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Even the smartest people among us sometimes fall for myths and fables. Sometimes those myths come in the form of cute sayings that are handed down from generation to generation, …

The numbers don’t lie, Americans are addicted to debt. The numbers available as of July 2014 paint an alarming picture of a populace drunk on borrowing and on a collision …

The first step to dealing with a problem is admitting you have one and, for America, it’s time we collectively faced up to our addiction to debt. For a brief …

Today, President Barack Obama announced expansion of a program that helps student loan borrowers manage their debt. The new plan extends 2010’s “Pay as You Earn” program, that tied student …

The theory of “good debt” really started before the Great Recession, and generally applied to student loans and mortgage debt. In those days it was easy to assume the value …

Everyone likes to think they’re unique — a precious little snowflake in the snowstorm of humanity. Yet, when it comes to finances and debt, people make surprisingly similar mistakes. There …

One of the financial blogs I enjoy reading is called MisterSquirrel. I’m well aware of the irony of taking financial advice from someone who shares a nickname with tree-dwelling rodents …

If you don’t like the way Wall Street behaves — and, as an American, you have a lot of really good reasons not to like them — the very best …

A report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows Americans are taking on debt at scary new levels. Consumers were in the hole to the tune of $11.52 …

If there was a bright side to the recession of 2008/2009, it was that Americans shed billions in debt, at least temporarily. Consumers just stopped spending and paid down their …