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Time to shed last debts
Chris Farrell Dec 6, 2010
Question: I am trying to get my credit score back on track after a period of very ill health and no medical insurance. I have a stable job now with...
Liz Pulliam Weston on debt relief and bankruptcy
Chris Farrell Jan 4, 2011
Gina from Marina Del Rey is a psychologist. She opened her private practice a few months ago but with the economy she didn't do as well as expect...
A friendly loan
Chris Farrell Dec 2, 2010
Question: A friend of mine has $10,000 in credit card debt he and his wife are paying off. Their interest rate is 21%, making monthly payment of ...
Targeting debt payments
Chris Farrell Nov 15, 2010
Question: Hi, after our recent marriage my wife and I received a nice sum of money from generous friends and relatives ($5,000). With help from our...
Chris Farrell on good debt
Chris Farrell Jan 4, 2011
Libby from Seattle plans on going to back to school. She's 28, has no debt, good credit, a BS and an MS. She's been working in her job for a litt...
A World Awash in Debt
Daryl Paranada Nov 7, 2011
Think the U.S. map looked red after the mid-term elections? That's nothing compared to what it looks like in a new working paper (PDF) from the...
Slash debt by draining savings?
Chris Farrell Nov 11, 2010
Question: My wife and I bought a new car a year ago with a 6% interest rate and have about $14,000 of the loan left to pay over the next four years...
MIDDAY UPDATE: Sustainable jobs and cell phones
Katharine Crnko Oct 28, 2010
This week on Marketplace we'll be following sustainable jobs. Today, we learned about the fastest growing industry in the job field: biomedical...
Credit card debt and savings
Chris Farrell Oct 21, 2010
Question: We recently bought a home and got our "Obama Money." That's what we call the $8,000.00 tax credit we received. My question is; should I...
A debt elimination strategy
Chris Farrell Oct 5, 2010
Question: Our family of six is currently living in a home that is worth significantly less than the $227,000 we owe on the first mortgage and $35...
