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Cyrus Vanover
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Cyrus Vanover is a freelance contributor to Newsweek’s personal finance team. He is also the author of the personal finance book “Earn a Debt-Free College Degree.” His goal is to make money easy to understand to help families get more out of every dollar they earn. Based in the mountains of Virginia, he enjoys hiking the local trails and exploring old Civil War battlefields in his spare time.
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