Parents Can Find Some Debt Relief With $2,500 Tuition Credit

Tuition credit
Parents looking for some debt relief can find aid trough a tuition tax credit of up to $2,500. Part of Obama’s stimulus bill is the higher-education tax credit. The stimulus, signed into law in February, should hopefully help Americans who are financially struggling.
This particular tax credit aims to help [...]

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

Parents Use Installment Loans to Fund Summer Camp

Summer Camp is Still a Goal
Parents are using installment loans to fund summer camp for their children in 2010. Due to the economy, many parents are finding it difficult to finance their children’s summer vacation away from home. On average, summer camp costs anywhere from $90 to $1,200. It depends upon [...]

The kind of summer camp I always wanted, but I didn't have the installment loans to pay for it. (Photo: flickr.com)

Cities Allowing Tax Credit to Transition into Short term Loans

Home Values Fall Again
As home values continue to fall, people are looking to short term loans as payment options. Things are difficult in the recession and a continuous drop in home values are proof. According to the AP, home prices fell in nine out of every ten US cities throughout [...]

Foreclosure

Making Work Pay Credit Kicks In

Get a few more dollars in your paycheck
As of April 1 the “Making Work Pay” tax credit is in effect for working Americans. You probably read or heard about this back when the economic stimulus package was the No. 1 topic among news media. Well, now it’s here, and you [...]

This year, you might get a whole bunch of little stimulus checks. But they won't look like this.

Americans Saving More | Article by Payday Advance Loan Source

Rainy day funds growing
It seems people in the United States are starting to learn their lesson, or trying to avoid needing another payday advance loan. The personal savings rate rose in December to 3.6 percent, the highest it has been since Americans got their stimulus checks last year in May.
The [...]

Americans are already sticking their extra cash in the bank