Debt Consolidation May Be A Option For You

With hard times everyone is going through in today’s market and almost everyone owing somebody, have you ever thought about debt consolidation? ... with credit card companies that she had no choice but debt settlement. By using Fast Debt Freedom Now, she was able to reduce her balances up to 50% and save thousands with unsecured debt consolidation [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 14:15:00

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Look Back at 2008

It is hard to believe I’ve been writing here almost a year! Let’s look at how I did with my 2008 goals ... . Now I am with a new company and not eligible for 401K yet. * Reduce IRS debt to $3,000 FAILURE This one is killing ... . *Reduce CC debt to under $15,500 by December 2008 DONE In fact, my cc debt is currently $14,500 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 05:16:00

Getting Out of Debt Now and Improve Your Credit Rating

by Eric Jilson Debt is often one of the largest expenses people may have. Paying off a debt should always be of a higher priority than savings and investments. It makes perfect sense that reducing debt quickly will result in a better return to consumers than putting [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 22:25:53

Financial Forecast for 2009, Considering Resource Limitations

In this post, I consider some major issues contributing to our current financial problems, before making a financial forecast for 2009. These are 1 ... from the bottom: Layer 1. Household Debt (Mortgages, auto loans, credit card debt, student loans ... debt-based financial system operating. 3. Where we are now, and the role reduced resources [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:10:32

Rio Tinto Reduces Debt – Analyst Blog

Rio Tinto PLC ( RTP ), the heavily indebted miner, has now cashed in over $7 billion in total by selling its non-core assets after its merger with Canadian aluminum group Alcan. Last week, Rio agreed to sell its Alcan composites business to Switzerland's Schweiter Technologies for $349 million. The deal is expected to close by the end of the year. The company targets to sell $15 billion in assets to lighten its debt burden it piled up from the $38 billion acquisition of Alcan in 2007. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 19:18:01

Government debt — who will pay?

“The ‘incidence’ of taxation refers to who pays the ultimate burden of a tax. The optimal theoretical resolution is government budget surpluses that reduce the debt. But that is the least probable scenario. Total government spending in the USA has reached an astonishing sixty percent of national income. Most of the American economy’s output is now allocated by government rather than the desires of individuals. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-24 04:57:10

Needing Help!!

As I have mentioned in my earlier posts that I am now having a major difficulty in handling my credit card bills ... consolidate their credit card debts and also reduce interests; thus giving each families ... of not sending us money, I already incurred over dues and consistent follow-up calls from credit card [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 11:44:44

The Oil Floor

With oil now below $45 a barrel, and Merrill Lynch projecting that it'll drop to $25 in the next year, ... tenets, like reducing debt and growing other spheres of the economy. But Russia's budget for 2009 ... producer states, it seems, have fallen into an old trap, expecting booms to last longer than [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 20:29:48

About Those Balance Transfers…

Now that the days of 0% balance transfers and no balance transfer fees are likely a thing of the past, ... of these spendthrift habits has resulted in not a little bit of debt for Mr. Grouch, but he has recently committed to a goal of eliminating it entirely. Good for him! In order to reduce his debt as quickly [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 21:12:28

The Impact of Marriage and Divorce on Your Finances

We joined Costco. And I’ve only been there 5 times in 8 days! Thanks for all your suggestions; we knew exactly what to look for. Now I just need to get my True Earnings Credit Card for Costco and I’ll be all set. Also ... What to give the new couple? Think twice before giving a gift card. Debt Reduction Five Tips for Reducing [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 13:29:23

Impact of Credit Crisis on the Energy Industry - Where Are We Now?

I recently looked through news articles to see which energy sectors were being affected by the credit crisis ... related problems. One is reduced access to credit, making new borrowing difficult for nearly every business that requires debt. Prices for all commodities have been dropping as well. At least part [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 13:00:54

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