Category Archives: Financial Goals

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So long debt settlement, hello bankruptcy? | Interest.com

Like most of us, find­ing a solu­tion to my debt prob­lems has led to sev­eral dif­fer­ent options. Debt set­tle­ment firms have plas­tered their info on the Inter­net — …Read the Rest

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Ten Things Women Can Do To Protect Their Financial Futures

Dur­ing National Women’s His­tory Month in March it is inter­est­ing to note that the woman on the one dol­lar coin is Saca­gawea, the Shoshone guide who helped lead the Lewis and Clark Expe­di­tion. The honor is espe­cially fit­ting because women often guide their fam­i­lies’ finances yet some­times also need spe­cial guid­ance them­selves when it comes […]

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Celebrate Washington’s Birthday By Saving A Dollar A Day

In dif­fi­cult times like these it is hard to save money. But it doesn’t take a lot. The FDIC, which insures money in bank accounts, cre­ated the table below to illus­trate how putting aside just one dol­lar a day in a sav­ings account with five per­cent com­pounded inter­est would grow: At the ten year mark […]

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Take Charge of Your Credit Card Debt

If hol­i­day bills threaten to be the straw the breaks your budget’s back, you don’t have to face the prob­lem on your own. There are sev­eral options open to you includ­ing credit coun­sel­ing and debt man­age­ment pro­grams offered by Amer­i­can Debt Coun­sel­ing and other non-profit orga­ni­za­tions. In 2009 alone, Amer­i­can Debt Coun­sel­ing helped clients pay […]