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Struggling with debt? Get realistic help that's actually useful, from Liz Weston, one of the most popular and respected personal finance experts! Today, people struggling with debt have far fewer options: lenders are stingier, which makes it harder to avert disaster, or to recover from setbacks like foreclosure, short sales, or bankruptcy. (Meanwhile, people with good credit have more options than ever, including some of the lowest interest rates in decades.) You need an up-to-date guide that can help you assess options, find help, discover opportunities, and take action that works. Liz Weston's Deal with Your Debt, Updated and Revised Edition is that guide. You'll learn which debts can actually help build wealth over time, and which are simply toxic. Weston offers practical guidelines for assessing how much debt is safe -- and compassionate, realistic guidance if you've gone beyond the safety zone. Today, a good credit score is essential for getting decent terms on credit--or for getting credit at all. But that's just the beginning: Your credit score rating can be reviewed by everyone from employers to cell phone carriers. Your Credit Score, Fourth Edition thoroughly covers brand-new laws changing everything from how your credit score can be used to how you can communicate with collectors. This edition also adds simple graphics revealing exactly how much skipped payments, bankruptcies, and other actions will lower your credit ratings, and how long it takes to rebound. Weston updates her expert guidance on using FICO 08 to raise your score, fighting lower limits and higher rates, maintaining the right mix of cards and balances, bouncing back from bad credit, choosing credit "solutions" that help, not hurt… and much more!

Today, people struggling with debt have far fewer options: lenders are stingier, which makes it harder to avert disaster, or to recover from setbacks like foreclosure, short sales, or bankruptcy. (Meanwhile, people with good credit have more options than ever, including some of the lowest interest rates in decades.) Debtors need an up-to-date guide that can help them assess options, find help, discover opportunities, and take action that works. Liz Weston's Deal with Your Debt, Updated and Revised Edition is that guide. Most "conventional wisdom" about debt is just dead wrong. People are told to pay it all off, and live forever without it. Doing that can leave them a lot poorer in the long run. They're more likely to give up, or pay off the wrong debts. They may give themselves too little flexibility to survive a financial crisis. They could neglect saving for retirement. They may even wind up in bankruptcy -- just what they're trying to avoid! For most people, it's more realistic -- and smarter -- to control and manage debt effectively. In Your Credit Score: How to Improve the 3-Digit Number That Shapes Your Financial Future, 4/e, Weston thoroughly covers brand-new laws changing everything from how your credit score can be used to how you can communicate with collectors. This edition also adds: Simple graphics revealing exactly how much skipped payments, bankruptcies, and other actions will lower your scores, and how long it takes to rebound. New information on "FAKO" alternative scores. Expanded coverage of the impact of short sales and foreclosures, the new FICO 8 Mortgage Score, and deciding when to "walk away". An all-new chapter on safeguarding against unethical or illegal use of credit scores by employers. Expanded coverage of credit scoring by insurers. Weston also updates her guidance on using FICO 08 to raise your score; fighting lower limits or higher rates; maintaining the right mix of cards and balances; bouncing back from bad credit; choosing credit "solutions" that help, not hurt; and much more!

In Your Credit Score: How to Improve the 3-Digit Number That Shapes Your Financial Future, fourth edition , Weston thoroughly covers brand-new laws changing everything from how your credit score can be used to how you can communicate with collectors. Weston also updates her guidance on using FICO 08 to raise your score… fighting lower limits or higher rates… maintaining the right mix of cards and balances… bouncing back from bad credit… choosing credit "solutions" that help, not hurt… and much more! In There Are No Dumb Questions About Money , Weston answers your most pressing questions, helping you navigate today's more-complicated-than-ever financial world. Through real-life reader questions and clear, to-the-point answers, Weston shows how to manage your spending, figure out what you can and can't afford, and choose the smartest ways to pay off your debt. You'll discover why most investment strategies don't work, and identify better ways to save for retirement. But you'll also learn to handle the trickier, emotional side of money: how to avoid fights with your partner, deal with spendthrift children or parents, and spot con artists or lousy advisors before you get robbed. Using humor, keen insight, and time-tested financial planning principles, Weston can help you wrangle your money into shape -- and find your own path to financial freedom.

Your fast, foolproof money primer: escape debt, fix your credit, buy the right house, pay for college, prepare for retirement, and more! Expert, step-by-step guidance for solving money problems and building real wealth and security! Discover new ways to fix your credit (and cut interest payments)…buy the right home and finance it the right way…cut the costs of college and life’s other biggest expenses…build the comfortable retirement you thought you couldn’t have! From world-renowned leaders and experts, including Gregory Karp, Carolyn Warren, James W. Walker, Linda H. Lewis, and Jane White Included in this collection: · Some Aggressive Ways to Fix Your Credit (Carolyn Warren) · Make Your Credit Cards Work for You Instead of You for Them (Gregory Karp) · How to Get Out of Credit Card Debtor’s Prison: Stop Hemorrhaging Money and Start Saving (Jane White) · Fighting Identity Theft!: How to Protect Your Personal Finances (Carolyn Warren) · 31 Simple Rules for Protecting Your IRAs and 401(k)s (Steve Weisman) · Retirement Isn’t the Only Option: What Do You Want to Do with Your Options? (James W. Walker and Linda H. Lewis) · Determining Living Expenses for Retirement: Planning How to Live Well in Your Post-Work Life (James W. Walker and Linda H. Lewis) · Homebuying Tips on How to Get the World’s Cheapest Loan (Carolyn Warren) · Homebuying Tips on Credit and Credit Scores (Carolyn Warren) · The House Loan Process in Ten Easy Steps (Carolyn Warren) · A Five-Step Plan for People Working Toward Buying a Home (Carolyn Warren) · Is Refinancing the Right Financial Move for You? (Carolyn Warren) · How to Pay Less for Life and Auto Insurance: Know What You Need and How to Shop (Gregory Karp) · Life Happens: Saving On College, Divorce, Hospital, and Funeral Expenses (Gregory Karp) · Funding College: Finding Grants, Government Loans, and Colleges That Are Free (Jane White) · Pay Less for Phone Services: From Home to Cell (Gregory Karp)

