the don’t be broke blog

Poker and motorcycles: a match made in Vegas. On Saturday, October 24, 2026, Dollar Loan Center (DLC) was proud to join Rick Harrison and The Hundley Foundation as an event sponsor of the 12th Annual Pawn Stars Poker Run, a day of bikes, cards and community that raised money for children and families throughout Southern […]

Dollar Loan Center, the lender behind dontbebroke.com, today announced the opening of its 28th Wisconsin location and second Green Bay store, located at 600 N Military Ave, Ste A, Green Bay, WI 54303. The new store gives the Green Bay Western Corridor residents convenient access to Dollar Loan Center’s signature short-term installment loans, with a […]

Five years after the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s (LVMPD) Joint Emergency Training Institute (JETI) opened its doors, Dollar Loan Center (DLC) is still investing in the people who train to protect Las Vegas.  In 2024, Dollar Loan Center donated $250,000 to the LVMPD Foundation to support a state-of-the-art training facility, and this month unveiled […]

Dollar Loan Center, presenting sponsor of NEW Dancing with Our Stars, is proud to support the Green Bay-area fundraiser that lifts up local nonprofits (and flashy dance moves). On Saturday, October 3, 2026, hundreds of people packed the EPIC Event Center in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin to watch eight amateur dancers team up with local pros and […]

I was hired in January 2010 as a Loan Processor at the Cheyenne and Rainbow location. That was a busy location, and I caught on quickly. By 2011, I was a keyholder and had transferred to Desert Breeze and Durango, then I transferred to Robindale in 2013. I ended up running Robindale in 2014 as […]

I’ve been part of the Dollar Loan Center team since 2011, and what a journey it’s been! I started out as a Loan Processor in Northern Nevada before making my way to Southern Nevada, where I was promoted to Store Manager and had the opportunity to manage several locations throughout the Las Vegas area. After […]

Do signature loans build credit? They can, but it depends on whether your lender reports the account and payment activity to a consumer credit bureau. Some lenders report ongoing account activity and some do not. Even when a loan is reported, there is no guaranteed number of points your credit score will go up or […]