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  1. 3 Smart Reasons to Take Out a Personal Loan

    3 Smart Reasons to Take Out a Personal Loan

    Personal loans are a popular way to borrow because they’re typically easy to get and don’t require any collateral. To help you determine whether you’re right to consider a personal loan, we’ll cover three good reasons to apply for a personal loan, and also a few bad ones.

  2. 4 Ways to Turn Extra Space Into a Goldmine

    4 Ways to Turn Extra Space Into a Goldmine

    If you look around your home or garage and see extra space or unoccupied rooms, you could be seeing dollar signs. You can earn cash from spare space without having to spend a ton of time prepping or marketing. Here are some ways you can turn unused living or storage space into money, fast.

  3. Look For Low Cost Activities

    Look For Low Cost Activities

    Thrifty Thursday's tip discusses looking for low cost activities! School is out for the season & the kids will be home all summer. If you are on a tight budget, what a better way to save money and keep those kiddos occupied & off the electronics, than by searching for low cost activities!

  4. Beginners Guide to Your Credit Score

    Beginners Guide to Your Credit Score

    What exactly is a Credit Score? CreditSoup breaks it down here. A credit score is a prediction of your credit behavior, such as how likely you are to pay a loan back on time, based on information from your credit reports.

  5. Bring Your Lunch

    Bring Your Lunch

    Bringing your lunch can save you on average $10-$20 per day. Even just bringing your lunch for ONE DAY out of the week can add up to around $80/month or more! Here are a few tips to help you plan!

  6. Use What's In Your Pantry

    Use What's In Your Pantry

    CreditSoup's weekly Wise Spend Wednesday tip this week involves using what's in your pantry. Why waste money buying more random things when you haven't used up the things still sitting in your pantry or cupboards. We have solutions for that problem!

  7. Possible Loan Option for You

    Possible Loan Option for You

    Personal loans can be used for almost anything, but it makes the most sense to take out a loan if it is your best option to finance. Possible Finance is newer to the short-term loan/personal loan space, and it provides its members with flexible and safe loan options. Their mission is to help you and your community break the debt cycle and unlock economic mobility for generations to come. The payday loan alternative with a fair repayment plan.


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