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Sibling Rivalry Is Paying For Her College

By: Howard Dvorkin

The latest Debt.com scholarship winner is a real cheapskate. So we’re giving her $500 to help her attend college debt-free.

Dvorkin On Debt: The Only Resolution That Matters

By: Howard Dvorkin

Not all New Years resolutions are created equal. Without this resolution, none of your other 2016 goals would be possible.

Dvorkin On Debt: Many Happy Returns

By: Howard Dvorkin

Christmas is Friday. Guess what happens starting Saturday? Gift returns en masse. Let Debt.com guide you through getting rid of gifts you didn’t want.

There’s Only One Good Thing About The Student Loan Crisis

By: Howard Dvorkin

The crushing debt has a single silver lining — Americans are eager to learn about finances. Hopefully, it’ll be worth all the dark clouds.

Dvorkin On Debt: 3 Good-News Numbers

By: Howard Dvorkin

Stats on America’s personal finances can be depressing, but here are some positive holiday spending numbers to raise your holiday spirits.

Dvorkin On Debt: Best and Worst States for Families

By: Howard Dvorkin

The state you live in can determine the state of your finances. Check out the least and most expensive states to help you determine where to raise a family.

Dvorkin On Debt: 5 Fun Holiday Shopping Facts

By: Howard Dvorkin

Shopping for the holidays? You’re being watched and studied. The results are amusing. Here are our favorite holiday shopping statistics for 2015.

Dvorkin On Debt: No Free Lunch

By: Howard Dvorkin

There’s no free lunch, but there are cheap ones. Learn how not having a food budget is costing you money. Learn from our financial expert Howard Dvorkin.

Dvorkin On Debt: 5 Funny And Silly Retirement Myths

By: Howard Dvorkin

A new study shows what retirees REALLY do with their free time and tight budgets and addresses major retirement myths from the happy to the ironic.

She Will Be One Electric Freshman

By: Howard Dvorkin

Meet Kiva Zinn, Debt.com’s fourth scholarship winner of our Scholarship for Aggressive Scholarship Applicants. She wants to study electrical engineering.

VIDEO: A Master’s Degree In Debt

By: Howard Dvorkin

What do Halloween and Graduation Day have in common? Both are frightening. Check out our video on student loan stats and find out how we can help.

Dvorkin On Debt: Weliver Delivers

By: Howard Dvorkin

David Weliver is worth listening to about money, because he was once worthless.