Eliminating Debt? Don’t Get Carried Away
For many of us, eliminating debt is a top priority. That’s not a bad thing, but just because too much debt is bad does not...
managing debt
Campaign to Eliminate a Billion Dollars in Debt To Launch This Weekend
The Billion Dollar Challenge initiative website goes live October 19th...
Debt-Free Diet
Four years ago Monique A. Harps contended with more than $104,000 in debt. Although the 30-year-old still owes $34,000 in student loans, she has paid...
Your Get-Out-of-Debt Checklist
A new year is upon us and, according to Experian, the average consumer owed more than $4,200 in credit card debt at the end of...
How Badly Do You Want Financial Freedom?
Each week, we get e-mails and letters from people who tell us they are determined to get out of debt and begin to build wealth...
Surprise! The IRS Counts Forgiven Debt As Taxable ‘Income’
Consumers are receiving so-called 1099-c "cancellation of debt" tax notices, informing them that the IRS plans to count their forgiven or canceled debt as “incomeâ€....
Watch: CNN Tackles Almighty Debt on ‘Black in America’
Soledad O'Brien takes a look at "almighty debt," its effect on the Black community and the role of the Black church in helping folks live...
Money Expert Q&A: How to Have Perfect Credit
In personal finance expert Lynnette Khalfani-Cox's latest book, Perfect Credit: 7 Steps to a Great Credit Rating, she outlines the steps consumers need to take...
Dealing With Debt: 5 Reasons You’re Headed for Financial Ruin
Check out these five financial blunders that will lead you to ruin....
Dealing With Debt: More Ways to Finance Your Education
More options for managing student loan debt....