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What is a Credit Card CVV?
The CVV (Card Verification Value) is a security feature for credit card transactions, typically used in online or phone purchases. It is a three- or four-digit number printed on your credit card — separate from the card number. Location: On Visa, MasterCard, and Discover cards, the CVV is a three-digit number on the back of […]
Blending Finances for Couples & Newlyweds – Part 2
This is the second part of an article that talks about the three approaches available for combining your finances. Last month’s article discussed keeping finances separate and partially combining finances (hybrid approach). This month we’ll wrap up this discussion by talking about completely combing your finances and we’ll also give you some information on separating […]
Blending Finances for Couples & Newlyweds – Part 1
If you’re engaged in a committed relationship with another person, there are many things you’ll want to discuss and to find a way of dealing with them that works for both of you. I previously wrote about how you can achieve this alignment and it might be good to read that article before digging into […]
The History of Money in America – Part 2
Last month, I posted the first part of this article. It talked about the origins of money, money in the colonies and money used during the revolution. It also included the first part of our use of money after the revolution. That’s where we’ll pick up the story this month… Post-Revolutionary Coins – Part 2 […]
The History of Money in America – Part 1
Investors commonly think about their wealth in terms of money. We say that a person is worth so much money even if their actual assets are stocks, bonds, real estate, commodities or whatever. Their value is assessed in dollars which makes it very easy to convert from one asset type to another or to transfer […]