# spending

## American Consumers Took on $28B in New Debt: What Does That Mean?
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## Retailers Rejoice! Black Friday and Cyber Monday Racked Up Record Sales
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## Getting Out (and Staying Out) of Debt
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## End of a (Retail) Era: Sears and Whirlpool Part Ways
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## Money Saving ‘Tips’ I Learned From My Broke Ex-Boyfriends
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## How Many Credit Cards Do You Really Need?
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## “I Used to Be Broke. Now I Don’t Know How to Spend My Money”
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## 4 Surprising Things I Learned From Taking Financial ‘Advice’
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## What to Make of All the Layoffs in the Retail Industry
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## (Don’t) Charge it! Stop Using Your Credit Card For These 5 Things
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