Your Debt Collection Rights
Four myths you need to know about.
Managing Stress During a Financial Crisis
Rounding the corner to the good times.
Emergency Fund
How much is enough?
Are You in Need of Financial Bypass Surgery?
Here’s a quiz to determine your monetary health.
Simplify Your Budget
A humorous look at why most budget plans don't work.
Stop Debt Collectors and Get Back on Your Financial Feet
Know your rights.
Impulse Buying
10 ways to curb that impulse.
Want a better FICO score? Step No. 1: Pay bills on time
Paying your bills on time every time is vital, but it's just the start to building a good credit score.
What to do when debt triples your income
When your debt load is more than triple your income, it's time to seek a solution. Debt counseling, debt settlement and possible bankruptcy can set you free.
Options are limited for bad credit customers
If you've got a bad credit history in this tight credit market, the odds of getting a credit card with a great interest rate are slim.
Personal finance boot camps fight debt with hard-nosed approach
They're probably never going to force you to scrub the latrine, hike for miles in the driving rain or call you a maggot, but personal finance boot camps promise to use some tough love to help you gain control over your finances and debt once and for all.
How foreclosures, short sales, other mortgage defaults affect credit
How big a bite does a home foreclosure, short sale or other mortgage default take out of your credit score?
Card issuers don't make hardship programs easy
It's a Catch-22. Though you've kept up payments until now, you can't pay anymore. But your issuer won't work with you until you start missing payments. What to do?
The Right Time to Buy
Jerry just went through bankruptcy, has six kids and child support, and only makes $26,000. How can he buy a home?
A Collector Counter Offer
Matt wants to give a counter offer to a collector, but he's struggling with something.
Staying Motivated
Sometimes to get to something you love, you have to go through something you hate. Just remember where you are going.
Bankrate: Fighting Foreclosures

Bankrate's guide to understanding your debt and getting it under control.
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Debt treadmill
Savings are at an all-time low in America, while the debt load continues to climb. How bad is it?
Debt quiz
Find out just how bad your debt and credit problems are. Take our Debt-o-meter quiz.
How credit works
It's tough to manage debt if you don't know how credit works. Learn about good credit and living with no credit.
All about credit reports Very few documents affect your life like your credit report. Learn how to read your financial history.
Joys of good credit Good credit can improve your financial health in a lot more ways than most people realize.
Danger ahead Debt problems don't just suddenly appear. If you're alert for signs of trouble, you can probably avoid them.
Bad credit Bad credit can hurt a consumer in many ways. Understand how debt negotiation and bankruptcy work.
Getting help The bad news is that you are in financial trouble. The good news is that there is plenty of help available.
Tools to use Having trouble getting your finances in order? Here are some tools that will help you work things out.
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