Debt Consolidation, Help and Relief

Judge: Kate Gosselin Owes Marriage Counselor $10k

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  • Posted 05/24/11. by alison

Kate Gosselin, the reality TV mom of eight, was recently ordered by a judge to pay an old debt for counseling services and travel. According to reports, a Luzerne County district judge ordered her to pay Sylvia Lafair $10,476 for the 2009 debts.
Lafair owns a company called Creative Energy Options in White Haven, Pennsylvania. According [...]

Will Prince William Have Kate Sign A Pre-Nup?

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  • Posted 04/7/11. by alison

Having Kate Middleton sign a pre-nup doesn’t elude to fairy tale happy ending. But British divorce lawyers say Prince William definitely should have the soon-to-be princess sign one. The Royal Wedding is set for April 29. “It’s an absolute statistical no-brainer that a prenuptial agreement would be highly beneficial in this case,” divorce lawyer [...]

Survivor Winner Hatch Asked To Pay $1.7M Tax Bill

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  • Posted 01/10/11. by alison

Survivor’s first winner may lose a battle in court. Reality TV star Richard Hatch is back in court because officials say he didn’t refile his 2000 and 2001 tax returns, a provision of his supervised release from jail. That tax blunder could put him back behind bars. Hatch’s original conviction came in 2006 for not [...]

A Look At Household Debt Around The World

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  • Posted 12/31/10. by alison

Americans have a bad reputation for living beyond their means, racking up huge debt. But how do residents of other countries stack up? According to recent statistics the debt level of Canadians has passed US levels for the first time in a dozen years. According to Business Week, household debt compared to disposable income was [...]

Worldwide 300 Million More People In Poverty

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  • Posted 11/19/10. by alison

The United Nations recently released the latest numbers on poverty which show that 300 million more people are now considered poor. The Christian Science Monitor reports that a new method for measuring poverty shows that the number of poor people is at 21 percent. That equals about 1.7 billion people. Sub-Saharan Africa is still home [...]

Celebs Make Money Long After Death

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  • Posted 10/26/10. by alison

Lots of Americans may be struggling to find work or keep a steady paycheck, but even celebrities that have passed on are bringing in big bucks. In fact Michael Jackson made more money last year than any living celebrity with the exception of Oprah Winfrey. Forbes Magazine revealed the latest list of top-earning dead celebrities [...]

Wall Street Sequel Depicts Dark Side Of Greed

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  • Posted 08/31/10. by alison

More than 20 years after the original rocked the box office, the story of Wall Street continues with the movie Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. The greedy villian Gordon Gekko is released from a lengthy prison sentence. He re-enters the real world with an empty money clip, a gold watch and a boxy sell phone [...]

The Cure For Compulsive Shopping

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  • Posted 06/18/10. by alison

Compulsive shopping isn’t all fun, despite what you might see in the movies. According to the American Psychiatric Association, one in 20 Americans suffer from Oniomania or compulsive shopping. It can ruin relationships and do big damage to a person’s financial situation.
Gloria Arenson, a therapist and author of the book Born to Spend says [...]

Which Airline Gives Most For Your Money?

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  • Posted 06/17/10. by alison

Two new surveys show which airlines give the best service, food and prices, according to travelers. But both show that while passenger satisfaction may be improving, air travel is not what it once was. According to CNN, air travelers are more content with carriers. The results of the University of Michigan’s latest American Customer Satisfaction [...]

Reality Star $10 Million In Debt; Files For Bankruptcy

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  • Posted 06/10/10. by alison

Is it possible that reality TV isn’t exactly real? Turns out the lavish lifestyle captured by Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New Jersey isn’t what it seems. Teresa Giudice and her husband Joe live in a mansion with their four daughters and are often filmed on shopping trips, but the Real Housewife announced they’re broke. [...]

New Reality Show Teaches Wealthy How To Budget

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  • Posted 06/8/10. by alison

 
A new reality show premiering June 9 on VH1 follows nine women as they go from riches to rags. The spoiled princesses are coerced into signing up for the reality show only to learn that it’s not what they thought. As they head out on a Beverly Hills shopping spree with cameras following their every [...]

Tuesday’s Twitterer To Follow: @theSavalots

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  • Posted 06/1/10. by alison

Wondering who to follow in the big wide world of Twitter? There are plenty of great Twitterers out there tweeting about money, debt, and finance– the topics we know you love. So every other Tuesday we’ll be  [...]

Music Star Saves Families From Foreclosure

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  • Posted 05/20/10. by alison

In case you missed last week’s episode of Oprah featuring music star Will.i.am, here’s a recap. The Black Eyed Peas member announced the launch of a new program he’s behind that’s  helping people facing foreclosure. It’s called the i.am home fund and Will.i.am hopes it will keep people impacted by the recession from losing their [...]

Tuesday’s Twitterer To Follow: @MoneyManagement

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  • Posted 05/18/10. by alison

Wondering who to follow in the big wide world of Twitter? There are plenty of great Twitterers out there tweeting about money, debt, and finance– the topics we know you love. So every other Tuesday we’ll be  highlighting a Twitterer [...]

New Graduates Face Changes With School Debt

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  • Posted 05/6/10. by alison

Graduation may be a happy time for college students, but soon they’ll start having to pay back those pricey school loans. New changes in the federal lending program begin to kick in on July 1. The major change is that the Education Department will now provide federal loans through college financial [...]

Nation’s Largest Bank Makes Big Move To Help Homeowners

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  • Posted 03/25/10. by alison

Bank of America is making a big move to help troubled homeowners. And some wonder if other banks will follow the move. Bank of America announced it will forgive up to 30% of the mortgage balance held by some of its customers. The homeowners must meet the following qualifications:

The homeowner must be at least 60 [...]

Tuesday’s Twitterer To Follow: @MoneyCrashers

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  • Posted 03/9/10. by alison

Wondering who to follow in the big wide world of Twitter? There are plenty of great Twitterers out there tweeting about money, debt, and finance– the topics we know you love. So every other Tuesday we’ll be  highlighting a Twitterer to follow. This week we’re turning the spotlight on @MoneyCrashers.
@MoneyCrashers joined the Twitter craze last [...]