COLUMN: Financial responsibility, Obama style

Get this: President Obama has proclaimed April as National Financial Capability Month.

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Financial Responsibility

After all, who better than Obama - who has added $6 trillion to the national debt so far - to help “every individual take ownership of his or her financial future?” Well, so worried am I by the financial path the president and our other “leaders” are taking us on, I've become an expert on “financial ... (more)

http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/04/10/financial-responsibility/a3t8lz2/

Europe's Poorest? Look North

German households are among the poorest-on paper, at least-in the euro zone, according to a study by the European Central Bank that adds a new twist to the debate over how far taxpayers in Northern Europe should go to support weaker countries.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323820304578412540882466844.html?mod=rss_asia_whats_news

Breaking the cycle of credit card debt

April 10, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Excess credit card debt - whether it be from an unexpected illness, job loss, getting laid off from work or from an unforeseen expense like auto or home repairs - is one of the main reasons people file for bankruptcy.

http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release-rss/breaking-the-cycle-of-credit-card-debt-338887.php

Student debt and American decline

... While Princeton shields its undergraduates from sinking into the red, national student loan debt surpassed credit card debt in 2012 to be the American people's largest outstanding financial strain. This colossal burden looms not only over students' ...

http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2013/04/10/32845/

Pay off the mortgage? Maybe not

... paying less than 5 percent on your mortgage, compared with, say, 13 percent on credit card balances. Paying credit card debt gives you an instant return on your money equal to the rate on your cards -- and you can continue to deduct the interest on ...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/sns-201303291100--tms--kplngmpctnkm-a20130409-20130409,0,6062821.story?track=rss

Crow Wing County Board expects decision on debt later this month

... if everyone was thinking of debt that way, saying there are still a lot of people with $20,000 in credit card debt. Koering made a motion to approve the third option to reduce the payment by three years. Thiede seconded but said Houge and Franzen ...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2013-04-09/crow-wing-county-board-expects-decision-debt-later-month