DebtSmart Email Newsletter: 5/13/09
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Letter from the publisher; Cool Quote; Q and A with the authors of "Complete Idiot's Guide to Peer to Peer Lending," Curtis Arnold and Beverly Blair Harzog; STATISTIC: Late Pay at New High; Someone to Pay My Credit Card Bills?; "DebtSmart.com is a great site."; Why Having a Budget Is the First Step to Getting Out of Debt; Defense Of Credit Card Lawsuits
DebtSmart Email Newsletter: 4/29/09
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Letter from the publisher; Cool Quote; Fighting an Increasing Rate; STATISTIC: Penalty Fees in 2008; The Interview That'll Bag a Job; Credit Cards for College Students Video; "I saved my sister $566.17 in less than 2 hours!"; With This Debt, I Thee Wed ; Household Math™: Sale or gas savings?; Budgeting 101; 6 Smart Ways to Stop Money Stress in Your Marriage
DebtSmart Email Newsletter: 4/15/09
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Letter from the publisher; Cool Quote; 11 Easy Ways to Cut Your Spending Without Feeling It; STATISTIC: ID Theft Tops FTC 2008 Consumer Complaint List; Credit Card Rewards Points: Use 'em Soon, or Lose 'em?; Debt Trap; "Down from $35,000 in credit card debt"; US House bill would ease credit card timeframe; Household Math™: How Much Spending; The top 10 destructive money beliefs; Suze Orman and the New Rules of Credit Card Debt
DebtSmart Email Newsletter: 4/1/09
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Letter from the publisher; Cool Quote; Dental Surgery Funding; STATISTIC: Record credit card delinquencies in January 2009; Think FICO is fair?; There is only one truly free report site; "Home Depot card raises rates for ALL customers"; Extreme cheapskates: Tightwads revel in frugality; Household Math™: Cutting the budget; READER NOTE: Closed Credit Card Accounts; Unavailable Credit; Quiz: How savvy a consumer are you?
DebtSmart Email Newsletter: 3/18/09
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Letter from the publisher; Cool Quote; Living above my means for years--what now?; STATISTIC: Consumers Cut Food Spending; 6 Fields That Stand to Benefit From the Stimulus Plan; Pay It Off Or Keep It?; "The rates dropped back down to acceptable levels."; Credit Card Companies Go to War Against Losses; Household Math™: LTV; Trimming the Fat From Your Budget; Don't Believe These 7 Credit Card Myths
DebtSmart Email Newsletter: 3/4/09
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Letter from the publisher; Cool Quote; I've been gouged for $99! Are bank charges negotiable?; STATISTIC: Identity Fraud Up; Consumer Cost Down; The End of Credit Card Rewards?; 8 Ways to Consolidate Debt; "On my First call to Chase I had my interest dropped from 24% to 18% in 5 minutes."; The End of Credit Card Rewards?; Household Math™: Semiannual Mortgage Payoff; Taking control of your kitchen; Coder's Half-Million-Dollar Baby Proves iPhone Gold Rush Is Still On
DebtSmart Email Newsletter: 2/18/09
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Letter from the publisher; Cool Quote; Where did that fee come from?; STATISTIC: Spending and Account Balances in 2008; Be systematic about cutting your debt; Stop Eating Your Way Into Debt!; "Outraged and discouraged, I came across your website..."; Homeownership Myth: Why Not Everyone Should Be a Homeowner; Household Math™: Minimum Payment Balance; Frozen HELOC; Cable Bill High? Phone Costs Up? Now, Let's Talk
DebtSmart Email Newsletter: 2/3/09
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Letter from the publisher; Cool Quote; Pickup Payments; STATISTIC: Debt Collector Complaints; The Case for Walking Away; Avoiding The Credit Card Over-The-Limit Fee; "Another bank 'shafting,' courtesy of BofA"; Banks Make Rewards Plans Less Rewarding; Household Math™: Before the tip; Teaching children the value of money; The new rules of car buying
DebtSmart Email Newsletter: 1/21/09
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Letter from the publisher; Cool Quote; Capital One, and other, banks’ tactics that might shock you; STATISTIC: Borrowing Down; Virtual Assistant; The Cost of Clutter; "Needless to say, I was pleased."; How Real People Grow Their Wealth; Household Math™: Compounded Daily vs. Monthly; Is your credit score costing you a fortune?; A dozen ways to save after wage cuts or job loss
DebtSmart Email Newsletter: 1/7/09
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Letter from the publisher; Cool Quote; Refinancing your mortgage; STATISTIC: How Students Use Credit Cards; ID Theft Expert: A Consumer’s Guide to ID Theft Awareness and Avoidance; Paying Your Bills On Time; "Citibank did try to up my rate by sneaking..."; You can make money on YouTube; Household Math™: Job Offers; Credit Card Minimum Payments; Ten Tips for Boosting Your Credit Score in 2009
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