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The Motley Fool July 18, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Save Thousands With a New Credit Card The Savings Agent is a nifty new online tool that can help you reduce your credit card debt by helping you find the most appropriate and cost-effective card.
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The Motley Fool January 14, 2010 Dayana Yochim	The Simple Cure for Overspending: Cash Leave those credit cards at home and watch your spending decrease by one-third.
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The Motley Fool December 27, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Wal-Mart's Grinchy Glitch To the dismay of after Christmas shoppers, Wal-Mart has problems processing gift cards because of a glitch in a third-party verifier's system.
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