Personal Debt Management

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Monday, April 28th, 2008

FICO, What is That?

One very important element in your overall credit worthiness package is your FICO score. But what exactly is that and how does it affect your debt management choices?
FICO is an acronym formed from the letters of its founder, the Fair Isaac Corporation. It is a number between 400 and 800 that ranks credit worthiness according [...]

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Developing A Budget Can Increase Income

It might seem that developing a budget should be an elementary task. But many people are simply not inclined to use spreadsheets, balance checkbooks or lay out a formal budget. Whether by nature, or as a result of a reaction to public school mathematics training, some people just aren’t ‘number people’.
But everyone will find it [...]

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Individual Retirement Accounts

Debt is closely tied to savings - the more you do the first, the less you have left over for the latter. Conversely, the more savings you have, the less you (usually) need or want to borrow. Since you’re paying out interest by borrowing, and (in some cases) simultaneously not getting interest by saving instead, [...]

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

Tips For Taking Action To Be Free Of Debt

Debt Issues Can Cause Many Negative Effects Throughout Your Life, So Why Are You Still Not Doing Anything To Help With Your Situation?
Debt can really just sneak up on you, before you know it you could possibly have thousands of dollars worth of credit card debts, including other types of debts, which might have [...]