If you are delinquent on your student loans and constantly ducking debt collectors as they try to reach you at home, you may soon have an even tougher time getting them off your back. A provision in the President’s proposed deficit reduction plan would allow debt collectors to reach deadbeat borrowers on their mobile phones. [...]
If you hadn’t noticed, one third of the United States government is now firmly in the hands of the Republican party. These are the folks who cheer about letting their uninsured neighbors die, so of course they care even less about people collecting unemployment insurance.If the next election cycle goes their way, Americans can kiss goodbye [...]
If you are serious about getting out of debt then you should already be using online tools and smartphone apps to manage your various bank accounts, loans and credit cards. Mint.com is our current favorite, but there’s a new contender stepping us his game. Still officially in beta, Manilla is a free (and we like [...]
You’ve got a good budget, which leaves you with a little extra money left over after paying your bills. Or you come into a windfall. What should you do with that extra cash? Should you lower your debt or sock it away in savings? This is one of the most frequently asked personal finance questions, and for [...]
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