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Susan Shain
Susan Shain is a freelance personal finance writer. She was previously on staff at The Penny Hoarder and Student Loan Hero, and has written content for a variety of Fortune 100 companies.

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December 6, 2021

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October 13, 2021

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September 8, 2021

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September 2, 2021

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May 6, 2021

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April 5, 2021

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December 21, 2020

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November 9, 2020

Look back five decades, and the world was a different place.  Our grandmothers struggled to […]

September 25, 2020

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September 11, 2020

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July 1, 2020

In This ArticleFind your motivation Change your mindset Create a plan of attack Make a […]

June 24, 2020

Though you’ve likely heard the statistic before, it bears repeating: In the United States, women […]

March 6, 2020

It seems like every year there’s some new three-syllable Japanese concept that everyone’s obsessed with. […]

February 25, 2020

Got a Valentine this year? Is it kinda, you know, serious? Whether you’re about to […]

February 11, 2020

While married filing jointly comes with a heap of benefits, there are still some situations […]

January 21, 2020

We’re all busy: with partners, pets, kids, friends, jobs, dishes, laundry… the list goes on. […]

January 6, 2020

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October 30, 2019

Raise your hand if this sounds familiar: You head to dinner with friends and charge […]

September 20, 2019

We all make some foolish decisions in our 20s — it’s pretty much a rite of […]

July 5, 2019

You did it: You graduated from college — a feat that only one-third of Americans have accomplished. […]

June 7, 2019

Research has shown that 40% of our daily behaviors are habitual. In other words, if you […]

June 4, 2019

Want to be rich? Like really rich? Rather than scheming about winning the lottery, or […]

April 29, 2019

In 2018, the US government shut down for 35 days, the longest stint in the […]

March 12, 2019

Have you heard? Women still get paid less than men. In fact, Economic Policy Institute reports […]

February 28, 2019

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February 28, 2019

Less than one-third of Americans feel confident in banks, according to a Gallup poll. This […]

February 14, 2019

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