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7 tips on what to do if you're being harassed by a debt collector
May 17, 2013
What can you do if a debt collector is after you? Take some advice from someone in the industry and know your consumer rights.
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Playlist: A soundtrack for digging yourself out of debt
May 17, 2013
From "The Payback" by James Brown to The Smiths' "I Don't Owe You Anything" to "Bills, Bills, Bills" by Destiny's Child, we've compiled a playlist of tunes all about borrowing and lending.
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Six things one listener did to ditch $20,000 in debt
May 6, 2013
Ten years ago, Marketplace Money listener Greg McKenna was over $20K in debt. Today, he's debt free and has a nest egg worth over $100,000. Here's how he did it.
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In the European debt crisis, size matters
Apr 4, 2013
Europe's debt crisis started in Greece. Now, residents in the tiny countries of Luxembourg, Slovenia and Malta are worried they're the next stop.
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Is there a tipping point for U.S. debt?
Mar 25, 2013
High debt equals low growth, right? That's a widely-held belief among the political class, supported by well-funded bipartisan PR campaigns. But many economists just don't agree.
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Americans are getting back together...with their debt
Mar 12, 2013
Americans are reigniting their love affair with debt. Sure, it spurred a financial crisis. But it's also good for the economy.
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Pete Peterson: The man who focused Washington on the national debt
Feb 26, 2013
Pete Peterson is the man who started talking about bringing down the deficit decades ago. But he's not pleased with the current sequestration talks.
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Pete Peterson's long campaign against the national debt
Feb 25, 2013
The former Commerce Secretary and financier has warned of danger from the nation's long-term debt for years, and financed a campaign to address it.
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Phew! U.S. can't join the euro
Feb 15, 2013
A look at America's debt and deficit trouble through the lens of European economic standards.
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Millennials likely to take debt to their graves
Jan 31, 2013
A new study suggests Gen Y borrowers shows their repayment patterns don’t match up with past generations. (And that’s not a good thing.)
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