Beverly Harzog is a nationally-recognized credit card expert and consumer finance analyst for U.S. News & World Report. She does media interviews and writes columns about personal finance and credit cards. She's also the award-winning author of five personal finance books. Her two most recent books, The Debt Escape Plan: How to Free Yourself From Credit Card Balances, Boost Your Credit Score, and Live Debt-Free and Confessions of a Credit Junkie: Everything You Need to Know to Avoid the Mistakes I Made, were both Amazon #1 best sellers. Her expert advice has been featured in thousands of media outlets, including TV, radio, print, and major websites. She’s appeared on Fox News, CNN Newsource, NBC New York, NY1, ABC New York, ABC News Radio, Bloomberg Radio, and more. You can read her columns and articles at U.S. News & World Report.

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I'm not one of those people who thinks that credit card companies are inherently evil. Credit card companies are businesses,…
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I totally love spring. There’s just something in the air that makes you feel like it’s time to clean the…
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How To Minimize the Damage of Unpaid Bills to Your Credit Score Credit August 9th, 2022
It can be very upsetting to see a late payment on your credit report especially if the debt has gone…
4 smart strategies to pay off credit card debt
4 smart strategies to pay off credit card debt Money & Credit March 24th, 2017
Being in credit card debt is a terrible feeling. I know because I’ve been there. But know what will make…