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Amrita Jayakumar

Amrita Jayakumar is a former special assignments writer for NerdWallet. She also wrote a syndicated column about millennials and money, and covered personal loans and consumer credit and debt. Previously, she was a reporter at The Washington Post. Her work has appeared in the Miami Herald and USAToday. Amrita has a master's degree in journalism from the University ofMissouri.

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Best Credit Card Processing Companies

Amrita Jayakumar & Lisa Anthony
Aug. 11, 2022

Helcim, Square, Stax, Stripe, Payment Depot and Payment Cloud are six of the best credit card processing companies for small businesses. Here’s what to know.

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How to Get What You Want at Your Next Job

Amrita Jayakumar
Feb. 4, 2022

Millennials have long been at the mercy of economic events, from the Great Recession to crushing levels of student loan debt. But thanks to the Great Resignation that began in…

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NFC Payments: How to Accept These Secure Transactions at Your Business

Amrita Jayakumar
Dec. 15, 2021

NFC payments are contactless payments that use near-field communication technology, allowing devices like a mobile phone and a payment terminal to communicate securely with each other. This technology powers mobile…

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How to Sustain Generosity Beyond the Holidays

Amrita Jayakumar
Nov. 30, 2021

2020 asked a lot from us. We faced new challenges and reckoned with old ones, and often the world’s problems collided with our own individual needs. Help — whether in…

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Scary Money Tasks to Tackle Now

Amrita Jayakumar
Oct. 29, 2021

There are some things no one wants to think about until they have to, like caregiving for your parents as they age and figuring out what happens to your finances…

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How Much Does Small-Business Health Insurance Cost?

Amrita Jayakumar
Feb. 14, 2022

For small businesses, providing health insurance to employees can be a significant expense. According to a 2021 Kaiser Family Foundation report, The average annual health insurance premium for small firms…

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Pandemic Puts Personal Finance on High School Agenda

Amrita Jayakumar
Aug. 27, 2021

Many of us don’t learn how to manage money until we’re faced with our first true financial decision, like renting an apartment, applying for a credit card or buying a…

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Best QuickBooks Alternatives

Amrita Jayakumar
April 25, 2022

The best QuickBooks alternatives are FreshBooks, Xero, Wave Accounting, Zoho Books and Sage 50cloud.

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Best Small-Business Group Health Insurance Plans

Amrita Jayakumar
Aug. 20, 2021

As a small-business owner, the decision to offer health insurance to your employees is a personal one. If you have fewer than 50 employees, you are not required by law…

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What Is a Surety Bond? How They Work, Where to Get One

Amrita Jayakumar
March 22, 2022

A surety bond is a way of ensuring that a business completes the work it was hired to do. If it doesn’t, the bond’s guarantor is financially liable to the…

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