Back in July Kristy wrote a great blog about about ways to save shopping online. Today’s feature throws out some suggestions as far as specific websites that we’ve found that seem to provide good values and information to help you in your search for that savings.
1. Browsing for general product information: ConsumerReports.org. It is an […]

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We get this question all the time: “How soon after a bankruptcy can I apply for lines of credit?” Out of one debt hell into another? Maybe you should examine the reason why you’re filing bankruptcy? Ok, we’ll avoid the lecture and just answer the question.
Primarily, how long you need to […]

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Just like banks, collection agencies and the law firms they hire to sue consumers are going through a period of consolidation. Just announced is the law firm of Wolfproff and Abramson’s merger with another collection agency and gun for hire, Mann-Bracken. Neither of these two companies have a savory reputation in the eyes […]

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With more than 12 million illegal immigrants estimated to be living in this country, it’s certainly a question worth posing. Determining the impact of illegal workers on unemployment rates, healthcare costs, and other social and economic sectors is difficult enough, due to the nature of them being “undocumented”. There are numerous arguments both for and […]

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I’m the queen of finding and utilizing as many “rewards” credit cards as possible. After all, it’s “free money”, so why not take advantage of it? As long as you are the type of person who can control their credit card expenditures, and pay off the balance in full each month, the use of credit […]

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The Creditinfocenter.com telephone line rings and I wonder if I’ll hear those familiar words. Cringing, I answer; a desperate sounding voice urgently asks the one question I dread most: CAN YOU FIX MY CREDIT?
The answer? No, we can not fix your credit. Can we help YOU fix your credit? Yes, we CAN do that. But […]

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Gone are the days when just about every John Doe off the street could qualify for a mortgage; our entire country via our economy is paying the price from that foible, no less. Buying a home is, and always has been, a huge commitment, not to be taken lightly. You should be educated and prepared […]

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If you are in a situation where you have collections on your credit report this may be a familiar situation: ever look at your credit report and notice that there are lots of inquiries on it from collection agencies? There shouldn’t be, or at least that’s what the 9th circuit court has ruled. […]

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Oregon and Pennsylvania recently joined Georgia and North Carolina in banning payday loans. New York, New Jersey, and most New England states have never
granted entry. By contrast, some western states (Washington, Idaho, Utah, and until recently New Mexico) have maintained relatively laissez-faire policies toward payday lending. Arizona just abandoned its drive to ban […]

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10. New Home Choices are Many. Instead of having to partake in a lottery to get a brand new build, you are now deluged with incentives to buy a spec home.
9. There are fewer investors. Better hurry though, because soon they’ll be coming back in and you’ll have to compete with them to snatch up […]

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