Archive for the ‘Debt Help’ Category
It has been just over one year since I applied for an took a debt consolidation loan from peer-to-peer lender Prosper. One year in, I’m just as happy with Prosper as when I started.
December 14th, 2007. . Read More »
You may have heard that carrying a balance on your credit cards – especially being near your credit limit – hurts your credit score. What I never realized is how much of an impact paying down that balance has on your credit.
August 10th, 2007. . Read More »
Often, suicides are inexplicable. The reason for some suicides, however, is black and white…and red. How does debt get so bad that death is the only escape?
July 30th, 2007. . Read More »
I can hear you all yelling at me now. “Don’t go into debt!” “Don’t go into debt”. But what if you have a good reason to get a loan?
July 27th, 2007. . Read More »
I wanted to post an update of my experience with Prosper, the peer-to-peer lending network where people can get personal loans or lend money and actually get a better return than at even the best savings accounts.
July 26th, 2007. . Read More »
If you haven’t heard about Prosper, the site where people can lend money directly to others who need loans, I’ll be writing today, tomorrow, and Friday about this cool site.
July 26th, 2007. . Read More »
This article about waning college donations from debt-laden graduates is hardly news to me. Many days I find both student loan bills and donation solicitations from my alma mater in the mail. Of course I want to give back, but cutting that check is a hard pill to swallow in the face debt. What’s a recent grad to do?
July 9th, 2007. . Read More »
If you have bad credit because of past late payments or charge-offs, a secured credit card is the best way to rebuild credit. Why? It will protect you from yourself.
May 24th, 2007. . Read More »
I’ll bet you have an answer to that question. So what? I can’t sleep at night because of my debt! Like I said: so what?
March 25th, 2007. . Read More »
