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Aly Yale

Aly J. Yale is a freelance writer and journalist from Houston, covering real estate, mortgage, and finance topics. Her work can be seen in Forbes, The Balance, The Mortgage Reports, MReport, DS News, and The Simple Dollar. She previously served in editorial and production capacities for news organizations such as The Dallas Morning News, NBC, Radio Disney, and PBS.
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How Many Bank Accounts Should I Have?

Here’s a question many Americans find themselves asking: how many bank accounts should I have? Maybe 5? Maybe 10? How many should a smart, financially savvy person have to their name? These are common questions that unfortunately don’t have hard-and-fast

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Top 6 Debt Payoff Planner Apps to Help You Tackle Debt

American households have nearly $15.24 trillion in debt — the nation’s highest levels of household debt in over a decade. But the problem isn’t just the debt itself. That debt also comes with costly interest (especially over the long-term). When

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