While the threat of a lawsuit is a common tactic debt collectors use to try and compel you to pay, the reality is that they ...

Jay Swanson went into debt before he was old enough to vote. Now the 39-year-old is living out his lifelong dream in Paris, despite going bankrupt in the U.S.

While having those discussions, you may find it helps to review your credit reports. These documents can be helpful in ...

Having a portion of your paycheck taken for old debt can be frustrating, but there are ways to stop the process.

My 72-year-old mom was pressured into paying $200/month for decades-old debt — collectors threatened her credit, even court time. After 1 year of payments, can she just stop? In the wake of her ...

Using new debt to pay down old debt might sound like using a mop to fight back the ocean tide: fruitless and a terrible idea. And, in most cases, that's about right. But the credit card balance ...

The old adage "Retire without debt" may be going the way of the electric typewriter. Nearly every retirement-age American has debt.

Whether it's old debt or the holiday hangover, as big bills start rolling in, 'Budgeting for Dummies' author Athena Valentine says there are a couple of methods for paying them off fast.

My mother-in-law always tells the family that my husband’s responsibility is for the family’s well-being and to care for everyone when she’s gone.