Best flat-rate cash back credit cards
Flat-rate cash back cards offer one rewards rate for all of your spending.
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Feb 28, 2024
Aja McClanahan
Former Personal Finance Writer, Credit Cards
About the author
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Aja McClanahan is an author, blogger, and speaker on personal finance and entrepreneurship.
Experience
She started her money journey as a broke college student. Majoring in economics, she still had no idea how to handle money when she graduated. At one point, Aja's debt climbed to over $120,000. She paid it all off in 2013 and now is showing others how to do the same.
Aja is the author of "How a Mother Should Talk About Money with Her Daughter." Her writing has been featured in Business Insider, SuperMoney, MSN Money and many other publications.
Aja's latest articles
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Chase Freedom Student vs. Discover it Student chrome
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Best of Genesis Financial Solutions card services
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First Progress Platinum Prestige Mastercard® Secured Credit Card
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