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Four steps to managing personal debt
Chris Farrell Aug 5, 2011
Over the past several weeks Washington put the country through a crazy, bewildering shoutfest over the federal debt. Gnawing worries over the worth...
Loan rates are down: The bad and the good
Chris Farrell Aug 4, 2011
The cost of borrowing is heading lower.
Take mortgage rates. According to Bankrate.com, the national average for 30-year fixed rate mortgages is...
A 15% society?
Chris Farrell Jul 30, 2011
The curtain can't go down fast enough on the summer theater of the absurd over the federal debt and deficit in Washington D.C. The apocalyptic...
Whew! Consumer finances are getting better
Chris Farrell Jul 7, 2011
Every day on Marketplace Money we get questions from people struggling to pay down their debts and save more. It's hard to do. The movement toward...
Moving past bankruptcy
Liz Pulliam Weston Jul 1, 2011
Our Minneapolis caller is a 27-year-old single mom with a pile of student loans and an equally large pile of credit card bills and medical debt....
Another reason to save
Chris Farrell Jun 21, 2011
A theme of these posts is the importance of savings and not just for retirement. You should save to fund a series of transitions throughout a...
Hopefully, compromise prevails
Chris Farrell Jun 20, 2011
The current negotiation over the debt limit is critical for the economy. Here's one way of measuring the stakes....
To HELOC or not to HELOC
Chris Farrell Jun 2, 2011
Question: Hi Chris - my wife and I are considering taking out a small home equity loan or line of credit for a home project ($6-7K). We have plenty...
Insider games
Chris Farrell May 31, 2011
There's a vote tonight (Tuesday evening) on raising the federal government's debt limit ceiling. House Republicans are bringing up the vote even...
Reduce debt, reduce stress
Chris Farrell May 19, 2011
Question: My husband and I have quite of a bit of debt, and we have just had our first child. In addition to a mortgage, we have old credit card...
