Look at all those huge shiny new pick up trucks and SUVs on the roads these days! Are Americans really that affluent? Not really. How could it make sense to buy a $27,000 vehicle with a $45,000 loan? No I did not mix up the numbers as reported by AnnaMaria Andriotis & Ben Eisen on…
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Debt Collection help from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
“In the United States today, debt collection is a $13.7 billion dollar industry with more than 6,000 debt collection firms operating in the United States. The CFPB estimates that about one in three consumers, more than 70 million people, were contacted by a creditor or collector seeking to collect a debt within the past year.…
6 Unusual Ways to Get Out of Debt
“Driving for Uber, pet sitting through Dog Vacay and doing odd jobs through Task Rabbit are all options to pick up extra money” according to Andy Smith, a certified financial planner. Maryalene La Ponsie describes the pros and cons of other creative way to find money to pay off debt. Her article includes links to…