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Chris Taylor

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Covers:  Personal finance, spending, saving, investing, budgeting, retirement, real estate, college savings.

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Chris Taylor is an award-winning personal finance writer. He is currently a columnist for NBC News, CardRates, Current, and BadCredit. He was Senior Correspondent at Thomson Reuters, writing money columns for one of the world’s largest news organizations for 15 years. His work focuses on the kitchen-table financial topics faced by every American family: Budgeting, borrowing, spending, saving, investing, retiring. He was the lead writer for Reuters’ popular “Life Lessons” series, revealing the f…

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Traveling this summer? Here are some ways to help you save money. - AOL

Traveling this summer? Here are some ways to help you save money. - AOL

Current reports that many Americans are skipping summer travel due to high costs but offers tips to save mone…

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Is Home Insurance Pricing Retirees Out of the American Dream?

Is Home Insurance Pricing Retirees Out of the American Dream?

Homeowners insurance is a national crisis - and retirees are hit especially hard.

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Here are 5 ways to spend less on running - AOL

Here are 5 ways to spend less on running - AOL

Current reports that runners spend nearly $1,800 annually. To save, plan early, avoid pricey apparel, invest …

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Opinion: Why More Credit Card Users Are Choosing Cash Back

Opinion: Why More Credit Card Users Are Choosing Cash Back

By the look of the splashy marketing around card rewards programs, you would think they're all bigger and bet…

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Opinion: Is Your Credit Score Becoming a Real-Life Black Mirror?

Opinion: Is Your Credit Score Becoming a Real-Life Black Mirror?

Fans of the dystopian TV series "Black Mirror" may remember the episode "Nosedive," in which everyone in soci…

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The panini generation: Squeezed by kids and aging parents, melted by inflation

The panini generation: Squeezed by kids and aging parents, melted by inflation

Your 50s are a pivotal financial decade for securing a comfortable retirement - peak earning years that also …

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Is Home Insurance Pricing Retirees Out of the American Dream?

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By Chris Taylor Verified
| Kiplinger Verified
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Subscribe to our newsletter America celebrates 250 years as a nation this month, and over that span the "American Dream" has become completely intertwined with our homes. Our life aspirations typically involve: A partner, a couple of kids, a college degree, a steady job — and a home to call our own. But when it comes to protecting that home with insurance, that dream has become akin to a horrifying nightmare. Ask Charlene Craig.
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Opinion: Why More Credit Card Users Are Choosing Cash Back

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By Chris Taylor Verified, Lillian Guevara-Castro Verified, Adam West Verified
| Cardrates
By the look of the splashy marketing around card rewards programs, you would think they’re all bigger and better than ever. Are they really, though? Consider your own experience. Have annual fees gone up? Has access to airport lounges been restricted for you or your guests? Have the points required for flight or room redemptions risen? Have researching and understanding rewards become so complicated that you often give up partway through or don’t even bother to try?
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Opinion: Is Your Credit Score Becoming a Real-Life ‘Black Mirror’?

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By Chris Taylor Verified, Lillian Guevara-Castro Verified, Adam West Verified
| Bad Credit
Fans of the dystopian TV series “Black Mirror” may remember the episode “Nosedive,” in which everyone in society is subject to a social scoring system based on daily interactions. You rate others, they rate you, and your resulting “score” helps determine things like where you live, where you work, and who you associate with. (Spoiler alert: It doesn’t go well.) That’s obviously fiction.
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