Bad things happen to good people. Events not always under our control can often result in our credit scores going down, and sometimes way, way down. There are consumer protection laws that you can use to remove negative items from your credit report,. Because of a quirk in the law you can, as the author did, remove items that really are yours. But if you try to go it alone, the credit repair journey can be a nightmare. This book introduces a step-by-step credit repair system, actulal documents the author used to settle suits, and legal cases filed in federal courts against major credit bureaus. These are the credit repair secrets they really don’t want to you to know, from someone who successfully challenged the credit reporting industry. Contrary to what you may believe, there is a way to improve your credit score substantially, and this book will help you get there.The author was a vice president at Guardian Bank in charge of the collection department and went on to start a collection agency. After selling the agency he became a credit restoration coach. To prove what he knew in theory could in fact be done, he stopped paying everything: repossession, foreclosure, medical bills, student loans, and credit cards. He even filed for bankruptcy. His credit score went from over 800 down to 461. He had it back to 742 in five months. Mr. Mansfield walks you through every step of the credit restoration process. As a bonus, when you purchase the book there’s information on how to contact Mr. Mansfield directly! There is no other credit restoration book like this.

Are you terrified by the mere thought of even looking at your bank account? Dreading that word that keeps popping in your head, dare I say it... a BUDGET? Maybe you're scared to see how much debt has piled up on each of your credit cards? Unsure how you will ever pay off your student loans? Or ready to start saving and investing but completely confused with where to get started? Don't worry, no matter what your financial picture looks like, Face Your Finances will put you back in charge of your money and have it work for you instead of you working for it. Your finances don't have to be scary or difficult. How great would it feel to actually have more money in your bank account at the end of the month! To stop overspending and throwing money away on stuff you don't care about only to realize once it is too late. To be able to actually enjoy your money and spend it guilt free knowing that it will change your life. Even better, to have that huge weight lifted off your shoulders when you have taken the right steps to build a safe and secure financial future so you can live the life you truly want. It's time for you to feel the joy of achieving your financial dreams and start creating some money in the bank. In Face Your Finances, you will learn how to: Break the paycheck to paycheck cycle and begin living within your means right now so you have money in the bank at the end of the month! Stop overspending on all the wrong things and start spending in ways that really make you happy! Secure your financial future and prepare for those rainy days and curve balls! Understand your financial picture and organize everything once and for all! Tackle your credit card debt and student loans head on and look forward to a debt free future! Find out what your financial goals are and figure out exactly what to do to achieve them! Put you in control of your money instead of your money controlling you so you can trust yourself with money again! Look at simple financial best practices to make it quick and easy every time you look at your finances. After reading this book you will have simple and straightforward strategies to change your spending habits and start saving towards your goals! You will have financial knowledge that you can use for the rest of your life and pass on to your children. Together we'll cover exactly what to do to truly understand your personal finances. No matter if you've tried before and failed. This time you don't have to do it alone, I'm here for you! Even if you are scared to know how bad it really is. If you start right now, this will literally be the worst your finances will ever be and will only get better! Or if you're worried it will be a huge complicated process. It's easier than you think, I'll break it down for you! But here's the thing, every day you wait just makes it worse and worse with more of a mess to clean up. This is your chance to be brave and make a real difference in your life that will continue to pay dividends (literally and figuratively) for years to come. It's time to put an end to the uncertainty and confusion and Face Your Finances head on! If you're ready to start enjoying your money and your life guilt-free then scroll up and click the "Add to Cart" button now and let's get started!

For Dana S. Branham, pursuing a career as a Financial Advisor has been a mission to help her clients and her community overcome the challenges that persist regarding money management. An educator at-heart, she has spent several years working to help clients create lasting legacies of wealth that would change their families' financial futures for generations to come. While advising others toward success, ironically, Dana was still facing many challenges of her own. Experiencing the vacillating scale of struggle and success, lack and abundance, preservation and progression, she has learned numerous lessons that are shared in Money Mayday. Calling on her faith and basic principles from the Holy Bible, her mission is to help you clean up - once and for all - the mess that you have created with your money!The stories shared in Money Mayday will surprise you but are also designed to inspire you. One of Dana's favorite quotes is by Dr. Maya Angelou who advised, "When you know better, you do better." After reading Money Mayday, you will certainly know better, so #noexcuses, you MUST do better!