Janet Schaaf

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Budgeting & Goals

Personal Loans After Bankruptcy

Janet Schaaf | September 04, 2026

personal_loan

What Is a Personal Loan? How Do Personal Loans Work?

Janet Schaaf | September 01, 2026

Debt Payoff

10 Different Types of Personal Loans to Know

Janet Schaaf | September 01, 2026

Debt Payoff

What Is an Unsecured Personal Loan?

Janet Schaaf | August 13, 2026

Credit

Understanding Purchase Interest Charges on Credit Cards

Janet Schaaf | July 24, 2026

Credit

10 Strategies for Building Credit Over Time

Janet Schaaf | June 25, 2026

Credit

What Is a FICO Score? FICO Score vs Credit Score

Janet Schaaf | March 23, 2026

Credit

Is Your Credit Card Spending Limit Too High?

Janet Schaaf | March 20, 2026

Home Ownership

What to Know Before Renting Out a Room in Your House

Janet Schaaf | March 06, 2026

Budgeting & Goals

Does Loan Purpose Matter?

Janet Schaaf | February 26, 2026

Budgeting & Goals

How Does Debt Consolidation Work?

Janet Schaaf | February 09, 2026

Credit

How Refinancing Credit Card Debt Works

Janet Schaaf | February 09, 2026

Budgeting & Goals

Guide to the Average Savings in America by Age

Janet Schaaf | February 05, 2026

Debt Payoff

Tips for Paying Off Outstanding Debt

Janet Schaaf | January 21, 2026

Debt Payoff

How to Avoid Falling Victim To Predatory Loans

Janet Schaaf | January 09, 2026

Budgeting & Goals

Options for When You Can’t Afford Your Child’s College

Janet Schaaf | January 05, 2026

Debt Payoff

Using a Co-Borrower on a Joint Personal Loan

Janet Schaaf | December 14, 2025

Debt Payoff

What to Know Before You Borrow Money Online

Janet Schaaf | December 08, 2025

Debt Payoff

Loan Modification vs Loan Refinancing: The Differences and Similarities

Janet Schaaf | December 05, 2025

Credit

A Guide to Charge-Offs

Janet Schaaf | December 05, 2025

Budgeting & Goals

Personal Loan vs Personal Line of Credit

Janet Schaaf | November 21, 2025

Budgeting & Goals

What Is a Signature Loan? Comparing It to Personal Loans and Revolving Credit

Janet Schaaf | November 07, 2025

Budgeting & Goals

39 Passive Income Ideas to Help You Make Money in 2026

Janet Schaaf | September 12, 2025

Debt Payoff

Pay Off Your Personal Loan

Janet Schaaf | August 06, 2025

Budgeting & Goals

The Pros and Cons of No Interest Credit Cards

Janet Schaaf | August 06, 2025

Debt Payoff

Can You Refinance a Personal Loan?

Janet Schaaf | July 31, 2025

Debt Payoff

Checking Your Medical Bills for Errors

Janet Schaaf | July 31, 2025

Student Loans

3 Factors That Affect Student Loan Interest Rates

Janet Schaaf | June 27, 2025

Budgeting & Goals

Mobile Home Financing Options: Personal Loans and More

Janet Schaaf | May 30, 2025

Budgeting & Goals

11 Strategies for Paying for College and Other Expenses

Janet Schaaf | May 15, 2025

Debt Payoff

Secured vs Unsecured Personal Loans — What’s the Difference?

Janet Schaaf | May 08, 2025

Credit

How to Report Identity Theft

Janet Schaaf | May 07, 2025

Budgeting & Goals

How to Pay for Emergency Home Repairs, So You Can Move on ASAP

Janet Schaaf | November 19, 2023

Budgeting & Goals

Can You Get a Personal Loan for a Car?

Janet Schaaf | November 19, 2023

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