Jeff Asks About Trick To Boast Credit Score. “Will It Work?”
Jeff wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and asked the following question. If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask just use the online form. I’m happy to help you totally for free.
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Archeologists Finds 3,000-Year Old Credit Card Bill
An Israeli archeologist has discovered what he says is the earliest-known Hebrew text, found on a shard of pottery that dates to the time of King David from the Old Testament, about 3,000 years ago.
Carbon dating of the ostracon (meaning “statement”), along with pottery analysis, dates the inscription to time of King David, about a [...]
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Easy Come, Easy Go: Prosper.com Hits Regulatory Hurdle
OK. Remember earlier this week when I posted a story about alternative lending? You remember. It was the upbeat story about peer-to-peer (p2p) lending — and how this credit crisis is good for business (link here). That story was written by Economix, a blog at the New York Times. The blog pointed out that more traditional-looking borrowers were turning to p2p for funding needs during the credit
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American Express Customers: Don’t Try This At Home
I hate writing these kinds of stories. On the one hand, it will help those who are currently doing — or thinking about doing — what I am about to write about. On the other hand, there will be some readers who will now go out and do exactly what I am trying to dissuade them from doing. That said, I can’t control what my readers do. They’ll do what they’re going to do. Here’s the deal. A
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Tony Writes In “I Have Too Much Debt On My Credit Cards”
Tony wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site asking for advice. If you have a question you’d like to ask just visit the site and use the online form.
“Dear Steve,
How do I quickly and easily get ALL my credit cards paid off with the limited income that I have?
Tony
Tony,
The honest answer is that while [...]
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Terri Wants to Know “Is There a Way to Get Out of Debt Without Ruining Our Credit?”
Terri wrote and asked her question through the GetOutOfDebt.org site. If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask, just visit this page and ask. My help is totally free.
“Dear Steve,
We have appox $50,000 in revolving debt, 2 vehicle payments, 1st and second mtg, we pay everything on time and have a [...]
David Writes In “I Have No More to Give”
David wrote me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site to ask his question below. You can too!
“Dear Steve,
I have about $20,000 in credit card debt. 4 cards that I’ve transferred balances to, each with a rate of 2.99 to 3.99% interest for life of the loan. Each monthly minimum is about $110.00. I have no more to [...]
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Ginger Asks “I Started My Business On Credit Cards But It’s Hard to Make Payments”
Giner wrote in through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and asked for help.
“I started a new business, had a few small credit card balances before, but had to use them, plus acquiring a few more, and with the balance trasfer deals, I now have 8 cards with a total debt of $50,000+. I manage to stay [...]
