-Placed Insurance

    Also known as collateral protection insurance, force-placed insurance is when a lender purchases insurance on your behalf. Unfortunately, this type of insurance is usually far more expensive than if you had purchased it on your own. If you've been stuck with this costly insurance, here's what you can do.
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  • The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is an association of nonprofit consumer organizations that was established in 1968 to advance the consumer interest through research, advocacy, and education. Today, nearly 300 of these groups participate in the federation and govern it through their representatives on the organization's Board of Directors.

  • The National Council of Higher Education Resources (NCHER) is the nation’s oldest and largest higher education finance trade association. NCHER’s membership includes state, nonprofit, and for-profit higher education service organizations, including lenders, servicers, guaranty agencies, collection agencies, financial literacy providers, and schools, interested and involved in increasing college access and success. It assists its members in shaping policies governing federal and private student loan and state grant programs on behalf of students, parents, borrowers, and families.

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  • The National Foundation for Credit Counseling® (NFCC®), founded in 1951, is the nation’s largest and longest-serving nonprofit financial counseling organization. The NFCC’s mission is to promote the national agenda for financially responsible behavior, and build capacity for its members to deliver the highest-quality financial education and counseling services.