With Student Loan Forgiveness In Focus Thanks To New Plans To Cancel Up To $20,000, Should Medical Debt Be Next?
By: Deb Gordon
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August 30, 2022
|Forbes
“Medical debt is often the most depressing and stressful kind, because you or a loved one just endured a health scare—only to face huge bills you can’t afford,” said Howard Dvorkin, CPA, chairman of Debt.com. “You’re already fragile, either physically or emotionally, and often both. Pile medical debt on top of that, and it can crush anyone’s resolve.”
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6 Ways to Manage Money Stress
By: Geoff Williams
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August 29, 2022
|U.S. News & World Report
And if you feel like it’s professional financial help you need for your money stress rather than a therapist, there are free places to go for that as well, says Howard Dvorkin, a certified public accountant and chairman of the debt education website, Debt.com. “There’s no shortage of free assistance,” Dvorkin says. “Your bank or credit union probably offer free online budgeting tools that can help you squeeze every last dime from your income. Nonprofit credit counseling agencies ... offer you a free, in-depth debt analysis over the phone.”
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This 'Hack' May Help Consumers With Rising Interest Rates
By: Brian O'Connell
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August 8, 2022
|The Street
One problem is the late payment fees, which can amount to 25% of the total purchase fees. “With any BNPL, you don’t want to be tardy,” said Howard Dvorkin, chairman of Debt.com. “That will eat up any savings.”
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Pay Off Your Credit Card Debt With These 11 Steps
By: Nicole Spector
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August 2, 2022
|Yahoo!finance
According to Howard Dvorkin, CPA and chairman of Debt.com, the first step to tackling debt is to take a full inventory of your debts. "Know how much is owed, to whom and where (you) are with payments," he said.
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9 Free, Easy-To-Use Budget Templates and Spreadsheets
By: Cynthia Measom
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July 29, 2022
|GOBankingRates
A 2022 Debt.com survey found that 86% of people track their monthly income and expenses, up from 80% in 2021 and 2020 and roughly 70% pre-pandemic.
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Americans Earning Six Figures Are on Edge About Inflation
By: Brian O'Connell
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July 13, 2022
|The Street
“Don’t confuse 'anxiety' with 'insolvency,'” said Howard Dvorkin, chairman of Debt.com and a financial counselor for nearly three decades. “I’ve noticed that the more you earn, the more you worry about the economy.”
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