Category : Debt Hazards

Personal Finance: Lost in the depths of debt

Personal Finance: Lost in the depths of debt Cutting up our credit cards helped us climb out of debt (we paid off our last non-mortgage debt Friday, by the way!), but they're not totally evil.Credit cards aren't the root of...More

Study finds medical bills drive about half of personal bankruptcies

KRT Wire | 02/01/2005 | Study finds medical bills drive about half of personal bankruptcies A new study conducted by Harvard University researchers, published today in Health Affairs, has revealed that up to half of all personal bankrtupcies in the...More

Debt collector horror stories and tips

Debt collector horror stories Check out these debt collector horror stories (and tips for dealing with collection agencies) from bankrate.com. I had some unpleasant calls back in the day, but these are even worse. Unfortunately, I think this is more...More

Debt Reduction: Living Debt-Free

Forbes.com: Living Debt-Free Scott Reeves comments on the LendingTree.com survey in this Forbes article. Check this out: Consumer debt actually dropped in November! Total consumer debt fell 5% to a seasonally-adjusted $2.085 trillion, including a $7.2 billion decline in revolving...More...

Utah Faces Runaway Bankruptcy

Salt Lake Tribune - Utah Utah is facing runaway bankruptcy rates with 1 in 37 households filing.The reasons Utahns file for bankruptcy in such prodigious numbers are complex, but one thing is clear: In Utah, national economic forces and local...More

Warning: Debt may be hazardous to your health

Kansas City Star | 01/09/2005 | Warning: Debt may be hazardous to your health Humberto Cruz warns readers about the hazards inhrent in any debt.There is no safe cigarette. And no matter what anybody tells you, there is no safe...More