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4 days ago | 
moneywise.com | Maurie Backman
When you can't trust the post office John Curtis, one of the customers who had money stolen, decided to mail payments from directly inside his local post office as opposed to simply dropping envelopes into a community mailbox.
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5 days ago | 
moneywise.com | Chris Clark |Emma Caplan-Fisher |Maurie Backman |Sarah Sharkey
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1 week ago | 
moneywise.com | Maurie Backman
How one man racked up $30,000 in debt In 2023, the average yearly wage in Oklahoma was $53,450, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Dylan, meanwhile, earned $85,000 in 2024, which means he probably earns enough to afford a reasonably comfortable lifestyle. The problem? Dylan has an issue with spending, as Coleman and Kamel were quick to point out, and someone in that boat risks landing in debt no matter how much money they make.
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1 week ago | 
moneywise.com | Maurie Backman
Located roughly 36 miles away from San Francisco is the city of Benicia, California. With a population of about 26,400 people, it’s known for its small-town charm. The city also relies heavily on one major business — San Antonio, Texas-based Valero has operated a 170,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Benicia for 25 years. The facility employs over 400 workers.
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1 week ago | 
moneywise.com | Maurie Backman
An ongoing issue This isn't the first time Gantt Palmer has tried to get a birth certificate. She told CBS she's been trying to get her hands on one her entire life. Without a birth certificate, she can’t get a passport or a new license, meaning she doesn't have the necessary documents for Real ID compliance. "Back in those days, we were born at home," she said.
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1 week ago | 
moneywise.com | Maurie Backman
A scary and disturbing encounter Brown was going about her business when two men approached her in a Home Depot parking lot with a wallet full of cash they claimed to have found nearby. She had just loaded her trunk with mulch. Brown, along with the two men, took a look inside the wallet. “He opened just a little bit. He said, ‘Oh my God, this is $62,000,'" Brown told Action 9.
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1 week ago | 
moneywise.com | Maurie Backman
When the concept of charity goes too far Ramsey stated he supports tithing to the church — the practice of donating one-tenth of a person's income to a religious organization. However, according to Ramsey, you can’t tithe more than 10%, because the word itself means "tenth." "Anything above that is called an 'offering' to support ... the community work that the church is doing," he said.
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1 week ago | 
moneywise.com | Maurie Backman
A complex scheme allegedly worth $300M Court documents state that the Jensens brought 2,881 shipments of crude oil into the U.S. — falsely labeled as “waste of lube oils” and “petroleum distillates.” The Jensens are accused of directing payments for the crude oil to Mexican businesses that operate “through the permission of Mexican criminal organizations.” Court documents allege that James Jensen was aware that the payments he made were going to Mexican criminal organizations.
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2 weeks ago | 
moneywise.com | Maurie Backman
What needs to be considered A small business that's struggling isn't automatically beyond hope, and it's important to take a close look at the business' finances — and your family's finances — to see if the situation is salvageable. One of the most important things to do is put together a profit and loss statement for the business to get a sense of how much money it's losing.
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2 weeks ago | 
moneywise.com | Maurie Backman
‘I have never applied for any credit whatsoever’ Experian reports that the average consumer credit card balance was $6,730 as of the third quarter of 2024. That's a 3.5% increase from a year prior. But some people don't like to use credit cards, or borrow money in any capacity. Nicole is one of them. "I have never applied for any credit whatsoever," she told Coleman and Kamel. As such, she was annoyed to see the card account on her credit report.
