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Sarah C. Brady is a San Francisco–based financial consultant, workshop facilitator and writer. In addition to writing for Credit Karma, Sarah writes for Experian, LendingTree, Magnify Money, MSN News and more. In her free time, Sarah loves hunting down street art, trotting the globe and surfing. You can contact her through her website, sarahcbrady.com.
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