Tag: Debt

A Lesser Known Way For You To Get Out Of Debt Faster

A Lesser Known Way For You To Get Out Of Debt Faster

The current level of national debt in the United States is $20.175 trillion. Of that, the burden per taxpayer is $167,309, and the average debt per citizen is $61,911. On the income side, US federal tax revenue is $3.314 trillion, with an average revenue per taxpayer of $27,493, and a revenue per ci ...
4 Great Ways To Stop Student Loan Wage Garnishment

4 Great Ways To Stop Student Loan Wage Garnishment

Student loan debt is crushing millennials. The burden of $1.4 trillion in debt is simply too much for many students to handle, and unlike most forms of debt, there is no escaping student loans. You can't even get rid of your student loan debt through bankruptcy. The debt will continue to follow you ...
CFPB Deal With National Collegiate May Give Relief To Student Loan Borrowers

CFPB Deal With National Collegiate May Give Relief To Student Loan Borrowers

Hundreds of thousands of Americans with private student loan debt may see their balances reduced, according to a report from Bloomberg. The feds have reached a preliminary agreement with the little-known firm, National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts, which owns $8 billion in private student loan deb ...
Tips For Improving Your Credit Score With A Few Minor Tweaks

Tips For Improving Your Credit Score With A Few Minor Tweaks

Alex Dawson 4 min read
As you probably already know, a poor credit score can follow you for the rest of your life. If you do not go above and beyond to keep your credit score in good condition, you’re going to run into a wealth of problems. You’ll find it nearly impossible to take out a loan and this could prevent you fro ...
5 Straightforward Ways To Get The Most From Your Credit Card

5 Straightforward Ways To Get The Most From Your Credit Card

As a credit card owner, you enjoy the benefits of convenience and safety. You also enjoy reward points that can help you to make savings on your expenditures. But how can you make the most of them? The answer to the question above lies in the tips we are going to share in the remaining sections o ...
5 Tips On How To Avoid Too Much Credit Card Debt

5 Tips On How To Avoid Too Much Credit Card Debt

There are few industries that are more competitive than the credit card sector, which is, of course, great news for you - the consumer. This means that there are plenty of options, and in their desire to woo you to their corner, you can come away with great annual percentage rates, rewards, and priz ...
Unsecured And Secured Debt Consolidation Pertaining To Startups

Unsecured And Secured Debt Consolidation Pertaining To Startups

Unsecured debt recoups startup loans in a more manageable way - A business dealing with substantial debt may not be eligible for unsecured loans or some consolidated solutions. But it might. It’s hard to know beforehand, and one of the best ways to get an assured perspective on a startup’s finances ...
College And Credit Cards – Combine Them And Save

College And Credit Cards – Combine Them And Save

Let's have a closer look at why it would be a good idea to combine credit cards and college. Most people don’t attend a higher learning institution "in a vacuum", as it were. Indeed, there are few scenarios where this would be ideal. When it comes to education, a great quotient of that which is lear ...
How Do People Get A Bad Credit Score?

How Do People Get A Bad Credit Score?

Nowadays, it’s virtually impossible to get approved for a loan, a lease, sometimes even a good job if your credit rating is poor. The gist of it is that poorly managed credit reflects on you as an individual. [pullquote]People who keep a watchful eye on their credit score are more likely to secure m ...
Tackle Debt With Tech In 2013 [Infographic]

Tackle Debt With Tech In 2013 [Infographic]

Britt Klontz 2 min read
Now that you've received your first credit card bill of 2013, you're probably wondering how on earth you're going to pay it. The spending season is over, and now it's time to pony up the cash or fall victim to interest rates. Keeping track of bills, due dates, and APRs is hard. And if you don't keep ...
The US National Debt & Budget Made Easy [Humor]

The US National Debt & Budget Made Easy [Humor]

With everything that has happened in the past few years concerning the global economy and the constant increase of the American national debt, it's easy to understand that people want change. They want change, and they want it now. People are suffering, and even losing their jobs. That ultimately, a ...
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