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Solutions to 9 Puzzling Financial Frustrations
‘I’m Being Buried In Credit-Card Solicitations’
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- How to Tackle Everyday Money Annoyances
- ‘A Collection Agency Won’t Stop Robo-Calling My House, Even Though We Pay All Our Bills on Time’
- ‘I Need to Do a Home Repair But Don’t Want to Put Money Into My House, Since Its Value Has Declined’
- ‘I’m Enrolled in a Flexible-Spending Account, But I’m Feeling Overwhelmed by the Paperwork’
- ‘I’m Getting Charged for a Costly Medical Procedure I Never Had’
- ‘Receipts Are Taking Over My House’
- ‘I Sent in a Rebate Offer But Never Received the Money’
- ‘I Can’t Cover My Bills Until I Have My Paycheck in Hand’
- ‘The Purchase I Made With My Debit Card Was Less Than My Bank Seems to Think’
- ‘I’m Being Buried In Credit-Card Solicitations’