03/01/13 COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR CREDIT CARD DEBT.

• Till debt do you part _{2013-02-28, 10:24 pm}
  WHEN asked about her experience with credit card debt, the first thing Paige said was 'do you know the movie Confessions Of A Shopaholic ?' The movie, of course, is based on the best-selling novel by Sophie Kinsella, telling the story of a young writer whose shopping addiction lands her in some serious credit card debt, and the ingenious and ... (more)
• Mom-To-Be, Wins $5,000 In Exchange For Letting The Internet Name Her Baby _{2013-02-28, 07:39 pm}
  ... what they planned to do with the cash prize. Hill, who is almost 3 months pregnant, said she would pay off credit card debt and put the rest away for her child's college fund. Hill was chosen from a pool of nearly 80 applicants because of "her ...
• Mom crowdsources baby name for $5,000 _{2013-02-28, 06:37 pm}
  ... so keen on the prospect of this crowdsourcing, she entered the competition because she wants to pay off credit card debt and to start a college fund for her putative Watermelon. She told NBC San Diego: "I think whatever name is chosen my child is ...
• Jeff Hindenach: Why Our Country Is So Bad at Using Credit Cards and How We Can Fix It _{2013-02-28, 06:26 pm}
  ... know our own interest rates or credit scores. And the country as a whole is almost a trillion dollars in credit card debt. So how do we fix it? For starters, it is time to start monitoring our credit for mistakes, to make sure we aren't paying ...
• What to Do With Your Tax Refund in 2013 _{2013-02-28, 01:43 pm}
  ... to spend unexpected money like that? Hold off throwing a big party until you go over this list: Reduce credit card debt . If you have any credit card debt, then you should use your tax refund to pay the debt down. The interest rate on credit card ...
• You Maniacs, You Blew It Up _{2013-02-28, 05:57 pm}
  ... same work week grind. If a couple makes it to their mid or late 60s having paid off their mortgage, with no credit card debt and no more than one car payment then maintaining that same work week grind may not be necessary. If you love your job and ...
• 6 smart ways to spend your tax refund this year _{2013-02-28, 04:44 pm}
  ... $1000. Since the economic collapse, Americans and Canadians have used their tax refunds to pay down their credit card debt, put into an emergency fund, deposit it into their savings accounts and even helped pay down their mortgage. So what should ...
• John McDermottAffordability and Other Stuff _{2013-02-28, 04:44 pm}
  ... guess they overlooked the high interest rate debt. Then again maybe not because there is another $4,000 of credit card debt at 15% with the same mortgage lender friendly bank. The minimum monthly payment on the credit card is higher than the ...
• RoadFish.com Disbands the Popular Belief that Paying Down Debt Will... _{2013-02-28, 03:05 pm}
  RoadFish.com men's lifestyle and finance magazine alerts consumers to the little-known drawbacks to paying down installment loan debt, taking its inspiration from a recent MSN Money article which explains the difference between installment loans and credit card debt Even stashing away an emergency fund in case you get a whopping dental bill, or ... (more)
• The Budget: Fundamental to financial success _{2013-02-28, 01:37 pm}
  ... as living below your means. Many American families live far above their means as evidenced by increasing credit card debt loads. Essentially many families are borrowing to support a lifestyle that is not supported by their income. We attempt to keep ...
• More credit cards _{2013-02-28, 01:34 pm}
  ... robustly amid China's economic transformation as the central government seeks a consumption-driven economy. Credit card debt rose 29 percent year on year to 265 billion yuan (US$43 billion) last year in Shanghai, while bad loan ratio stayed below ...
• How I Blogged My Way Out Of $22,000 Of Debt _{2013-02-28, 12:16 pm}
  ... their finances," says Travis Pizel from Enemy of Debt . "When I started blogging, I had about $95,000 of credit card debt. Sharing ideas - including ways to save money - is a powerful [way] to make getting out of debt a positive experience." Much ...
• Five Steps To A Debt Free Retirement _{2013-02-28, 10:12 am}
  ... if you don't save the funds, they won't be there in retirement to provide the income. If you have high-rate credit card debt and aren't able to execute on step #3, consider temporarily reducing your retirement contributions to at least the level ...
• 5 Smart Money Moves for Young Adults _{2013-02-28, 09:47 am}
  ... mortgages, and other low-interest debt, paying down balances over time is both practical and prudent. But credit card debt is another matter. Even after taking substantial losses during the financial crisis, big card-issuing banks JPMorgan Chase ( ) ...
• Millennials may Take Credit Card Debt to the Grave _{2013-02-27, 03:00 am}
  ... -- than any generation before. Researchers from Ohio State University not only looked at the amount of credit card debt held by young adults, but also the rate at which they are paying off their balances. The findings paint a chilling picture of a ...
• What Would Churchill Do? _{2012-12-21, 07:06 pm}
  ... state of the government budget. Like a family that has been spending beyond its means and is now buried in credit card debt, we need to sit down and come up with a plan to mend our ways. Republican politicians have avoided this conversation. ...
• Foreclosure alternatives and debt clinics offered in Chico _{2013-02-28, 05:05 am}
  Legal Services of Northern California will offer a clinic on foreclosure alternatives and prevention Friday, and another clinic Wednesday for those who have been served with court papers for credit card debt.
• Shanghai credit card debt jumps 29% _{2013-02-28, 04:16 am}
  ... robust growth as the central government continues to transform the economy to focus on domestic demand. Credit card debt rose 29 percent year on year to 265 billion yuan (US$42.5 billion) last year in Shanghai, while the bad loan ratio stayed below ...
• Report: high cost of medical care is a heavy burden for young adults _{2013-02-28, 03:00 am}
  ... 43 percent said that they had used up all of their savings to pay the bills; 33 percent took on additional credit card debt; and 32 percent were unable to make student loan or tuition payments because of medical debt. The report also found that for ...
• Susan Tompor: Tax form delays cause headaches _{2013-02-28, 03:00 am}
  ... at www.irs.gov to see how soon she might receive her money -- money that would go toward paying off some credit card debt that was incurred to cover her tuition bill. And if she can, she'd like to use some of that refund money toward car insurance. ...