Category Archives: Credit Cards & Consumer Debt

Posts about credit cards and other consumer issues.

“Debt Management” Programs

I'm seeing and hearing a lot more commercials advertising for these "debt management" programs. I've discussed my own experience with these scammers before. The idea is that instead of paying individual credit cards or creditors, you'll send a lump-sum amount to your "debt handler," and the debt handler will ...

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Mortgages Underwater

I got to be a part of political opinion poll conducted by Rasmussen. I generally take polls because I believe they're a good way to skew beliefs (if you're a die-hard fanatic), or (in my case) an even better way to participate in the political system, especially in light ...

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Student Loans & The Housing Market

I had neglected writing about this topic, simply because I didn't think there'd be much interest in a discussion about student loans and their effect on different economic markets. However, recently I've discussed this issue with several people, and I think it's quite timely. Earlier this ...

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Credit Card Reform

Thankfully, the President has signed the credit card reform act that will provide some added protections to consumers. One of the stories I heard last night was criticism for the bill. A credit card ...

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Student Loans

I took out some student loans when I went to law school. Well, that's not exactly true; I took out an excruciatingly large amount of student loans. In fact, my student loan debt is more than my house debt. I had to in order to ...

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