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Finegold and Eldridge: Charting a Course to Financial Literacy

20:49:08 | 16/04/2011 - Source: Patch.com

Senators Barry Finegold and James Eldridge discuss the need for the establishment of a financial literacy program.

No Fenty Means Debt for Peaceoholics

17:49:25 | 16/04/2011 - Source: City Paper

The post-Fenty fortunes of anti-violence group Peaceoholics continue to decline.

People in Gillard's sights...

15:49:44 | 16/04/2011 - Source: The Age

The people in Gillard's sights... Michael Bachelard April 17, 2011 Steve and Debra Miles with family.

Student loans still 'good debt'

13:45:14 | 16/04/2011 - Source: La Vista Sun

Student loan debt outpaced credit card debt for the first time last year and is likely to top $1 trillion this year as more students go to college and a growing share borrow money to do so.

Making sense of the budget mess we're in

09:35:10 | 16/04/2011 - Source: Wizbang

Dennis Sevakis sends us to this post by a dude named Greenspun who cuts to the chase: The FY 2011 federal budget is approximately $3.82 trillion .

Taking Action: Protect Your Credit

05:25:40 | 16/04/2011 - Source: ABC Action News

MARCH 07: Ileana Garcia looks in her wallet for credit cards she wants to melt over a hot plate as she tries to dig herself out of credit card debt during a sermon by Kevin Cross about faith-based financial management at the Photographer: Joe Raedle Posted: 9:57 PM Last Updated: 1 hour and 3 minutes ago By: WFTS Staff TAMPA - Gesu Anthony admits he ...

BUDGET: Ryan's Way: Stop Government Excess

02:11:04 | 16/04/2011 - Source: The Jewish Journal

We pretend. And Paul Ryan says, get real. Does anyone dare ask how the government can spend ever more on, say, education, health and poverty, when schools decline anyway, health care becomes more chaotic, and the dependent class grows exponentially a and then liberals predictably claim the only problem is we're not spending enough? What's wrong ...

Why Credit Card Debt Made Me Financially Smarter

00:06:09 | 16/04/2011 - Source: Associated Content

I had a live-in boyfriend who never went to college and could barely hold down a job.

Higher education news: OUS reform gets support, business majors...

20:06:42 | 15/04/2011 - Source: The Oregonian

News in Academe this week shows the Oregon University System gaining legislative support in its quest for more autonomy, student debt outpacing credit card debt and business colleges wrestling with weak student effort.

Top 5: Ways to spend your IRS tax refund

15:56:53 | 15/04/2011 - Source: MassLive.com

A 2. Home repairs or upgrades add value to your property. A 3. Make an extra mortgage payment and save money on future interest.

For IRS, forgiveness equals taxes

12:57:00 | 15/04/2011 - Source: CNN

Did you lose your house to foreclosure this year? Did your lender forgive some of your mortgage debt because the house sold for less than it the mortgage balance? If so, you could be facing a big tax hit.

EverFi Launches Product to Help Students Tackle Trillion Dollar Student Loan Debt Crisis

08:47:15 | 15/04/2011 - Source: Digital Producer

EverFi, Inc., the leading education technology platform, announced the launch of its B uttonwood - Student Loan Management platform to directly tackle the trillion dollar crisis of student loans.

Action 9: Woman Faces Losing Home Over Credit Card Debt

04:32:55 | 15/04/2011 - Source: Charlotte Channel 9

Mary Maxwell, 80, was facing the prospect of losing her home of 40 years over a credit card debt.

Is student loan debt worse than credit card debt?A

00:13:39 | 15/04/2011 - Source: Bundle

Photo by roger4336 I've never had student loan debt . But I have had - and do have - credit card debt .

Money Matters - Kids & Cash: Credit Cards

22:03:45 | 14/04/2011 - Source: WBZ-TV

College students are graduating with more than a diploma these days, according to a survey by Sallie Mae, they have accumulated on average over $3,000 of credit card debt.