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  • Money Matters: Life After Debt Consolidation.
    Once you’ve consolidated your debts, it’s crucial to make some changes to your spending habits to become debt free. Otherwise, you’ll end up growing your debt again. There are many different ways to save money in various areas of your life that will help you have some extra money every month. By developing smarter spending habits you can pay down your debt faster and begin to put some money away in savings for unexpected emergencies and for your future. Here are a few tips for managing your money:
  • Advertisements Promising Debt Relief May Be Offering Bankruptcy.
    Washington, D.C. -- Debt got you down? You're not alone. Consumer debt is at an all-time high. What's more, record numbers of consumers are filing for bankruptcy. Whether your debt dilemma is the result of an illness, unemployment, or simply overspending, it can seem overwhelming. In your effort to get solvent, be on the alert for advertisements that offer seemingly quick fixes.
  • Lower the credit card debt with biweekly payments.
    Split your normal monthly amount to help save money. ‘Today’ financial editor Jean Chatzky explains how you can beat some finance charges. Tired of paying so much in finance charges to your credit card company each month? Here's a solution you may not have considered: Make biweekly payments.
  • How to Build Credit - Why it is Important to Build Credit
    Getting credit can be one of life’s Catch-22’s: it is hard to get credit if you don’t already have it, and if you already have it then you don’t need it. Young people and those who have never borrowed need to build credit over time so that they can qualify for larger loans when needed.
  • America’s Debt Diet…
    America—it is time to get rid of your debt! Financial experts David Bach, Jean Chatzky and Glinda Bridgforth offer their step-by-step action plan to help set you on the path to financial freedom.
  • Debt Help: Rising Debt Alarm.
    "A variety of recent studies show that Americans' debt is rising alarmingly. The debt-counseling, nonprofit organization Myvesta.com, of Rockville, Md., says its average new client now has 11.3 credit cards, compared to 8.1 last year. The clients' debts rose from an average of $52,210 in 2002 to $77,036 this year."

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