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Doug Gansler, the Attorney General of Maryland told me in this recent interview I recorded at the National Attorneys General meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina that the FTC TSR had a positive impact in cleaning out the bad actors in the debt relief world and leaving the legitimate companies intact. Interestingly he said that attorney [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Maryland Attorney General Says Attorney Model Debt Settlement Has Not Risen to His Level

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At the recent National Association of Attorneys General meeting in Charlotte I had an opportunity to talk to Attorney General John Suthers. General Suthers says attorneys should not hide behind attorney fronts and they are proceeding against attorneys since they are effectively debt relief operations. Attorney General John Suthers Interview Subscribe to Debt Interviews You [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Attorney General of Colorado Tells Me There are Several Active Investigations Into Attorney Model Debt Settlement Companies

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Humpy Wheeler was at the NASCAR Hall of Fame for a reception for the recent National Association of Attorneys General meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Wheeler has played a large role in the growth of NASCAR as the past owner of the Lowe’s Motor Speedway near Charlotte, NC. You can learn more about Humpy [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Humpy Wheeler and I Talk About How NASCAR Got Slammed in these Economic Tough Times

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At the recent National Association of Attorneys General meeting I caught up with Attorney General Roy Cooper from North Carolina. We talk about debt relief services and the attorney model of debt settlement services. General Cooper talks about how the money paid in advance for debt relief services hurts both the consumer and the creditor. [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: My Interview With Attorney General Roy Cooper from North Carolina on Attorney Model Debt Settlement

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At the recent National Association of Attorneys General meeting I had the pleasure of interviewing former Kansas Attorney General Robert Stephan who served between 1979 to 1995. We talk about how financial issues from the 1980s and today are very much the same. We talk about the problems he faced while the chief cop in [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: I Interview Robert Stephan Former Attorney General of Kansas

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Recently I had the pleasure of meeting up with the folks at Cambridge Credit Counseling in Springfield, Massachusetts. I wanted to take you on an audio tour of the office and share with you what I saw. Audio Tour of Cambridge Credit Counseling During the tour you will hear me talk to Thom Fox about [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: My Walking Tour of Cambridge Credit Counseling

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For those in the debt settlement industry I think the following interview with Alex Viecco with New Era Debt Solutions is important. New Era has just been awarded an A+ BBB rating in an industry where most debt settlement companies have an F rating. Alex talks about the process of getting their rating upgraded to [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Interview With Alex Viecco of New Era Debt Solutions About Their A+ BBB Rating

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Adam Baker is a brave soul who places his financial reality out there for people to gawk at. Along the way he’s created a really nice blog at ManVsDebt.com and has a lot of good advice to share regarding doing better financially. Recently I had an opportunity to interview him via video link and got [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: My Interview With Adam Baker From ManVsDebt.com

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Today I spoke to Rod Ebrahimi from ReadyForZero.com. ReadyForZero.com has big plans to allow consumers to create a self-directed credit counseling program that will eventually work closely with banks to extend special terms to participating consumers. If they can pull this off they could potentially revolutionize the credit counseling world by providing a web portal [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Co-Founder of ReadyForZero.com Shares Details How They Could Revolutionize the Need for Credit Counseling

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Here is an interview with Alex Viecco from New Era Debt Solutions that I recorded today. Alex talks about why the performance based debt settlement model works well for the long-term and a bunch of other issues that are brewing right now. The story about New Era that I mention can be found here. Alex [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Interview with Alex Viecco from New Era Debt Solutions on How a Performance Fee Model Can Work

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Recently I was contacted by Andy Faria of Northeast Settlement Group. He wanted to share with me the approach of his debt settlement company and their approach of basing their fees on the actual performance of his settling debts instead of collecting large fees up front. While his company is small he is able to [...]

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Day three brought more weather surprises but also a great pair of back-to-back- interviews from people that were very honest about how they handle money. The first couple was retired and had not planed for retirement until just five years earlier and had never looked at their credit report. They trusted their banker to watch [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: 2003 Backroads of American Debt – Day 3

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Here is day two of the backroads debt trip. While I managed to survive the switchback West Virginia mountain roads in the dark the night before. Day two started with a big surprise, you’ll see. @GetOutOfDebtGuyOther Related Articles to Read2003 Backroads of American Debt – Day 32003 Backroads of American Debt – Day 1Soon Off [...]

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In 2003 a small team and I traveled across America from Maryland to California to talk to people about money. credit, and debt. After making the trip, before the tapes were able to be professionally edited, my life and the non-profit group I founded changed dramatically and the tapes never made the light of day. [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: 2003 Backroads of American Debt – Day 1

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So life is hard, tough and difficult. Dealing with debt collectors is stressful and often feels like we just can’t deal with yet another collection call or difficulty in life. Hell, there is so much crap we all have to deal with in a standard week that it often feels like the hurdles are too [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: I Go to Prison and Talk to Bob and Angel Behind Bars About Life, Credit, and Debt

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Since I heard about Lending Club, I have been fascinated with the concept and its potential to allow anybody help others with personal loans that will get them out of debt. I became a lender on Lending Club a couple of months ago and have since chipped into more than 40 loans already. I asked [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Meet Paul: LendingClub.com Borrower Taking Control of Debt Influenced by His Bipolar Condition

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Jannelle is only 21 but for the past six weeks she has lived at the rescue mission and has had a place to sleep off the streets. In fact today she landed a job at a new restaurant at the local mall. While she previously worked in a management position in Atlanta at a marketing [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Jannelle is Young, Homeless and Starting Over.

