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Student Loans: A Comprehensive Guide to Applying & Managing

College is expensive -- applying for student loans can help you manage the cost. Applying for student loans is a lot like applying for a home mortgage. In both cases, there is a lot of emotion
Auto Loan Application: A Step-by-Step Guide

Applying for an auto loan doesnt have to be complicated -- just be sure to do your homework first. Its 7:15 p.m. and youre finally on your way home from work. Its been a long day, but its not
Student Loan Repayment Strategies: A Comprehensive Guide

Schools out for more than the summer and now you have to begin paying back those loans. Whats your plan of attack? There is no shortage of statistics showcasing the rising cost of post-seconda
Mastering Your Car Loan: A Comprehensive Guide

The keys are in your hand and the car is yours. But your works not done -- you still have to manage that car loan. Youve done your homework, youve negotiated a car loan and now youre driving o
Achieve Financial Freedom: 10 Steps to a Debt-Free Life

Using your credit wisely is the first step to living debt free. Can you imagine having no debt? What kinds of decisions come with each paycheck when you owe nothing? Your savings account is bu
Common Debt Mistakes: 10 Ways to Accumulate Debt

More than half of all Americans have some kind of debt. According to a 2010 Gallup survey, Americans identify terrorism and government debt as the two most worrisome issues to American wellbei
Debt After Death: What Happens to Your Debts?

Typically when someone dies, their personal debt does not get passed on to surviving family members. Typically when someone dies, their personal debt does not get passed on to surviving family
Top Reasons for Debt: Understanding & Avoiding Financial Trouble

Debt Pictures Credit cards with large balances and high interest rates can get you in debt faster than you can ever pay them off. See more pictures of debt. How much of your money is yours and how
Debtor's Prisons: History, Abolition, and Modern Relevance

Debt Pictures Inmates at this London debtors prison in the 1800s were allowed to beg passers-by for money through the grate in the wall. See more pictures of debt. Debtors prisons were abolished in
Negotiating Medical Bills: Strategies & Tips to Lower Costs

Dont be afraid to negotiating high medical bills -- with your doctors and insurance company. You cant fight city hall, but you might be able to fight the insurance companies. Just ask Connecti
Understanding Mortgage Amortization: A Comprehensive Guide

If youve ever had a mortgage, you already know a lot about amortization. The ancient roots of the word "mortgage" come from Old French: mort for "death" and gage for "
Rebuilding Credit After Bankruptcy: Your Guide to Getting a Credit Card

Man holding credit card in cafe After a person has been made bankrupt, the first thing they want to do is to rebuild their credit rating. This will be necessary if you want to get a mortgage or a
Rolling Jubilee: Understanding Debt Relief and Its Impact

An Occupy Wall Street protestor holds a sign during a demonstration in San Francisco. Rolling Jubliee is a debt relief effort from Occupy Wall Street. Want to learn more? Check out these debt pi
Chip & PIN vs. Swipe: Understanding Credit Card Security

A street newspaper vendor (L) uses his Chip and PIN device outside the South Kensington Tube Station in London, 2013. Chip and PIN cards are widely used in Europe. Every credit card holder in
Credit Monitoring: Does It Really Prevent Identity Theft?

Police in Glendale, Calif. investigated an identity theft ring that produced phony credit cards in 2013. Does credit monitoring prevent identity theft? If you believe the hype and headlines, i
Understanding Bankruptcy Exemptions: Protecting Your Assets

Before the change in bankruptcy laws in 2005, some homeowners tried to protect themselves by moving to a state with a generous homestead exemption (like Florida), then buying a very expensive hou
Bankruptcy Fraud: Understanding Hidden Assets and Legal Consequences

What happens if you hide assets during a bankruptcy filing? Times are tough. You lost your good-paying job, cant find another and the bills just wont stop coming. You feel like you have no cho
Bankruptcy FAQs: Answers to Your Most Common Questions

How do you know if your finances are bad enough to declare bankruptcy? Read our article for answers to this and other questions. Roughly 1 million Americans declare bankruptcy each year [sour
Bankruptcy and Job Searching: What Employers See & How to Address It

Unfortunately, bankruptcy can interfere with your job search, so its best to be honest with potential employers about bankruptcy, especially employers in the private sector. After you filed fo
The History of Bankruptcy: From Debtors' Prison to Modern Relief

Examination of a bankrupt man before his creditors in the Court of Kings Bench, Guildhall, London, 1808. Imagine falling behind on your credit card payments and, eventually, becoming unable t

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Personal finance

Personal finance