Welcome to the Carnival of Debt Reduction

Hi everyone, and welcome to this week’s Carnival of Debt Reduction . There were more good articles submitted this week than are shown below, but only a small number of them dealt directly with (a) personal debt reduction stories or (b) how to reduce consumer debt: No Credit Needed dispenses with a lengthy introduction and jumps right in with a six-step process for eliminating credit card debt . Free Money Finance recounts a story of how one couple paid off their mortgage . [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 05:00:04

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Welcome to the Carnival of Debt Reduction

Hi everyone, and welcome to this week’s Carnival of Debt Reduction . There were more good articles submitted this week than are shown below, but only a small number of them dealt directly with (a) personal debt reduction stories or (b) how to reduce consumer debt: No Credit Needed dispenses with a lengthy introduction and jumps right in with a six-step process for eliminating credit card debt . Free Money Finance recounts a story of how one couple paid off their mortgage . Financ [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 05:00:04

Personal Finance - Digging Yourself Out of Debt

Excessive consumer debt can be a prison, holding you captive to past financial decisions and overspending ... are true, you have a consumer debt problem: You have little or no savings and are at your limit ... and dreams. In addition to living an all-around frugal lifestyle, the following steps help you get debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:23:35

Study More About How To Keep Away From Being Bankruptcy

The IVAwhich provides an opportunity for the debtor struggling with personal loans or debts to make a payment proposal to their creditors is a ... systems. IVA is one of the most efficient debt reduction systems that are very popular in UK ... to people to avoid bankruptcy. The personal and consumer debt is one of the main problems faced [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 04:55:47

What is Debt Settlement ?

With the rising financial strain on many consumers, arrears in repaying outstanding debt can prove to be overwhelming ... amount). Debt settlement should be considered if one is in arrears in their debt repayment. Be it credit card debt, personal loan, home mortgage or store accounts, debt settlement may be the sole option [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 18:24:04

Personal Debt Consolidation Loans

Debt is the cause of a number of health and stress related problems; I know because I was one of those that were affected by it ... . It can easily get worse but I was lucky enough to source a consumer debt consolidation loan firm ... long for the vultures to start and suddenly regular as clockwork, consumer debt consolidation loan [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 06:51:08

Best Guidebook to How To Avoid From Being Bankruptcy

The Individual Voluntary Arrangement which provides an opportunity for the debtor struggling with personal loans or debts to make a payment proposal ... and consumer debt is one of the main problems faced by most of the families in UK today. Hence it’ ... is one of the most efficient debt reduction systems that are very popular in UK. The advantages of [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 09:39:46

Debt Management Tips

Debt Management Tips September 24th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed Personal loans can offer individuals a way to have the funds for an array of ... with personal loans is debt consolidation. Within a year most people who use personal loans for this find ... of your credit cards that you place into a consumer debt manage [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 04:09:25

Weighted Average Cost of Capital Doesn't Include Everything

Or: Figures don't lie, but Liars Sure do Figure! We've got a lot of people with loans in the low fives, interest rate wise, ... : $350,000 first at 5.25% $100,000 second at 8.5% $50,000 consumer debt at 12% This person then used ... that there's enough equity in the property to absorb the full amount of excess debt without PMI. Robert [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 17:50:23

Stores With Layaway Option Seeing Increased Interest

I know it is en vogue to bring back things from the past, but this is a trend I thought had gone forever:  layaway.  With tightening credit policies, and maxed out consumer debt, it seems layaway is making a comeback.  Personally, I am not a big fan of layaway, ranking it somewhere between using a credit card [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 19:00:32

What Else Did Brownski Need- A SMACK IN THE GOB…10 Folk that predicted the Meltdown…

October 12, 2008 Ten people who predicted the financial meltdown The financial events of recent weeks have filled many of us with shock and panic ... pinned against record levels of personal debt, which is secured, if at all, against house prices ... on the problem of consumer debt?”Mr Brown did not answer how he would solve the problem, merely [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 10:45:36

Some Debt Negotiation Facts to Consumers

Debt negotiation which is also known as bill settlement is a bill elimination method that you can use to solve your financial difficulties and become stress free. However, whichever other way you may decide to use, the bottom line is, put your current financial situation to an end and become a free person once and for all. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-20 06:02:42