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Virginia was a very nice woman that I met in front of the Rescue Mission. She was nice enough to share her story about being homeless and starting over. She was working but the company went bankrupt and her unemployment ran out and then she found herself homeless. What surprised me the most was the [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Meet Virginia. Homeless But Hopeful.

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Emily is 14 and the daughter of Hillary who I also interviewed (click here). At 14 Emily is already working and saving her money for something in the purchase. Is it college, riding horses, or another kind of horse, a Mustang? Listen as Emily shares with us what she has learned so far about money [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Emily, 14 Years Old and Already Wise About Money and Credit?

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Hillary confides in us about what life is like living month to month and the stress and lack of sleep she lives with when she is stressed. This is an excellent interview to listen to if you are stressed about money or feel like you are struggling all alone with money troubles. Hillary provides advice [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Hillary Talks About Tight Finances and Making Ends Meet

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Here is the latest Get Out of Debt show podcast. Do You Have a Question You Want to Ask? If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask call 919-321-2378. Leave your first name and question and I’m happy to help you totally for free. @GetOutOfDebtGuy My Interview I had an opportunity [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: An Interview With Dan Stermer, the Court Appointed Receiver for the Hess Kennedy Debt Settlement Law Firm in Florida – Get Out of Debt Podcast

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Here is the latest Get Out of Debt show podcast. Do You Have a Question You Want to Ask? If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask call 919-321-2378. Leave your first name and question and I’m happy to help you totally for free. @GetOutOfDebtGuy The Situation Actually this is an [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Learn What Encephalitis and Bankruptcy Have in Common, Christie – Get Out of Debt Podcast

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I’m finally sitting back at my desk, at home, after my week long tour of the Northeast U.S., talking to people about the economy, money, credit, and debt. My travels took me from NC through VA, WV, PA, NY, VT, NH, MA, CT, MD. I traveled through some of the hardest hit counties in the [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: The Secret of Surviving Through Difficult Economic Times. What I Learned On My Journey.

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Allie and I sat down in Charlottesville, Virginia and since she had been unemployed we talked about looking for a job, how to find a job, the economic opportunities in her area and her opinion about people that have faced or may be facing money troubles and tough times. I was really surprised when she [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: I Interview Allie, the Navy Wife in Charlottesville, VA

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Centralia, PA is an interesting place. It is said that map makers and GPS providers want to take it off the maps. Ever since a seam of coal caught fire below ground decades ago, a smoldering coal fire has burned below this town. From a town of 2,000 residents, it is down to about 10, [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: An Interview With Two Guys Standing Atop a Burning Coal Mine

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I’m tired. It’s been a long journey on this tour of talking to people about the economy and how to deal with financial adversity. I tell you this not as an explanation, but as an excuse. You see, I managed to tape this great interview with a very nice girl from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania tonight, but [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Elizabeth in Wilkes-Barre is Hopeful, Happy and Headed to Law School.

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Thomas Fox, whom you will find on Twitter at @ThomasJFox, is a personal finance expert, counselor, teacher and a fellow person who is passionate about helping people with money troubles. Thom and I met in Springfield, Massachusetts as I was passing through the area on the downhill loop of my tour talking to people about [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Thomas Fox Chats With Me About You. Listen.

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Jug owns an Eagle Rider store in New Hampshire. He spent a few minutes chatting with me today as I picked up a Harley Electra Glide to take a look around New Hampshire to see how the economy was impacting the area. This was the third or fourth area that I’ve seen a lot of [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Jug Rents Me a Harley, Talks About Life, the Economy, and People That File Bankruptcy

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The Vermont Country Store evokes thoughts of what life was like many years ago even if you are not chronologically entitled to remember back that far. We think back to simpler times when people knew your name, when candy was a penny and when the local general store was the place to go and meet [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: My Interview With the Leaders at the Vermont Country Store

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Bill is the director of marketing for a resort and also has been his own boss and lived through periods of unemployment. Today I had the pleasure of sitting with him on a roof top terrace in Lake Placid, NY and pick his brain on a variety of topics. You will be very interested in [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: My Interview With Bill. Hotels, Vacations, Being Your Own Boss, and More.

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Derek and I met in Buffalo, New York where we hd a chance to sit down and discuss a wide range of topics. Since Derek is a young man and just out of college his opinions about student loans, campus credit cards, reading contracts, and trying to get by are very enlightening. He remembers his [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: My Interview With Derek, a 23 Year Old Soon to be Father

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Kevin and I met through Twitter and we made arrangements to meet up on my travels around the country. I’m @GetOutOfDebtGuy on Twitter. On August 1, 2009 I had the pleasure of meeting Kevin, sitting down in a local coffee shop and talk about his debt. He was kind enough to share what it was [...]

Read the full article at GetOutOfDebt.org, click here: Kevin in Roanoke, VA Talks About His Debt