Card Debt Help

Senior Advocate: Credit cards can be blessing or disaster, so spend wisely (Ventura County Star)
Q: I have a friend who is really in debt because of her credit cards. I’ve tried to talk to her about the problem, but my words seem to fall on deaf ears. I think if she read about credit card debt in your column, she might realize the trouble she is in. Will you help?A: You have brought up a very serious problem that is being experienced by many, including seniors.I’m sure most of us have known ...

Diary of a Recession Baby: Brand-new mom, same old debt (Market Watch)
After the president delivered his State of the Union address detailing the state of the nation’s finances, I considered my own family’s finances. It turns out that my niggling credit-card debt is still alive and kicking, along with a few other financial behaviors that I thought I’d change for the new baby but haven’t.

Beware calls offering to help clear your credit card debts (Belfast Telegraph)
Cold calls from high pressure salesmen are a real nuisance. Personally I hate them so much that I registered with the Telephone Preference Service. Related Stories A question of money: Where's my interest? The headache of paying the price for a plastic Christmas Borrowers review loans in mortgage market shake-up A question of money: RIpped-off by credit card debt clearance firm A question of ...

Floridians lead U.S. in paying off credit card debt while mortgages lapse (St. Petersburg Times)
Floridians lead the nation in paying off credit card debt while letting mortgages lapse.

Stretching Your Dollar... Paying your credit cards off sooner (WBTV Charlotte)
For the eleventh straight month, shoppers have cut their credit card usage. While that sounds like good news, experts attribute the drop to joblessness. Americans still owe an astounding $866 billion in credit card debt, a number that only grows the longer people struggle to pay off those cards.

7 simple ways to create an emergency savings fund (MalaysiaNews.net)
Dear Credit Guy, After separating from my ex-spouse, I was left with all the credit card debt, most of which was from running a joint business. But the credit cards were in my name. I settled the de...

Fort Lauderdale Foreclosures and Credit Card Debt The Telltale Signs (Turks.US)
If you're a proud owner of a home in the city, protecting it by keeping your mortgage payments up-to-date is critically important. However, many homeowners who routinely skip on a monthly audit of their expenses can easily find their home entering the Fort Lauderdale foreclosures market slowly.

More consumers just say no to credit cards (USA Today)
Credit card usage is slowing. Revolving credit fell by nearly 20% in November, reflecting less borrowing and tighter lending standards.

MPOWER Online Finance Management Tool Lets Users Recapture Control over Their Money (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SALT LAKE CITY----MPOWER announced today the launch of their online finance management tool designed to help users better control their money. MPOWER allows users to budget, eliminate debt, protect their identity and track investments for one low price per month.

7 simple ways to create an emergency savings fund (Fox News)
You may feel stranded without a credit card, but the sooner you come up with an emergency cash fund, the less reliant you'll be on plastic.