The Collapse of Personal Savings Rate in America

This year’s dramatic shift in the economy found many Americans without a ‘rainy day’ fund.  Millions of Americans lost their jobs and saw their 401(k) wiped out.  It is unsurprising then to see that the trend of personal savings rate has been on a fast-pace decline since the mid 1980’s, reaching decade-low levels in recent years.   The following graphic shows the trend of personal savings rate per month from 1959 to 2009, along with an alarmingly opposing trend of rising consumer debt. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 15:15:49

Getting Out Of Credit Card Debt

Now that the nation is fully aware of how much debt we are facing as a country and individuals the time has come for each person to address their own personal finance demons.  The one thing that commonly holds consumers back from achieving their financial goals is high interest credit card debt.  Statistics vary on how much debt each household is currently carrying but the sad truth is many people are living paycheck to paycheck just trying to make ends meet.  When credit card payments [more...]

Date: 2009-09-07 06:00:00

See How ManagIng Your Personal Debt And Get What You Need Out Of Life

If statistical data are anything to go by it seems most of the people has some level of private debt. Debt in itself is not a bad thing so long as you’ve got the capability to pay it back without causing yourself additional stress. If we constantly consume more than we earn, the end result is not going to be good. If you want to manipulate your private debt you must get on top of your budget. The process of putting a budget together is not tough but you need to sit down and do it truthfully. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-14 23:19:09

See How ManagIng Your Private Debt And Get What You Want Out Of Life

September 14, 2009 | By Terry Stanfield In Finance | If statistical data are anything to go by it appears most of the populace has some level of private debt. Debt in itself is not a bad thing so long as you’ve got the capability to make repayment without causing yourself additional stress. If we constantly consume more than we earn, the end result isn’t going to be good. If you need to govern your personal debt you want to get on top of your budget. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-14 22:57:00

Difficult Credit Troubles May Find Aid In Consumer Credit Counseling

Quite a lot of options exist for those who have a dilemma running their cash including something called consumer credit counseling services. A person can turn to this kind of help if they have a dilemma with debt collectors, the incapacity to set up and preserve a workable financial plan or he or she seems to be unable of saving funds for retirement. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 18:00:51

Carnival of Personal Finance, Cyber Monday 2008 Edition

Welcome to the Carnival of Personal Finance! It’s officially Cyber Monday 2008, the online doppelgaenger to Black Friday ... What is freedom worth?“ Posts on Credit and Debt Free From Broke chats about medical treatment ... some aspects of refinancing consumer debt. Blueprint for Financial Prosperity has a list of 0% balance [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 06:02:01

We Shopped Less Than Expected, Stocks Drop As Expected

by Colin Lovett, PICurrent Managing Producer So it turns out we were not very happy holiday shoppers in December ... .  Just buying things. So what should we do about this?  Should we shop more?  Go into more personal debt to help the economy? No. This will eventually shake out as businesses become used to less consumer [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 22:39:04

Choosing Between Debt Settlement and Debt Elimination

Overwhelming credit card debt. It is a very common problem for many American consumers. So many people pay their monthly minimums, month after month, without any knowledge that their debt burden may never go away. When a person comes to the realization that they are caught in a never [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 22:30:16

Money, Credit, and the Law – Know Your Rights

That’s the title of a valuable new video narrated by Professor Richard Alderman, director of the Center for Consumer Law at the University of Houston Law Center. The video, consisting of easily digestible short chapters, provides help managing personal finances, dealing with credit problems and debt collectors, responding when sued by a creditor, seeking credit counseling, or exploring the option of bankruptcy.  The video can be viewed online or a DVD can be requested directly from Professor [more...]

Date: 2009-09-17 20:50:58

Savings and Investment (2) - Consumers

Artificially low interest rate interest rates cause dislocation in the economy. Households respond by reducing saving and increasing consumption ( ... go up again, personal debt becomes a burden and interest payments take an ever greater share of disposable ... payment of interest. Any surplus not used on interest is not available to fund additional [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:52:00

A Personal Bail Out Program for Consumers Stuck in the Credit Crunch

PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 24 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Credit Crunch Fix (CreditCrunchFix.com) ... mortgage payments, credit card debt and even utility interruptions. The attorney-created service is not debt settlement or credit repair, nor legal counsel. Credit Crunch Fix allows consumers [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 16:49:15

Puritans versus spendthrifts: recession’s culture war

This is the title of an FT article and poses a simple question. How should people be persuaded to consume rather than save? ... and the poor who are already happy living in debt. Those who already have some cash and assets (i.e. ... developing. So what do governments do about this problem of the puritan older person? There are four [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 06:03:47

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