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By: Howard S. Dvorkin | Source: Entrepreneur
More than a decade ago, I was drinking in a New Jersey bar with a fairly well-known Major League Baseball player. The bar is called the Stone Pony, and it’s a local legend in its Asbury Park neighborhood. Maybe that’s why the star athlete decided to buy it — right then and there.
By: Howard Dvorkin
Katie Waples has five siblings, four parents, and big plans. The 17-year-old from Billings, Montana, wants to be a nurse — not just as a career, but as a calling. This is what she told Debt.com.
By: Howard Dvorkin
Financial counselors deal with some of the same issues that marriage counselors and psychologists do. That’s because money permeates our emotions.
By: Howard Dvorkin
There may not be a recession 2018. But my point is not to predict when the next recession hits, more to warn readers of what will cause it to happen, and how to avoid it.
By: Howard Dvorkin
Results from one of our recent polls shows most Americans think a budget is important, and even better, most use a budget.
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“I have put in 250-300 hours to scholarship applications,” he says proudly, almost defiantly. “I have applied for approximately 96 scholarships now, and I plan to keep adding on to that number so that I can increase my chances of winning more money to reduce my college expenses.” Read more.
By: Howard Dvorkin
Are debt collectors evil people or a necessary evil? I’ll choose the latter. Debt collectors are just doing their jobs. Of course, some do it too enthusiastically — and even illegally.
By: Howard Dvorkin
Americans love to impulsively buy frivolous items. But the amount we spend in impulse buying could end up tanking the economy – if we don’t slow down.
By: Howard Dvorkin
When applying for a credit card, more Americans are interested in identity theft protection and keeping more money in their wallet.
By: Howard Dvorkin
This payment schedule appears to cause several problems for homeowners and local governments; it can create financial challenges for households, increase tax delinquency, foster political opposition to the property tax, and requires governments to deal with irregular revenue inflows.
By: Howard Dvorkin
What’s your biggest financial regret from 2017? The answers were predictable, but not at the levels I was expecting. Respondents checked all that applied, which is why the total is more than 100 percent. Running up credit card balances, missing payments, letting debt go into collections, and more.
By: Howard Dvorkin
Will we suffer another recession? 36 percent of Americans “believe another major recession may be in the cards for 2018.”