Imagine waking up to find that all the rules keeping your bank from charging you $50 every time you sneeze the wrong way have vanished overnight. That’s essentially what’s happening as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is being dismantled in early 2025. Led by Acting Director Russell Vought, the agency has been ordered to …
In this podcast I talk about how you might already have that vibe that prices are rising, well, everything. Rent, groceries, gas—it’s all going up, but our paychecks? Not so much. And here’s the kicker: this isn’t just inflation. This is something way more calculated. We follow Jake, a hard-working guy just trying to keep …
A story by CNN today makes my article on How to Hide From Debt Collection, the Debt Collector and Creditors even more timely. After several years in which Americans were buying stuff on credit they couldn’t afford, a rapidly increasing number are complaining about getting harassed and abused by bill collectors. Nearly 71,000 people filed …