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This is a guest post by Debbie Dragon who is a freelance writer providing articles for Billeater.com, a site that helps it’s readers compare insurance and discover tricks for saving money. She is also a single mother of two young boys and is currently working on eliminating her own credit card debt. Credit card debt [...]
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It seems that I learn things the hard way. I know better than all of these but I keep doing them anyway so here goes a quick list of things that it’s a really, really bad idea to do if you can’t pay your bills. Go Shopping! I know it makes you feel better to [...]
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Over the last several months, paying the business bills has been a grueling process. When the first of the month arrived, I was still struggling to get enough money together to pay them. One or the other of them has been days or even weeks late while I tried to get enough money gathered to [...]
In Virginia, a creditor can list your bank account as a garnishee and freeze the funds in your account until the court date. They do not withdraw any funds but they hold all funds up to the amount of the debt until the court date. I recently recieved a summons for a judgment from Capital [...]
I got my notice in the mail on Tuesday that my stimulus check should be here this week. As I check the mailbox every day, I think about what I am going to do with it. I have gone back and forth between increasing my emergency fund or paying off bills. Either way my stimulus [...]
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by LEO™ If you are having financial difficulties right now, you have plenty of company across the nation. Financial woes have become front page news and stories abound across the internet about families who are in trouble with debt, foreclosure and unemployment. If you are being hounded by debt collectors it pays to know the [...]
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With the current economic situation, many people are having difficulty paying their bills. Banks, mortgage companies and lenders will often work with you to allow you time to get back on your feet financially. One of my creditors cut the interest rate drastically and the payments in more than half for 6 months to help [...]
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by Martin Kingsley Most collection agencies buy packages of loans that are in default for pennies on the dollar. They are bound by a different set of rules than the original creditor and there are differences in the way that you should negotiate with them. The first step is to have them validate the debt [...]
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by natashalcd Your Name Your Address Your Phone number Date Creditor Name Creditor Address RE: Collections Letter dated __________on Account #_________________ Dear Sirs, Due to ___________________________, I have been unable to make payments on my account with you. In order to save both of us time and expense, I would like to make [...]
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