Be Careful with the Plastic
Article A1 REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION OF THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS. Be Careful With The Plastic Published May 3, 2004 Consumer advocates offer the following tips for avoiding burdensome credit card debt: Set yourself up in a lifestyle you can afford, so you spend less than you earn and can build up a cushion of savings to use in an emergency. Before buying a product or a service with a credit card, ask yourself whether you can pay it off in full at the end of that month, or at least ...
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Under the Crush of Debt
Article C4 REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION OF THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS. Under The Crush Of debt Families, firms and the federal government all feel the weight of excesses Consumers strapped by credit obligations face limited options By Anuradha Raghunathan Staff Writer. Published March 14, 2004 Bryan Haas, a Dallas sales executive, is worried. He's carrying nearly $20,000 in credit card debt and about $190,000 in mortgage debt . "I am very uncomfortable about my credit card debt ," said Mr...
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The Bankruptcy Machine
Article B2 REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION OF THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS. The Bankruptcy Machine Assembly line fed by easy credit, eager lawyers and life's misfortunes As stigma lessens for debtors, lenders call for stiffer laws By Pamela Yip Personal Finance Writer. Published December 12, 2004 Donald Trump has done it. So have tens of millions of other Americans. The number of bankruptcy filings nationwide doubled from 1990 to 2002 and has remained firmly above 1.5 million a year since th...
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