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This Week in Personal Finance – March 12, 2010

What a week! We finished up our 10-day journey where we looked at 10 money-saving tips to help us stash $10,000!
Through each of those tips we freed up between $275 per month on the low side all the way up to $950 per month on the high side if you were able to maximize each [...]

What are Mortgage Accelerator Programs?

A mortgage accelerator program is a fancy name for a program that promises to help you pay off your loan faster than you would making regular monthly payments. With the recession and with falling housing prices, advertisements for these types of programs are popping up everywhere. The real question, though, is whether they work and I have to go back to a tried and true adage – “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.”

Do Something You Love, Before You Have To Do Something For Money

This was my recent advice to a family member who still has his entire adult life ahead of him. Thankfully, he’s still debt free, which means he has plenty of options. He can choose to spend his income, pile up debts, and eliminate these options, or remain free. It really is that simple.

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Reader Question – Does Paying Off Debt Lower Credit Scores?

A reader needs your help today. Her question touches on so many subjects we talk about here: Marriage and finances, credit, and paying off debt. Show her some support by letting her know how she can handle this delicate matter.

7 Financial Moves to Make in Your 20s

This Week in Personal Finance – February 12, 2010

It’s been a great week! My first post as a writer went up on Christian PF (see link below). I’m excited about the opportunity to write for a great site like that.
The markets have been a little crazy this week and there still a lot of talk about our national debt. The best thing we [...]

Tell Them To Support Your Financial Wishes

This article is by Adam from Money Relationship. Subscribe to his site to get updates about his journey out of $150,000 in debt.
We all have those friends that always want to head out on the town and spend. Whether it’s taking large vacations or wanting to eat out every week, they just seem to be made out of money.

Should I Save For Retirement While In Debt?

This article is by Adam from Money Relationship. Subscribe to his site to get updates about his journey out of $150,000 in debt.
That’s a question that a lot of people ask while in debt. Dave Ramsey, possibly the most popular debt counselor, recommends that you stop ALL retirement saving while eliminating debt.

The U.S. Government Wants You in Debt

By Investor Junkie I’m going to out on a limb and make the bold statement: the United States government wants you in debt, rather than you saving money. Politics aside, I am going to discuss why I believe this statement to be true. If you accept my premise, I will then discuss ways you can use it to your advantage.

Debt Collector Crusader Craig Cunningham in Dallas Observer

When I wanted to run a series on fighting debt collectors, I knew I wanted an expert. I was fortunate to have little in the way of debt (just a mortgage and student loans) so I had no personal experience with combating with debt collectors, but I knew someone on Fatwallet, Codename47, was a debt collector ninja. I had seen all his posts, how he helped people deal with unscrupulous debt collectors, and I knew he was our guy.

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