These days debt can happen to anyone; medical bills, layoffs, inflation catching up with your paycheck, etc. Getting out of debt though can feel like being on a hamster wheel. You can spin all day and never get anywhere. Why? Because you’re making the minimum payment.

In this market we see so many foreclosed and short sale homes but should you jump in with both feet? Probably not without arming yourself with a little information and that’s exactly what I have.

As we prepare to send my first child off to college, I curse myself for not putting more aside in the 529 plan and I’ll admit I’m a little foggy on how it works. So when I saw this great article from our friends at IMN News Inc. about 529 plans I immediately gravitated to it and thought it was worth sharing.

I came across this great information recently from TansUnion about the difference between a fraud alert and a credit freeze. I wanted to share it with you.

Everyone’s talking about how mortgage rates are at an all-time low. Time to jump on the refinance band wagon? Unless you’re a mortgage guru, you probably have a few questions about the process and some common lingo that gets tossed around at cocktail parties.

Let’s say someone you know and love asks you to co-sign on a loan. Good choice or bad choice? The answer could be yes to both. When it comes to co-signing, it really depends on the parties involved.