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IRS: Pay ‘seriously delinquent tax debts’ or risk access to passport
The country’s tax collectors announced this week that some people may not be able to receive or renew passports if they owe too much in taxes and don’t have an approved plan to pay them off.
2 months ago -
Virginia giving large grants for debt-collection call center
Virginia is giving more than $3 million in grants to a help a debt-collection company open up a new call center.
4 months ago -
How much would a parent give a child to help with debt?
Good news for kids in debt: the average parent would hand over more than $5,000 to help his child, without expecting to be paid back, according to a new CreditCards.com report.
5 months ago -
10 unexpected debt traps — and how to avoid them
Here’s a look at 10 ways you could be digging yourself a bigger debt hole, and expert-approved hacks to achieve financial freedom.
7 months ago -
Couple pays off $124K of debt in 3 years and finds financial peace
Paying off $124,000 in debt sounds nearly impossible but one couple managed to do so in three years by changing their habits and learning to save.
9 months ago -
How do Fed rate hikes hit you? Check your credit card statement
With up to four Federal Reserve rate hikes expected in 2018, MagnifyMoney estimates the increase in interest and fees paid in the coming year will rise more than 10 percent again, for a total of $110 billion.
9 months ago -
Would you swim with sharks to erase your debt?
A new survey finds the extreme lengths to which people say they would go to escape crushing debt. Overall, Americans carry an average of nearly $25,000 in non-mortgage debt.
9 months ago -
Pay down debt or save money? How to allocate your cash
Debt can help advance your life but how should you prioritze? Should you pay it down or build up your savings.
9 months ago -
The high cost of being gay
Many parts of the country are not welcoming to the LGBT community, and areas that are tend to come with higher price tags.
10 months ago -
9 habits that can get you out of a deep debt hole
If you’re struggling with debt and you’re looking for some strategies to reduce what you owe, try implementing these smart money-management habits.
10 months ago -
DC households have high credit card debt, but emergency funds are within reach
“Home prices are going up, and people are feeling wealthier and feeling they can spend more money, so they’re saving less and spending more, and so their credit card obligations are going up,” Tyler Tepper at Bankrate told WTOP.
11 months ago -
DC tops national credit card debt list; Baltimore ranks 6th
Local credit card users can pay them off more easily than those in other cities. Find out why residents of one Texas city are getting in trouble with credit card debt.
1 year ago -
Washington ranks high for ‘maxed-out’ credit card holders
LendingTree analyzed credit card data in the 50 largest metro areas, as provided by TransUnion, and ranked Washington No. 13 on its list of the “most maxed-out cities.”
1 year ago -
6 steps to a debt-free retirement
In retirement, you want to optimize your limited income, and being debt-free can help you get there. Here are some tips and tricks to becoming and staying debt-free.
1 year ago -
What would you give to wipe out your student loans?
Americans saddled with student loans, especially young adults, would be willing to do some drastic things to get out from under the weight of their debt burden.
2 years ago
