Debt Reduction

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Debt Can Ruin Your Health In More Ways Than One

People with newly acquired extreme debt also reported having a higher percentage of stress induced illnesses than those without extreme debt.
A recently conducted AP-AOL Health Poll found that:

27 percent had ulcers or digestive tract problems, compared with 8 percent of those with low levels of debt stress.
44 percent had migraines or other headaches, compared […]

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11Jun2008 | User ImageLisa | 3 comments | Continued
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There’s No Lake

I was talking to a friend about money, and for some reason they kept talking about some lake.
They kept saying “There’s no lake. There’s no lake.”
What?
Ohhhhh, Snowflake. You mean saving small amounts of money until you have enough to build a glacier or something.
ugh.
 
 

 
 
 
Hey, they could’ve been talking about the lake effect.
 
 
 
Or, it appears […]

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17May2008 | User ImageLisa | 3 comments | Continued
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I Had a Dream That I Maxed Out All of My Credit Cards in One Glorious Day

And what a day it was! A massive spending spree.
I just woke up, and I’m still a little fuzzy as to whether or not I dreamed it, or actually did it.
I currently have seven credit cards, six of which I don’t use. At this very moment, I have a total of 97 thousand […]

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10May2008 | User ImageLisa | 8 comments | Continued
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Running the Gauntlet on Debt: A Debt Reduction Plan

OK, you got yourself here, now what? You’re surrounded by your 44 inch flat screen TV, there’s a new car in the driveway, and you could start a company called Video Game Central. But you’re bottom of the barrel broke. You’re paying the minimum on three of those fancy “Platinum” Credit Cards, […]

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29Apr2008 | User ImageLisa | 6 comments | Continued
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“Cha-Ching” Spending

“New perspectives on how our self-control interacts with our spending see a battle between impulsive, emotional processes and far-sighted planning processes.”

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18Apr2008 | User ImageLisa | 4 comments | Continued
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The Dope on Credit Card Debt

These are the best ideas for credit card usage I’ve seen! Thanks for the sound advice. Lisa

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30Mar2008 | User ImageLisa | 20 comments | Continued
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The Dope on National Debt

Are you sitting down?
The US National Debt is 9.5 trillion dollars. If you divide that by the U.S. population, that means each American owes 31 thousand dollars. We are all paying interest on this money through our taxes.
The government adds to the national debt by not balancing the budget each year. Its current budget […]

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30Mar2008 | User ImageLisa | 12 comments | Continued
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Getting a Break on Your Student Loans

“The average college student graduates with $21,000 in debt,” says CNN in a recent article. That’s not exactly the best springboard to launch your life from. The good news is that there are a number of relief programs available that can ease the burden.
Loan Forgiveness- Working in public service jobs could buy you […]

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6Mar2008 | User ImageLisa | 0 comments | Continued