
How to consolidate debt without hurting your credit
Learn how to minimize negative changes to your credit score when consolidating debt.
Michelle Clardie is a seasoned investor who’s been writing professionally about saving and investing since 2017. She used the investment advice she covered to quit her day job in property tax consulting and move abroad, writing her way from one country to the next.
With a Master's in Business Management and Strategy from WGU, Michelle specializes in making complex personal finance topics easy to understand. You may have seen Michelle’s work on:
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