441 articles on "interest"

What You Need To Know About Credit Cards

What You Need To Know About Credit Cards by: Phil Edwards What is a credit card? A credit card is a card that allows you to borrow money to pay for things. There will be a limit to how much you can spend called your credit limit. At the end of ...

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How to Get Rid of Pesky High Interest Student Loans

Currently student loans are at an all time low interest rate, which is a great deal for those currently attending college. But, if you’re like me and attended college in the nineties or in the eighties then you know that there was no such thing as ...

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Cost of Debt-How Much Are You Really Paying?

Cost of debt can be measured in either before or after-tax returns; however, because interest expense is deductible, the after-tax cost is seen in most cases. It is the effective rate that a company pays on its current debt. This is one part of the c...

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SuperCharged Secret 2, Credit Card Utopia

SuperCharged Secret 2, Credit Card Utopia by: Tom Levine INTEREST BEWARE, THERE’S SAFETY IN NUMBERS! Note: The following is part 2 of a 5 part series, Over the course of these 5 articles, I am going to introduce you to several methods for maxi...

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The Top 5 Things You Must Know Before Applying for a Mortgage

You’ve been thinking about buying your own home for quite a long time, and now you’re ready to take the plunge. You’ve been saving money for a down payment, and you know the next step is preparing to apply for a mortgage.But where do you start?...

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Shopping for a Personal Loan to Suit Your Finances

Shopping for a Personal Loan to Suit Your Finances by: Holly Bentz Just as one would shop around for the right automobile to suit your taste and financial style, the same is true in shopping for a personal loan. If you’re thinking about taking...

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Eight Ways to Consolidate Debt

Eight Ways to Consolidate Debt by: Gerri Detweiler Next to winning the lottery, a debt consolidation loan is a debtor’s dream. With one monthly payment and a fixed monthly payment schedule, you can actually see an end to those monthly payments...

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Credit Traps Snag Consumers

Credit Traps Snag Consumers by: Gerri Detweiler Nearly 20 years ago I worked for a small consumer advocacy organization in Washington, DC. Each week we received sacks full of mail from consumers across the country requesting our list of credit c...

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Avoid Bankruptcy Doing These 7 Things

If you're buried beneath a pile of debt, you may feel you have to file for bankruptcy. In some case, bankruptcy may be the best option available allowing you to shed your unmanageable debts and make a fresh start with a clean slate. Depending o...

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SuperCharged Secret 1 of 5 - Credit Card Utopia

SuperCharged Secret 1 of 5 - Credit Card Utopia by: Tom Levine I AM THE CONSUMER. AND I HAVE LOW-RATE SUPER-POWERS! Note: The following is part 1 of a 5 part series. Over the course of these next 5 articles, I am going to introduce you to severa...

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