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Jun 10, 2013 |
Two-thirds Of Engaged Couples Express Negative Attitudes Toward Discussing Money
(Washington, DC) – The recent poll hosted on the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) website revealed that 68 percent of respondents held negative attitudes toward discussing money with their fiancé, with five percent indicating the discussion would cause them to call off the wedding.
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Apr 29, 2013 |
National Foundation For Credit Counseling Poll Confirms Consumer Confusion About Credit Counseling
(Washington, DC) – According to the National Foundation for Credit Counseling’s (NFCC) recent Financial Literacy Survey, many consumers have misperceptions about credit counseling agencies, causing confusion that is preventing them from reaching out for the help they need.
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Apr 11, 2013 |
NFCC Poll Reveals Most Are Unprepared To Pay For The Inevitable
(Washington, DC) – It has been said that the only two things that can be counted as certainties are death and taxes. Uncle Sam ensures the payment of taxes every April 15, but there is no such uncle forcing Americans to prepare for the other inevitable event: funeral expenses.
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Apr 01, 2013 |
Lack Of Savings Tops List Yet Spending Increased
Washington, DC) – As Financial Literacy Month begins, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) and the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association (NBPCA) today released the results of the 2013 Financial Literacy Survey. In its seventh year, the survey annually provides data and trending around Americans’ attitudes and behaviors related to personal finance.
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Mar 26, 2013 |
InCharge Debt Solutions Names Kristen Soles To Board Of Trustees
(Orlando, FL, March 25, 2013) — InCharge® Debt Solutions (“InCharge”), a nonprofit credit counseling agency, announced today that Ms. Kristen Soles was voted onto its Board of Trustees at the board’s last meeting held in Orlando, Florida. Soles is a CPA and a member of the Government Contracting & Technology Group of the Bethesda, Maryland-based accounting firm Watkins Meegan, LLC.
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Mar 07, 2013 |
Survival Plan For Maintaining Financial Stability During Sequestration
(Washington, DC) – Sequestration is now in place, and along with it came a good amount of uncertainty, causing many Americans to wonder how they will be impacted. By some estimates, more than one million employees of federal agencies may receive furlough notices.
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Feb 21, 2013 |
Keep Your Personal Life Personal - And Protect Against Identity Theft
Despite warnings, some users will share their high school information on their profiles. That information can be seen by over 20,000 people if your privacy settings are set to “friends of friends,” according to Karen Carlson, director of education and creative solutions at InCharge Debt Solutions in Orlando, Fla.
Feb 04, 2013 |
How Mobile Devices Can Help You Control And Save Money
Karen Carlson, director of education and creative programs for InCharge Debt Solutions, a nonprofit based in Orlando, Fla., says money apps aren't the biggest change in how people interact with money. The biggest change is the shift in thinking about money as something tangible to thinking about money as something digital, something that is more an idea than something real.
Jan 28, 2013 |
Financial Flashback: U.S. News Money
INFOGRAPHIC: When American credit card debt stood at $1.4 billion in 1967, unemployment was only 3.8 percent and a gallon of gas cost just thirty-three cents. By 1987, credit card debt hit topped $169 billion and things have only gotten worse. Take a look at this financial flashback, courtesy of InCharge Debt Solutions.
Jan 23, 2013 |
Put Your Money Where Your Dreams Are
Call me a savings evangelist. I love to save. I’ve been doing it for as long as I can remember, and I’m not shy to talk about it. Luckily, my position at financial literacy nonprofit InCharge Debt Solutions gives me plenty of opportunity to teach workshops on saving, blog about saving, create YouTube videos on saving and build website portals about (what else) saving.
Jan 22, 2013 |
Debt Counseling: How It Can Help You
If you’re among the millions of Americans struggling with consumer debt, a debt counselor may be able to help you get your finances back on track. Dafne Torres, director of customer care at the Florida-based nonprofit InCharge Debt Solutions, says debt counselors work with clients on a variety of financial issues.
Jan 14, 2013 |
Payroll Tax Hike To Hit Consumers
This hike in the workers’ portion of the payroll tax will be felt by all earners. “For the average American family with a household income of $50,000, the payroll tax hikes could mean the loss of about a thousand dollars a year,” said Etta Money, president of InCharge Debt Solutions. “That kind of income loss requires some planning early in 2013 in order to cut expenses or increase earnings.”
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