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6 Powerful Strategies For Paying Down Debt
By Bankrate Is debt overwhelming your finances? If you have nightmarish visions of being surrounded by creditors, it's time to put down all credit cards, tighten the proverbial belt and start living not only within your means, but under them until y...
Can Your Spending Patterns Affect Your Credit?
By Silicon Valley ... I am one who prefers to use credit cards over cash for the convenience and ease of use of dealing with the plastic. Since I always pay my monthly bills in full, using credit cards has never been an issue for me. In fact, I'm al...
Banks Can Manipulate Your Transactions, Then Charge You 1750% Overdraft Fee
By Will Chen When Jeff Ledford overdrew $10 from his checking account, Bank of America charged him five separate overdraft fees totaling $175. That's a 1750% interest for going over $10. (Jeff is unemployed, by the way.) Your Bank's...
Tallying the True Cost of Debt
By Bankrate The financial side is easy to quantify, and the numbers are huge. Americans are drowning in debt, carrying a record $972.5 billion in revolving charges at the end of 2007, according to data from the Federal Reserve. "The average hou...
3 Ways Technology Makes Personal Finances Easier
By Greg Go This article is Wise Bread's contribution to Life Scoop, where ordinary people learn how to make surprising things happen with technology. From saving money to staying on budget, technology has made it easier than ever to stay on top of m...
The Debt Trap: Factors That Have Led Us To Our Debt
By Silicon Valley ... We're a nation of borrowers. This reality is quite well illustrated by the personal stories and profiles covered by various media publications on the subject of consumer debt. Recently, The New York Times published a series on ...
3 Ways Paying Off Credit Cards Is Like Playing Beer Pong
By J. Money I'll admit right away — I miss college. I miss the friends, the freedom, and especially the parties. What I don't miss is all that credit card debt that once accumulated! I'm smart enough to stay away from those "free" t-...
Worried About Debt? Tips On Managing Your Loans
By Silicon Valley ... I am extremely debt averse. In fact, the only debt I have is my mortgage. However, I do have family members who have been struggling with debt for a long time, whom I try to help out with some friendly advice. Someone in my fam...
