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Aja McClanahan, Credit Karma Contributing Writer

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Aja McClanahan is a writer and blogger based in Chicago who covers topics on personal finance and entrepreneurship. She writes regularly on her blog, Principles of Increase, and various other web outlets. She can be found on Twitter @increaselaws.
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