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Dvorkin On Debt: How To Save Money By Ignoring It

By: Howard Dvorkin

You’ve heard the term “direct deposit,” but you probably don’t know what else it can do: automated savings.|You’ve heard the term “direct deposit,” but you probably don’t know what else it can do: automated savings.

Dvorkin On Debt: What The Credit Bureaus REALLY Know About You

By: Howard Dvorkin

The Big 3 Credit Bureaus have your credit reports, but they also ask lots of interesting questions. Here are the recent results.|The Big 3 Credit Bureaus have your credit reports, but they also ask lots of interesting questions. Here are the recent results.

Dvorkin On Debt: Good News And Bad News About Wedding Costs

By: Howard Dvorkin

The wedding season approaches. Here are some interesting financial developments. Howard Dvorkin gives us the scoop on the finances behind weddings!|The wedding season approaches. Here are some interesting financial developments. Howard Dvorkin gives us the scoop on the finances behind weddings!|The wedding season approaches. Here are some interesting financial developments. Howard Dvorkin gives us the scoop on the finances behind weddings!

Dvorkin On Debt: A Prince-ly Sum

By: Howard Dvorkin

Prince was a legend who left behind a timeless music discography. What many didn’t know is that he could have taught us a few financial lessons as well.

Dvorkin On Debt: Charlie Sheen Has More Credit Card Debt Than You

By: Howard Dvorkin

Charlie Sheen owes nearly $300,000 on his American Express card. I’m offering to help the (in)famous actor with his credit card problems.

Dvorkin On Debt: Dee-1 Has Made Me A Huge Rap Fan

By: Howard Dvorkin

Finally, a catchy song about student loan debt. The message of “Sallie Mae Back” might resonate with lots of millennials and help them make smart choices.

Dvorkin On Debt: ID Theft Is A Chronic Condition

By: Howard Dvorkin

We’re not going to get rid of the problems that make identity theft common. So let’s manage them.

A Sporting Chance At The Debt.com Scholarship

By: Howard Dvorkin

Kyndra Parker will run, step, grapple, shoot, and sing on her way to college. Kyndra may very well acheive the pinnacle of her dreams! Read more here.

Financial Literacy: Suddenly Not Controversial

By: Howard Dvorkin

For years, “experts” argued against financial literacy in schools, saying it wasn’t “relevant” and was up to parents. Now, the public has spoken.

Dvorkin On Debt: 3 Shocking Stats

By: Howard Dvorkin

The recession is over, but are we spending our way into another one? Here are some ways we’re outspending our means again.

3 Psychological Money Questions I Wish Researchers Would Ask

By: Howard Dvorkin

The answers to these psychological money questions could help Americans fight their debt with a new arsenal of weapons that really work.

The Biggest Psychological Reason Many Entrepreneurs Fail

By: Howard Dvorkin

You can have a good idea, a lot of money, and a wonderful work ethic — and this attitude will doom you. It’s why entrepreneurs fail.