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National Debt - The total amount that the federal government has borrowed including internal debt (borrowed from national creditors) and external debt (borrowed from foreign creditors). Read More...Business
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Consolidating Debt - Consolidating your debt means taking out one big loan, and using that to pay off all outstanding balances from all your previous loans. This can make the debt easier to manage, and stop late fees… Read More...
Banks, Credit Unions, and Savings & Loan Institutions - When someone talks about banking, they generally group together Banks, Credit Unions, and Savings and Loans all in one - but their differences can have a big impact on the services you get! Read More...
Accounting for Automatic Payments - Automatic Payments can be a huge time saver, but can also be problematic for your planning processes and account reconciliations. What cases are they appropriate? Can you think of a case where automatic payments would… Read More...
Planning for Retirement - As a young person, thinking about saving for retirement seems like a world away. However, being able to save enough for retirement means people have to start much earlier than they think. Read More...