How to Become Debt Free

Below you’ll find the posts at Financial Advice Zone from the debt-free living category.We highly recommend you read each of them if you’re serious about saving money and debt-free living

Credit Addiction – How it Starts, How it Finishes

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In 1975 I was issued my very first credit card. It was from Sears and I charged a sewing machine as a gift for someone. I remember specifically how happy I was at the time. You see I was less than a year out of high school and while most of my friends were working [...]

Real Debt Relief Starts With You

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“Debt will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay” Wouldn’t it be nice if you could relive yourself of debt as quickly as you accumulated it? In most cases, that’s not likely. Oh sure there are numerous [...]

Dealing With Debt Collectors May Soon Change

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Apparently the president wants Congress to make it easier for private debt collectors to call the cell phones of consumers who are delinquent on student loans and other billions of dollars owed the federal government. The thinking is that the change will provide substantial increases in collections, and are based on the assumption that many [...]

How to Get a Mortgage with Bad Credit

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Bad credit mortgages are not easy to obtain in today’s current financial crisis. Banks are being very careful who they lend money too, especially with all the distressed properties that exist. Banks are also paying very close attention to the unemployment situation. There are many different factors that are working against people who are trying [...]

Consolidating Your Credit Card Debt

There are a few simple ways to consolidate your credit card debt. All of these ways must first start with managing your credit card expenditures. The first and most obvious way is to stop using your credit cards altogether. This may seem self-explanatory to many, but it is the best way to handle your spending [...]

Can You Get a Personal Loan With Bad Credit

With the economic recession making a mighty blow, millions of people still find themselves in a dwindling financial state. According to the Federal Reserve, the total U.S. consumer debt stood at a whopping $2.4 trillion in 2010! In such a scenario, companies offering debt relief programs have mushroomed all over the U.S. To aggravate problems [...]

Beware of Bad Credit Loan Scams

If you have been looking for a loan and you have bad credit you have to be careful of not being scammed. There are companies that look for people that have bad credit so they can offer them the money that they need with ridiculous interest rates. These predatory lenders are hoping to take advantage [...]

Alternatives to Bankruptcy: Debt Consolidation or Not

The definition of bankruptcy is when an individual or business declares in court that they are unable to repay their debts to the creditors they borrowed from. This should only ever be a last resort when every other alternative has been explored. Bankruptcy has the ability to affect your financial life for years. Not only [...]

What Are The Best Debt Consolidation Loans and Alternatives

Debt consolidation loans can be very helpful if you are looking to fix your financial situation.  However more often than not debt consolidation loans only exacerbate the debt problem. You should use caution and careful planning before you commit yourself or your family to a debt consolidation loan. There are many different types of loans [...]