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    Don’t Enable!

    Don’t enable! Be wise about the consequences of your giving. Investigate who is getting your money, and know specifically how you are helping. Paul Sutherland, Chairman, Utopia Foundation Don’t Enable! Be Wise About Your Giving We are often drawn to give to charitable causes. I know. I’ve been there and done that. But how many of us find out where our money is going, and if it is actually going to the cause you’ve donated for. I worked for an NGO and happily raised funds for it. Then I began to watch closely what happened with the money that people…

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    Save Money During Isolation

    During this quarantine period, there is a lot of uncertainty in the air. From those who have had to shut down their businesses for the foreseeable future to people who have lost their only source of income, quarantine has been hard on all of us. If you are looking for a way to save money during isolation at home, there are plenty of different things you can do. While you have some more free time you might want to learn a new skill or two and share them with the world or perhaps sell some of your old things.  Save Money…

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    3 Money Management Tips If You Have Bad Credit

    Do you ever feel like you’re being crushed by the weight of your credit score? Check out these simple money management tips to alleviate some of the pressure.  Nobody wants a subprime score, but you might have it anyway. Once you do, it makes it challenging to handle a financial emergency. Although you may apply for a personal line of credit if you have a bad score, you won’t have as many choices as prime borrowers. This is because some financial institutions aren’t willing to lend to subprime borrowers. And the time it takes you to find the ones that…