Nicolas Cage – Broke and Buried in Debt

Celebrities: Who cares about budgeting?
You never would have thought someone like Nicolas Cage, an Academy Award winner and Golden Globe nominee, would ever fall in need of intallment loans for bad credit. People like him have all the money in the world to feed an entire realm of starving children. [...]

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Former Celtic star Antoine Walker – Broke!

More Money, More Problems
No matter how far you go or how much quick cash you have access to, the importance of the responsible use of money remains the same. The more money you make doesn’t necessarily mean you’re the next Bill Gates. As a matter of fact, the more [...]

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Living Sensibly Is the Key to Credit Repair

Stop throwing your hard-earned money away!
Credit repair services are on the rise as people figure out ways to save money and build wealth so they can pay down debt.   Paying down debt is a key element of credit repair, and obviously, it takes money to pay down debt.
But do you realize [...]

Learning to cook can help improve your credit score! (photo: flickr.com)

Mortgages Can Help Credit Repair, But Be Careful

The mortgage market
Many people are looking for mortgages to aid them with credit repair. The recession has left finances disheveled, and people are trying to find ways to regroup. Although recent crackdowns on mortgage lending have been put into place by the government, there are still some unscrupulous lenders trying [...]

Mortgages Can Help Credit Repair, but Be Careful

Credit Repair May Help Solve Financial Illiteracy

Credit counselors to the rescue!
If you’re like a lot of people today, you may be looking for credit repair services now that the economy seems to be bottoming-out. Statistics show that in 2006 approximately 1.5 million consumers sought assistance in the management of their finances from the National Foundation for [...]

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‘Couples Retreat’ Reviews May Leave Cast Needing Therapy

‘Couples Retreat’ reviews are brutal
There is only one film being widely released this weekend, “Couples Retreat.” Unfortunately for movie lovers, critics would advise that you stay home or do something — anything — else with your money rather than seeing “Couples Retreat.”
Only 10 percent of critics at Rotten Tomatoes gave [...]

Vince Vaugh heads the cast in "Couples Retreat." Image from Wikimedia.

Rosemary Port Files $15 Million Lawsuit Against Google

Rosemary Port says her privacy was violated
Rosemary Port, the blogger behind “Skanks in NYC,” is suing the biggest company in the world. OK, so I don’t really know if Google is the biggest company in the world, but I am assuming it is.
In any case, Google revealed Rosemary Port’s identity [...]

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Credit Cards Hurt My Credit | Payday Loans Gave Balance

Running From My Credit Card Nightmare
I’ll be honest with you. My history with credit cards was nothing to write home about. In fact, it was downright scary.
I’d been irresponsible. When I was young, I thought that money was easy to come by, as my parents seemed able to buy me [...]

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Budget Busters Designed to Ruin Your Credit

Ruin Your Credit with These Habits…
Commercialism is everywhere, and one can’t seem to survive without being expected to run up credit card debt. It’s the “gotta have it now” syndrome, and it is ruining your health. Think you are immune to this syndrome? Let me ask you: do you have [...]

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Consumers Use Wise Budgeting for Credit Repair

Budgeting
Americans need to start, or aggressively continue with, a financial plan that prioritizes money for savings, credit repair and investments. The recession has managed to deplete savings accounts everywhere. Americans are finding themselves with a lack of emergency funding due to job loss, high interest on credit cards and lowered [...]

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How Credit Repair is Affected by Financial Tools

Loan modification affects
Experts are estimating that mortgage loan modification will help millions of Americans by the end of the recession but how does it affect credit repair, credit score and overall financial long-term viability? Consumers are concerned with the long-term effects of loan modification. This includes what tax implications are [...]

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Topless Grand View Coffee Shop Gutted By Fire

Shamelessly human

At some point, a collection of people wrote a book. Others read this book, or at least heard stories about it. Not long after that, people began to cover up their bodies and feel an inordinate amount of shame about their bodies. Because of a book. Sure, there [...]

NCR Corporation Brings Big Money to Georgia

NCR the bearer of good news
When NCR Corporation relocates its headquarters from Dayton, Ohio, to Duluth, Georgia, it won’t just bring jobs, it’ll bring cash.
That’s because NCR Corporation is in the ATM manufacturing business. According to NBC News:
NCR Corporation will locate a new global self-service innovation headquarters in Duluth and [...]

NCR stands for National Cash Register.

No Need for Credit Repair:Create Creative Parties for your Family

Have fun with your “peeps”
Some people throw parties so outrageous that they have to seek credit repair when the smoke clears and the guests have left. But there are other ways to throw nice parties, for your friends, co-workers, or family. These ideas are broken down in a step by [...]

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Passion Can Lead to Credit Repair

Victory over obstacles
With or without credit repair, passion is something you must have if you plan on having victory over your obstacles. Passion is something that should be with you 24 hours of the day; it gives you reason to question ideas, challenge statistics, and excel when others say you [...]

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The Worse the Economy, the Better the Barter

When you can’t pay with cash
A few weeks ago, I was trying to find a way to take a short vacation I’d planned more than a year before. The problem was that I’d been unemployed for most of that year and had just started back to work. I [...]

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I Have Cash till Payday

I Have Cash till Payday Because I Don’t Water My Lawn
My neighbors are afraid of me because I mow my quarter-acre yard with a push reel mower – the kind without an engine. I never use my automatic sprinkler system. I do not fertilize my grass.  I rake by [...]

Credit Repair and Socializing Make You Happier

There’s a world out there
Some of us get so involved with our freelance work that we forget about the world around us. We never go out. Sure, the money that we make is nice, but when you can’t remember the last fun thing you did with your family or friends, [...]

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Www.Pueblo.gsa.gov an Excellent Source of Financial Advice

pueblo.gsa.gov, Federal Citizen Info Center
Many United States citizens are discovering www.pueblo.gsa.gov, which has advice on topics ranging from finding a job to where teachers can find free educational materials.
With tons of links, articles and other resources, www.pueblo.gsa.gov is worth checking out. It also has fun stuff like a link to [...]

Find great ideas and financial advice at www.pueblo.gov.

For Mom, Because She’s Worth It

Make a compromise for Mom
This vegan vegetarian lasagna is my all-time favorite dish.  I began creating this recipe several years ago. Every time I make it, I tweak it just a little, so it’s an evolving thing. It’s not a quick or easy dish to make. And it’s not inexpensive, [...]

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