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J.R. Duren

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Covers:  Credit cards, credit scores, student loans, personal/SMB loans, mortgages and the personal finance side of health care.
Doesn't Cover: Investing, global markets, currency exchange, commodities and anything that isn't related to personal finance.

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J.R. Duren’s Biography

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I'm a personal finance reporter who covers credit cards, credit scores, student loans, SMB/personal lending and fintech apps. My work takes a conversational, explanatory tone and shows consumers the bottom-line numbers that should influence their decisions.

I'm a three-time winner at the Florida Press Club Excellence in Journalism contest, where the FPC recognized my work in community news, light features and health for The Villages Daily Sun.

Articles

These World Cup cities will spend the most on match-day power bills

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By J.R. Duren Verified
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World Cup matches have a special buzz - spans of scoreboards, bright lights and music pumping through hulking speakers. What's fueling all the magic? It's not national pride. The World Cup's seven American host cities are projected to spend more than $860,000 in total on electricity bills to power the matches that take place at their stadiums, according to a study from Texas-based electric company Payless Power. Fully or partially enclosed stadiums will have the highest electric bills.
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Early investors hit it big as prices to see the US in the knockout round triple overnight

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By J.R. Duren Verified
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Fame has a price - and it’s around $3,000 per ticket. That’s how much it will cost you to buy the cheapest ticket available on resell sites to the U.S. men’s national team’s World Cup knockout round match on July 1 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, according to ticket analytics site Ticket Data. The most affordable ticket was $2,805 (including fees) Monday morning, more than five times what it cost in mid-May before the tournament started.
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Widows, divorced spouses could get Social Security boost of $1K

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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Writing stringer features for the sports section of the Daily Californian in El Cajon, CA.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, in high school; it's the machine on which I learned to type. My parents refused to let me use their computer until I learned type.

How is social media changing news?

Increases response rate to news, brings to light otherwise obscure personal stories, sacrifices accuracy for expediency

Awards

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Florida Press Club Excellence in Journalism

2011 - Community News

2nd place

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Florida Press Club Excellence in Journalism

2012 - Light Features, Class B

1st place

Florida Press Club Excellence in Journalism

2012 - Health, class A-D

2nd place

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