Debt
6 Tips for Dealing with Debt Collectors
When you have a lot of debt, you can find yourself at breaking point when debt collectors are practically knocking at your door, calling your phone non-stop, and demanding that your pay their bills. However, there’s a right way and wrong way to handle a debt collector. We’re going to dive deep into common mistakes […]
Create an Action Plan Before Unemployment Benefits Dry Up
By the end of 2011 many people will be losing their unemployment benefits. If you’re one of the many jobless, then now is the time to start making plans before all avenues of income dry up. First, if you haven’t already, you need to start pulling back on unnecessary expenses. Don’t use your credit cards […]
If Debt Stress is Taking it’s Toll I Have Strategies to Help
Stress is like a silent alarm going off inside your body and you probably have experienced the results of that alarm — an increased heart rate, headaches, muscle tension, an upset stomach, heart palpitations and the terrible feeling of being trapped or paralyzed. When you begin to total up your debt your body reacts to […]
Young Women May Be More Likely to Get into Debt Because of Work Expenses
Women trying to build their careers are more likely than their male counterparts to incur debt, according to a new analysis by ConsolidatedCredit.org the nation’s foremost national non-profit debt counseling organization. Looking at the financial records of more than 40,000 Consolidated Credit customers nationwide revealed a pattern: that single women 18-25 seek help in greater […]