Living a debt-free life has become somewhat impossible these days. Today, most of us easily default on our monthly mortgage bills, student loans and other utility bills. The reason being that we have let debt go out of our control. We have lavishly exploited our credit cards to the fullest not knowing what was going [...]

According to recent data, the US unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest rate (8.6%) since the spring of 2009. However, in spite of the shocking drop in US unemployment rate, there are still many who are struggling to get a job. Actually, a household survey revealed that in November 315,000 people stopped searching for [...]

Settling a debt after the death of a spouse often turns to be a lengthy procedure than you think. Each state has its own laws regarding debt dispute and treats federal law in a similar way. The federal law covers those accounts that come under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). These are 401(k) [...]

Have you ever heard the term monetizing debt before? No, it’s not associated with reckless spending or unwise balancing of debt. Rather, monetizing debt refers to creation of more money in an economic system. If you like to know the definition of monetization of debt, its origin, what’s its significance in the US economic growth, [...]

Well, sound crazy. Isn’t it? We know that in reality debt collectors turn debtors crazy by numerous collection attempts. However, you can do the same with debt collectors. The best thing to start with when a debt collector is attempting to collect from you is to remain calm. Even if the debt collector is offensive [...]