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Whether you are looking to buy a new house, finance a car, or open new line of credit, your current credit history affects the interest rate you will be offered. Since credit scores are a numeric calculation of your credit history, financers use these numbers to determine what rate of interest to charge you. If […]
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The battle between wanting to have fun and staying within your budget often results to becoming couch potatoes. But having an inexpensive date night isn’t as hard to achieve as you think! There are plenty of fun date ideas to consider! The CGS Team has come up with 7 fun date night ideas that will
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Today, the CGS Team is excited to share a personal success story by a CGS member! The excerpt below is written by member and CGS Founder @raya90288. She shares how she made over $200 selling clothes based off the advice given in the articles on the CGS site. Take some notes and try the strategy
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You’ve taken the steps to actually get your budget created, but now that you have, you realize that it just isn’t working. Don’t give up! There are certain roadblocks that may be keeping you from implementing your budget, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t stick to it. The CGS Team has done some research
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When your full-time job isn’t cutting it, you may be pondering easy ways to make extra money. Of course a second part-time job would be the best way to secure extra funds. We understand that a second job may be too time consuming, so we have come up with a few suggestions that won’t take
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A lot goes into buying a car. You just can’t walk on a car lot, find a car, and drive off! Although the thought of doing that seems amazing, unfortunately there are a few things you need to know when buying a car regardless if it’s new or used. The CGS team has come up
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We all know why a budget is important. Budget living is a real thing that needs to be mastered by all! A budget shows us what money we have coming in and what money we have going out. It also gets into the nitty gritty of where our money goes. Being able to make changes
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Foreclosure alternatives is something everyone should be knowledgeable about. Whether you own a home now or not, if you plan on owning one in the future you should be aware of the options available to you when you can no longer afford your mortgage payment. Foreclosure is the process by which a borrower’s property is
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We’ve provided an overview of credit reports and credit scores in the Finance 101: Credit Reports and Scores article; and most recently we have shared tips for improving your score in the 7 Tips to Help Boost Your Credit Scores article. Today, we are sharing with CGS members a full breakdown of how your credit
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