Debt Consolidation, Help and Relief

Why You Should Consider Buying A Used Car Now

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  • Posted 11/29/11. by alison

Planning to buy a used car? Kelley Blue Book says you may want to do it before the end of the year. Used car prices are expected to increase by four to six percent in early 2012 which means you’ll get more bang for your buck if you shop for a car while you shop [...]

More Americans Traveling This Thanksgiving

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  • Posted 11/22/11. by alison

Hitting the road this holiday weekend? AAA says around four percent more people will travel 50 miles or more from home around the Thanksgiving holiday. That equals 42.5 million Americans, the first significant travel increase so far for 2011. AAA says the average distance traveled by Americans during the Thanksgiving holiday this year [...]

Retirees Feeling Increasingly Secure About Finances

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  • Posted 11/19/11. by alison

It’s been a rough few years for American retirees, but they are feeling more financially secure according to a study by Society of Actuaries, LIMRA and the International Foundation for Retirement Education. The latest part of this series of studies looked at financial recovery among retirees, polling 461 of them. The most recent responses show [...]

Financial Experts Reveal Their Outlook For 2012

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  • Posted 11/17/11. by alison

Positive thinking is a powerful tool. And a new survey shows the majority of financial professionals are optimistic about economic growth in 2012. Accounting Principals polled finance professionals about the coming new year and found most are thinking positively, but they’re still cautious.
Of those polled, 67% expressed that they believe their company will land new [...]

Holiday Budgets Meant For Breaking?

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  • Posted 11/10/11. by alison

Once again gift cards will be a hot gift this holiday season according to a new poll from TD Bank. More than half of consumers say they plan to spend the same this year as last year with the average being $670 for gifts. Of those polled, roughly two in three plan to buy gift [...]

Organization Helps Student Loan Borrowers Make Payments

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  • Posted 10/25/11. by alison

Nearly 1.6 million past due federal student loan accounts are getting some much needed assistance. USA Funds says they’ve prevented nearly $26.5 billion in defaults from student loan accounts during the last fiscal year. These were accounts where payments were reported to be 60 days or more past due. During fiscal 2011, USA Funds’ default [...]

Some Homeowners Delay Flipping On Heat Because Of Cost

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  • Posted 10/21/11. by alison

Temperatures may be dipping, but many homeowners are delaying turning on their heat. A new poll from MoneySupermarket.com  found that while half of households are turning on their heat, another one in four are resisting the move because of rising energy prices. Six percent of households say they can’t afford to heat their homes and [...]

Many Americans Getting Second Jobs To Cover Holiday Expenses

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  • Posted 10/19/11. by alison

Christmas may be a few months away, but many companies are hiring holiday help now. And to avoid the financial drain of the season a new CouponCabin.com survey found that more than one in five Americans plan to get a second job in order to be able to afford the holidays this year. Another 12 [...]

The Disappearance Of Debit Rewards Programs

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  • Posted 10/11/11. by alison

If you’re committing to using debit instead of credit as a way to reduce your debt, stick with it. And don’t let the fact that the availability of debit card rewards offers fell by 30% over the past year impact your dedication. The good news, according to Bankrate.com’s 2011 Debt Card Rewards Study, is that [...]

ATMs Now Dispensing Gold In China

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  • Posted 10/4/11. by alison

You can get cash at an ATM and even deposit your paycheck, but now in China you can buy gold. While here in the US it seems you can sell gold on every street corner, in China you can now buy it at some ATMs. According to WallStreetdaily.com the gold vending machine is imported from [...]