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Kim is Stressing Out Trying to be Frugal in Hard Times and Make Ends Meet

 Kim 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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Can You Help Me Find a Debt Consolidation Company That Will Work With Me? – Scott

 
“Dear Steve,
I am about $8000 in credit card debt and behind on payments. My interest rates went through the roof and I just cant seem to get ahead on the payments. This all started as a result of two job layoffs and backed up unemployment benefits. I now have a steady job but dont make [...]

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Trooper fires at suspect after traffic stop near Owatonna – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Mpls. b udget panel spares horse patrol, tries to avoid layoffs AP sources say Comcast’s NBC Universal stake will cost $13.75 billion in cash and assets Victims of mortgage scam fight foreclosure The winning Wisconsin lottery numbers Two Minnesota …

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Pawn Shop Business Booming – Southwest Times Record

Facing a limping economy and continuing layoffs, more local residents are trying to make money with trips to pawn shops. The elimination of steady jobs at factories such as Whirlpool, Rheem and Riverside Furniture has left many families without their …

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HNB part of multi-bank transaction – Hannibal Courier-Post

HNB Bank of Hannibal has a new owner, but no layoffs are planned and customers can expect no changes. The deal involves HNB parent Mercantile Bancorp Inc. of Quincy, Ill., Dean Phillips and Great River Bancshares Inc. of Quincy and United Community …

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Special report: Scenes from Iowa’s recession – Des Moines Register

They arrive at Gray’s Lake Park in the morning, basking on borrowed time of a mild mid-November, realizing the winter can arrive any day like layoffs without warning. They are the unemployed, strolling with friends, partners or retirees, or sometimes …

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Scenes from Iowa’s recession – Des Moines Register

They arrive at Gray’s Lake Park in the morning, basking on borrowed time of a mild mid-November, realizing the winter can arrive any day like layoffs without warning. They are the unemployed, strolling with friends, partners or retirees, or sometimes …

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My Friend and Fellow Motorcycle Rider is Worried About Getting Laid Off

The economic blues are hitting more and more people. I just learned that a friend of mine who works at a Bridgestone tire plant is on the bubble for the next wave of layoffs.
My friend and fellow Suzuki Burgman rider is known as the Smyrna Cowboy and he publishes a regular vlog on riding and [...]

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Next big worry: Credit cards

Next big worry: Credit cards The News Journal, DE - 1 hour ago In past years, consumers looking to get out from under credit card debt tapped into home equity, refinancing mortgages to get their hands on cash to pay off …

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