I got a very stressful call yesterday from DCS - Diversified Collections Services. The caller said that I owed $11,0333 dollars in back taxes to Virginia and unless I paid it within the next 2 days they would start the process to garnish my wages. This person called me at work right before 5pm. ...

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The internet has made the world different In the early days of the internet, I remarked to someone that the whole concept of a World Wide Web was amazing and I thought the world would never be the same once the internet was more developed. “I think that’s a bit of an exaggeration,” he replied. “It’ll ...

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Dealing with past debts CLICK HERE if you missed part two of this chapter of “Repair Your Credit.” Since you’re here, let’s talk more about how to get a handle on ugly, old debts. We’ve talked a bit about this already, but here are some new wrinkles. When dealing with past debts, don’t let them take precedence ...

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Protesters are after Ken Lewis’ job Ken Lewis Not often does an annual bank shareholder meeting attract protests — or attention of any kind — but these are different times. Protesters gathered outside the Bank of America shareholder meeting today in North Carolina. They were advocating firing Ken Lewis, Bank of America CEO. Why fire Lewis? Shareholders turned against Lewis ...

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In March, I hosted a guest post from Mike Young about the ongoing battle with lifestyle inflation. Young runs The Secure Student, a program that teaches high school students how to manage their money. At the time, I thought The Secure Student might be worth sharing during Financial Literacy Month, but I forgot about it until ...

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