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For Bella Swan, the main character in Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” series and the recently released “New Moon” movie, money and the problems it can cause are a reality. In fact, before she meets handsome and wealthy vampire Edward Cullen, Bella and her divorced parents Charlie and Renee don’t have the luxury of spending frivolously. Concerns about daily expenses, college tuition and retirement are very real for the Swans. Could these Twilight stars have made ends meet raising a daughter on the salaries of a teacher and a sheriff?

What were Bella’s finances like when she lived with her mother?

Charlie and his wife, Renee, divorced when Bella was a baby. He remained i

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We all know Kohl’s offers some great bargains, but is the Kohls credit card actually a good deal or just a gimmick? This review has the answer.

Why Kohls?
Founded in ’62, this Wisconsin-based department store now has over a thousand locations, spread across the country in all but one state. They’re now one of the nation’s largest retailers, with an emphasis on discount clothing.

But even though they may be a great place to go to pick up a sweater or pair of shoes, you may want to think twice before you apply for their credit card. Here’s why…

Rewards
Of course this is probably what sparked your interest in the Kohls credit card in the first place. They offer

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Consumers hoping for relief from credit card interest rate hikes will have to wait a few months longer. On Wednesday, Senate Republicans put a “hold” on a bill to freeze credit card interest rates immediately, in order to avoid further rate hikes before February 22, 2010 when the new Credit CARD Act steps into effect. The hold on the bill effectively freezes it, and for the time being, prevents further debate and a vote on the measure.

The bill was co-sponsored by Senators Chris Dodd (D.-Conn), Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee and Mark Udall (D.-Colo) in response to recent consumer outcry over aggressive credit card rate hikes over the past six months. Under the new Credit CARD Act, which was signed into law in May of this year, credit card companies can only raise interest rates on existing credit card debt if the cardholder is more than 60 days behind with payments. Car

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