Money | Debts | Financial Freedom

How to avoid debts and gain financial independence.


14 Jun

What Do Credit Reports Mean And How Are They Calculated?


As of 2009, bankruptcy filings that were new increased by over thirty five percent in just one year. Although it may seem like a dismal sign, a good way to look at it is that all of these people are on their own paths to rebuilding their credit scores and ultimately, financial freedom. We have all seen commercials with “people just like me and you” telling us to go to whichever website and look at our credit score. We know that if the number is high, it’s a good thing. It it is low, it could mean trouble finding a loan, getting a job, or a new place to stay. But just what is a credit score?

 Read the rest of this article...


03 Feb

A Text Message From The Debt Collection Agency?


There is no doubt that text messaging has become a major medium for exchanging information. Easy, painless, no speaking on the phone. No wonder that according to the latest statistics that have been taken there were almost 750 billion text messages sent in the U.S. in 2009, almost double the number from one year before. Actually, technology and research firm executive Jacob D. Almeida recently predicted that money transfers will be the top mobile application by as early as 2012.

 Read the rest of this article...