Author: Carlie Lawson

Carlie Lawson writes about business and finance, specializing in entertainment, cryptocurrency and FOREX coverage. She wrote weekly entertainment business and finance articles for JollyJo.tv, Keysian and Movitly for a combined seven years. A former newspaper journalist, she now owns Powell Lawson Creatives, a PR firm, and Powell Lawson Consulting, a business continuity and hazards planning consultancy. She earned BAs in Journalism and Film & Video Studies from the University of Oklahoma. She also earned her Master of Regional & City Planning at OU. Her passion lies in helping people make money while reducing risk.
How to Drive into No Credit Score Car Finance Options

How to Drive into No Credit Score Car Finance Options

You have a few options when you need to buy a car, but you have no credit history or even a bad credit history. Some may seem like a no-brainer, while others you may not have known about until reading this article.

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How to Consolidate Student Loans

How to Consolidate Student Loans

You entered college with the knowledge that earning a four-year college degree would make you vastly more employable. It took long study hours, paper after paper, week-long study sessions before finals, and tens of thousands of dollars. Scholarships probably did not cover all of it so you likely have some college loans. If you’re looking for better options now and want to learn how to consolidate student loans, read on!

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How Hard Money Loans Can Leave You in Hard Times?

How Hard Money Loans Can Leave You in Hard Times?

When you first enter real estate investing, you hear a lot of terms that do not exist in other industries. One of these, hard money, sounds like it has to do with concrete deals, but it actually describes a type of loan specific to the real estate industry. It does not refer to anything related […]

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Cash Out Refinance to Use Your Home Like A Bank

Cash Out Refinance to Use Your Home Like A Bank

You may love your home and want to remain there. You may also need remodeling or renovation to make it livable or to meet a change of life. Maybe you need to widen doors to accommodate a wheelchair. Perhaps you need to add a mother-in-law apartment. Perhaps you need to replace your furnishings. One of […]

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VA Loans for Those That Serve and Deserve

VA Loans for Those That Serve and Deserve

When you think of military benefits, you probably think of continued health care through the Veterans Administration (VA) hospital or buying cheap groceries at the PX. The VA’s loan program should top your list though. Low rates and zero down requirements make VA loans one of the top benefits available to those in or released from […]

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Home Equity Loans When It’s Time to Leverage Your Asset

Home Equity Loans When It’s Time to Leverage Your Asset

Surprise bills can come up at any time forcing you to need money fast. Before you turn to family and friends, look at your homeownership. You may have a  huge savings account you did not even realize you have in your home. It is called your home equity and it can help you to leverage your […]

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How to Find A No Income Verification Mortgage Loan?

How to Find A No Income Verification Mortgage Loan?

You have reached that time in life where you feel ready to settle down and live the homeowner’s life. So you want a house. And you want to decorate it. You keep seeing those Wayfair commercials and thinking, “Hey, I have just the place for that.” Then, you realize you do not. Actually, you live […]

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Dealer Financing Explained Without The Car Salesman Pitch

Dealer Financing Explained Without The Car Salesman Pitch

Buying a car sounds fun until you start shopping for it. At that point, you realize how much work goes into choosing the make, model and getting the loan for the new or used vehicle.

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How to Prevent Credit Card Fraud: Swipe and Beware

How to Prevent Credit Card Fraud: Swipe and Beware

Those horror stories you see on the news about someone’s credit card getting stolen and the thief racking up thousands in debt happen every week. Credit card fraud is scary. It does not need to happen to you though. You can protect yourself. As you prepare for the holiday shopping season, you need to prepare [...]

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How to Get A Business Loan With Bad Credit?

How to Get A Business Loan With Bad Credit?

Whether you open a business or want to expand an existing one, you at some time will likely need a business loan. Regardless of your situation, you may need a business loan with bad credit because not every business person has a credit score of 800. Before you jump into applying for loans, let’s look [...]

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