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The stock market is setting records every week, which creates a real temptation for people in debt. Every time you turn on the TV there are ads for everything from…
Money is tight – we get it. But thanks to the internet and technology, it’s easier than ever to make a few extra bucks from the comfort of your own…
Using a credit card is sort of like going down one of those tall slides. It’s fun. But then at the end the ride ends and the climb back up…
Debt has consequences, some of which will surprise the average American. No, we’re not talking jail time. Debtor’s prisons were abolished nearly two hundred years ago, but untamed debt can…
Choose Your Debt Amount Consolidate Debt in Minutes Handling Credit Card Debt While Unemployed A strange thing happened when the COVID-19 economic shutdown hit the United States — millions of…
If there’s an upside to the economic trauma brought about by the coronavirus pandemic — stipulated: we’re straining for a silver lining here — it’s the number and variety of…
America is finding it harder than ever to pay off credit card debt. Total credit card debt is $1.115 trillion in 2024, according to the Federal Reserve. That’s up $129 billion in…
Remember the good old days? Just a few long months ago, the economy was roaring and nobody outside Wuhan had ever heard about coronavirus. Now millions of Americans are in…
Job layoffs are an all-too common experience of American work life. Some 20.2 million people looked for work after being laid off in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of…
There’s an estimated $58 billion in unclaimed money out there waiting to find a home and it’s probably worth the time and aggravation to see if any of it belongs…
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- Dilworth, K. (2021, April 14) Average Credit Card Interest Rates: Week of April 14, 2021. Retrieved from https://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/rate-report/
- Gravier, E. (2021, March 10) Here’s the Average Interest Rate on Private and Federal Student Loans – Plust What to Look Out For. Retrieved from https://www.cnbc.com/select/average-interest-rate-on-private-and-federal-student-loans/
- Gravier, E. (2021, Jan 22) President Biden’s executive order extends federal student loan payment freeze for 8 months—what experts say borrowers should do. Retrieved from https://www.cnbc.com/select/biden-extending-federal-student-loans-freeze.
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