Category Archives: credit cards

credit cards, debt, saving, student loans · October 21, 2014

No Student Debt? Great, But You’re Still Being Dragged Down by the Student Debt Crisis.

If one were to ask me what I think is the most dangerous threat to our economy, the answer is very simple: STUDENT LOANS. As I write this we have more than $1.2 trillion of student loan debt.

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credit cards, debt, saving · October 20, 2013

The good thing about bankruptcy

Bankruptcy rates spiked during the 2008 recession and many were pretty judgmental toward the millions who couldn't afford to pay their bills. But Suze Orman says bankruptcy is the better option over burying your head in the sand. "When somebody…

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credit cards, debt, life insurance, retirement, saving · September 21, 2013

What’s really causing your recurring debt?

Do you keep finding yourself with debt that just won't go away? Every time you pay off your credit card, do you feel compelled to run out and charge it back up again? If so, your problem may not be…

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credit cards, debt, health insurance, insurance, saving · August 30, 2013

Beware of new tricks of the trade to get your money

It is becoming easier to get a loan these days and that's not necessarily a good thing. "I'm telling you things have gone bizarre again, at the exact time they shouldn't be going bizarre. So, you need to stay very…

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credit cards, debt, retirement · August 6, 2013

Suze Orman: Don’t put your retirement on a credit card

As the economy slowly recovers, Americans are struggling to get out of credit card debt they amassed during tougher financial days...Out of desperation to stay current, or to rid themselves of their debt, people are looking at their retirement accounts…

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credit cards, student loans · April 24, 2013

Are Your Kids Spending Too Much

How to teach your teens about money. How do you teach your teens about money—short of lending them your credit card and praying that they don’t hand it back to you maxed out?

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credit cards · December 17, 2012

The “Influentials” Who Help Us Save Money

On Wall Street, in Washington and beyond, these folks have a huge impact on our daily lives and futures.

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budgeting, credit cards, debt · December 13, 2012

Suze Orman’s Money-Saving Advice for Holiday Shopping

I call it the buy-it-now bug: We come down with it every giving season and feel the effects in January when we see our credit card statements.

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budgeting, credit cards, debt, saving · December 13, 2012

How Not To Go Off The Financial Gift Cliff For The Holidays

Whenever you feel fear about spending money that should be a sign that you're spending money you don't have to possibly even impress people you don't even know or like.

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