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Camilo Maldonado

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I cover the best practices for personal finance and paying down debt.

  • 5 Ways to Increase Your FICO Score

    Improving your credit can often feel like navigating through a jungle. It’s disorienting. To make matters worse, most schools don’t teach students about credit. The good news is that with a little work, you can master credit and begin to...
    5 Ways to Increase Your FICO Score
  • The Pros and Cons of Freezing Your Credit

    A credit freeze is one of the most important steps you can take to protect yourself from having identity thieves open credit accounts in your name. Freezes prohibit consumer credit reporting agencies from disclosing the contents of a credit report...
    The Pros and Cons of Freezing Your Credit
  • How Much Should You Borrow For A College Degree?

    The price of college is increasing nearly eight times faster than wages. This means that overpaying for an education is becoming increasingly disastrous. It also points to the fact that paying your way through college the way your parents did...
    How Much Should You Borrow For A College Degree?

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I cover the best practices for personal finance and paying down debt.