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What Is Your Debt-to-Income Ratio?

Potential lenders look at your debt-to-income ratio, so it’s important to understand yours. Here’s why and how to calculate it.

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What Is Your Debt-to-Income Ratio?
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What Is Your Debt-to-Income Ratio?

Potential lenders look at your debt-to-income ratio, so it’s important to understand yours. Here’s why and how to calculate it.

Brian Acton

3 Strategies for Consolidating Debt
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3 Strategies for Consolidating Debt

Are you tired of juggling all your loans and credit card balances? These three debt consolidation strategies can help simplify your plan to get debt-free.

Lucy Lazarony

What Are Some Frugal(ish) Ways to Pay for College?
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What Are Some Frugal(ish) Ways to Pay for College?

Student loans may seem inevitable, but there are ways pay for college that don't involve taking on a moutaint of debt.

Gerri Detweiler

How Much Debt is Too Much?
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How Much Debt is Too Much?

Borrowing money can be a useful financial and credit-building tool, but how much debt is too much debt? See what our experts have to say.

Lucy Lazarony

How to Choose a Credit Counselor
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How to Choose a Credit Counselor

Stressed about your debts? Seeking help from a credit counselor may be just what you need to get your financial life back on track. Learn how now.

Lucy Lazarony

Strategies for Paying Off Student Loans
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Strategies for Paying Off Student Loans

Our experts discuss a variety of student loan repayment programs that may help you pay down, or even wipe out , you student loan debt. Get the inside scoop.

Gerri Detweiler

Medical Bill Nightmares
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Medical Bill Nightmares

Even with medical insurance, you may end up with catastrophic debt as a result of your illness. Learn what you can do to avoid medical bill nightmares.

Jeanine Skowronski

Do You Need a Debt Management Plan?
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Do You Need a Debt Management Plan?

Struggling to pay your credit card bills each month? If you find yourself “overwhelmed," a debt management plan may be a good option for you.

Lucy Lazarony

What is the Average Credit Card Debt in America?
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What is the Average Credit Card Debt in America?

The average credit card debt in America would seem like an easy figure to find, but it's not so simple and depends on how the average is being measured.

Brooke Niemeyer

5 Shocking Credit Card Debt Statistics
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5 Shocking Credit Card Debt Statistics

Need a little motivation to get out of debt? Interested in how your debt levels compare with the average American? Read on for credit card debt statistics.

Colby Draper

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