Credit cards can be a great option for some purchases, if you have financial discipline. However, if you struggle to repay your credit card debt and are being hit with high interest rates and late fees, you may want to stop using it until you can get your finances in order. We know how hard…
Over 25 million Brits have admitted they’re in debt, with 40% relying on credit cards for everyday spending. The research, carried out by free credit score app CredAbility, found that a further 18% have received bad financial advice, making their situation worse. The good news is that people can take a few simple steps to…
New research by Stepchange has found that more than one in four (27%) adults in the UK, equivalent to around 15 million people, would be unlikely to speak to a friend, partner or family member about debt problems. The polling, conducted by Censuswide on behalf of StepChange, found generational and gender divides when it comes…
Aussies with HECS debts are about to have an average of more than $5,000 wiped off their accounts. (Source: Getty) The government has promised to wipe $16 billion off the country’s collective student loan debt. A one-off payment factored into the 2025 Federal Budget would cut all debt on the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP),…
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Households are braced for a fresh round of bill hikes in April – and some may have to dip into savings or perhaps even go further into debt to cover expenses. If you’re slipping further into the red, support is available, and Debt Awareness Week (March 24 to 30 2025) encourages those with money worries…
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COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — When an Alta High School student reached out to the Utah Lunch Debt Relief Foundation to donate $2,500 to help relieve students’ school lunch debt, DJ Bracken was in disbelief. “That was the most incredible thing I’d ever heard,” said Bracken, the nonprofit’s founder and executive director. High school junior David “Van”…
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RICHMOND (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The end of March might be the beginning of new problems for people as March Madness has worked down to a basketball Final Four… the beginning of gambling issues. Carolyn Hawley is President of the Virginia Council on Problem Gambling, who’s getting the word out on problem gambling and the…