Gerri Detweiler

Gerri Detweiler

Gerri Detweiler focuses on helping people understand their credit and debt, and writes about those issues, as well as financial legislation, budgeting, debt recovery and savings strategies. She is also the co-author of Debt Collection Answers: How to Use Debt Collection Laws to Protect Your Rights, and Reduce Stress: Real-Life Solutions for Solving Your Credit Crisis as well as host of TalkCreditRadio.com.

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5 Loans That Don't Require Good Credit
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5 Loans That Don't Require Good Credit

If you have bad credit or no credit, the thought of a lender looking at your credit may be unnerving, but these five loans don't require great credit.

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3 People Who Dug Out of Deep Debt
Managing Debt

3 People Who Dug Out of Deep Debt

Digging out of a lot of debt isn't easy. But even huge mountains of debt can be conquered, as these three women prove.

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5 Ways To Get Out of Debt: Which Will Work for You?
Managing Debt

5 Ways To Get Out of Debt: Which Will Work for You?

You've set your goal to get out of debt. But with so many different experts touting different solutions, how do you pick the one that will work for you?

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3 Ways to Unload Unwanted Gift Cards
Personal Finance

3 Ways to Unload Unwanted Gift Cards

Did you get a gift card for the holidays that you don't want? Here are three ways to get rid of it.

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Medical Bills and Minors - What You Need to Know
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Medical Bills and Minors - What You Need to Know

After our series of articles about medical collection accounts, we've been flooded with questions, some relating to medical bills and minors.

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3 Times It's Crucial to Monitor Your Credit
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3 Times It's Crucial to Monitor Your Credit

Here are three examples of times when you should monitor your credit reports more frequently.

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5 Things You Should Make Instead of Buy
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5 Things You Should Make Instead of Buy

Matt Jabs joined me on Talk Credit Radio to share recipes for several DIY cleaning and personal care products for those of us who want to get started.

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5 Things You Need to Know Before Giving to Charity
Personal Finance

5 Things You Need to Know Before Giving to Charity

Before you pull out the plastic or your checkbook, find out how to make your charitable gift go as far as possible.

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11 Tips to Rebuild Your Credit
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11 Tips to Rebuild Your Credit

Looking for credit repair tips to fix your credit? Here's a slew of them to help you get your credit back on track.

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3 Surprising Ways to Use a Reverse Mortgage
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3 Surprising Ways to Use a Reverse Mortgage

You may have heard of reverse mortgages as a way for seniors to tap the equity in their homes to pay for living expenses, but there are other ways that homeowners are using their homes to get by.

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