Many students start off their new life as a college graduate deep in student debt. Graduation day becomes a bittersweet event, marking the date when many parents expect their kids to stop depending on them financially. Suddenly, new graduates are launched into the world without parental support, or college subsidized housing...

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If you suffered unemployment for several months, there’s a chance your credit slipped during the time you were between jobs.

Even with an emergency fund, severance package, or unemployment benefits, some consumers simply don’t have enough money to pay for everything and often have to let go of some expenses.

Don’t get down on yourself for having bad credit and instead divert that energy to getting your credit back on track!

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Getting rid of of credit card debt can take months, if not years, depending on the amount. If you are going to pay it off the honest way, without borrowing anymore money, how do you eliminate credit card debt fast?

First, start with these 5 ways to pay off debt faster. Set up a budget and cut spending. Then look for windfalls to help pay off credit card debt faster.

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Getting into debt is easy. Getting out of debt is the hard part. Aside from declaring bankruptcy or settling debt, which will both damage your credit, getting out of debt equires strict money management and sacrifices. If you can follow a strict budget, you can get out of debt and learn good money management skills that will help you avoid debt in the future and help you achieve your financial goals.

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This week, I hosted the Carnival of Personal Finance - Fun with Finance.

Check out the past week's collection of recent blog articles on personal finance, frugality, real estate, taxes, budgeting, credit cards, debt, saving, career, and business.

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Here is a satirical look on what not to do to pay off debt.

I am currently unemployed, yet my husband and I were able to pay off a massive debt. Here is how we paid off while living on only one income.

In these tough times, money is tight for a lot of us. Don't fall for an internet loan.

Just saw the movie "Confessions of a Shopaholic". It was a cute movie with financial lessons, surprisingly.

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I am starting a new blog, called "Living Richly on a Budget."

My first post is about paying off credit debt, loans, debt in collections. And I found a cool debt calculator that will calculate how to pay off all your debt.

Hope this helps you!