Category: Managing Debt

Over the past ten years, there’s been a huge increase – 400% – in the number of Americans over 60 drowning in student loan debt. Even worse: the amount they owe has increased substantially. This crippling debt chips away at their financial security during retirement, making it much more difficult – if not impossible – to...

What you don’t know about credit card interest can cost you thousands of dollars. If you’re one of the millions of Americans who carries a balance on your cards, you need to know what you’re up against before that credit card debt cripples your finances. Credit card companies charge interest daily. So if your credit...

Single moms fight constant cash battles, trying to stretch every single dollar almost further than it can go. And sometimes – a lot of times – our cash falls short of what we need. When you are barely scraping by, running out of money between paychecks, the lure of having cash in hand can be...

Your credit report holds a lot of sensitive information, from where you live to if you've ever been sued to whether you pay your bills on time. Companies sell those reports to companies that want to check your credit: lenders, landlords, employers, and insurance companies, just to name a few. While credit reporting companies try...