19th October 2009
I’m a small town girl. I was raised here in Gilbert, Arizona, graduated from Gilbert High School back when there were only two high schools in Gilbert and we rumbled like crazy, and got my BA from Arizona State University where I spent most of my time d...
23rd September 2009
Cash for Clunkers was the incredibly successful program that offered consumers a rebate of up to $4,500 to turn in their ‘clunker’ for a more fuel efficient car. The program boomed car sales for a short time and gave the failing car companies some muc...
07th September 2009
While the economy was taking a tumble, and housing sales were plummeting to all time lows, consumers were struggling to make their credit card payments, in most cases choosing not to pay at all in order to keep food on the table or save their home from fo...
30th August 2009
Teaching kids about debt can be a difficult thing. It’s confusing to us adults. But, if you don’t teach your kids about debt who is going to? Back when I was in school we didn’t have any financial training classes, not credit card education or debt ...
21st August 2009
Credit Card Act 2009 Takes Affect Today
Finally, some relief will be heading your way. If you’re in debt and trying to figure out which path to take, the federal government has attempted to relieve your stress. A few months back, President Obama sin...
10th August 2009
We’ve been talking a lot lately about fraudulent debt settlement companies and how the Better Business Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission are cracking down on “phony” credit debt collectors and debt settlement programs. Well, here’s another s...
05th August 2009
A new set of regulations is about to hit the fan, and credit debt negotiation companies are starting to get nervous. The Federal Trade Commission is looking into legislation to keep credit debt negotiation companies in line.
Many debt negotiation comp...
01st August 2009
Thanks to Obama’s signature on the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act, your credit card company absolutely has to give you a 45 day notice before raising your interest rates. The downfall to this great news is that credit card...
30th July 2009
The recession is over? Really? Well, according to Wall Street and the last few record breaking days, the recession is ‘technically’ over. But, can you tell? Probably not so much. Like the rest of us, you’re probably struggling with debt and wonderin...
24th July 2009
It seems to be the question of the hour today, so I figured we dwell on it for a while. When you’re drowning in debt, sometimes it’s hard to know what path to take in order to get out of debt. There’s bankruptcy, debt consolidation, debt counseling,...
