Illinois sues Cambridge Credit Counseling The state of Illinois is suing Cambridge Credit Counseling, both for apparent conflicts of interest and illegally high fees. Cambridge Credit Counseling is a debt management service. They assist with budgeting and discharging debt for their customers. In the lawsuit, the Attorney General of Illinois says that Cambridge Credit Counseling has an ...

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Things are pretty boring financially speaking for us these days. We are plugging along with our plans to pay down an additional portion of our debt load to offset our increased living expenses and decreased income from my wife staying home. This has been part of the plan since we bought our new ...

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This is an ongoing monthly update on how our equity investments are performing. Please see this background on the investment tool I developed and how I am using it to track our performance against a benchmark to measure our progress or lack thereof. The only equity investments not covered are: 1) my 401k which is ...

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Comparison is a Habit Human nature has a built-in habit that allows us to compare everything with something else we have. Comparison of various banking services happen as we apply for a credit card. Debt reduction services do not get this same comparison. We tend to look the other way, all the while, hoping the debt ...

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Difficult to Manage Easily Available Loans Loans of all kinds are extremely easy to get these days. You can find any type of loans that you need by looking for them. You do not have to leave the comfort of your home to make a loan application, in many cases. You will have the money transferred ...

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