Posts tagged Debt
GMR 145: Protecting and Improving Your Credit Score

There have been many negative impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. One that hasn’t been talked about much is the increased use of credit and the negative impact on credit scores. Many Americans have had to use more credit to get by in the past 6 months, and the result is lower credit scores. In this episode of GMR, we’re going over some of the basics of credit scores and what you can do to protect and/or improve yours.

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GRM 139: How Your Spending Impacts The Economy

The health of our economy impacts all of us. When the economy is strong, we reap the financial benefits; higher wages, cheaper goods, and many others. Of course, the opposite is also true. A weak economy hurts our finances. But, did you know that your personal financial choices play a crucial role in the health of our economy? In this episode of GMR, we discuss debt cycles, what they are, how and why they happen, and what this means to your personal finances and our economy.

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GMR 127: Bankruptcy - Why it's not the fresh start you want

You’ve seen the TV commercials about bankruptcy, how they promise filing for bankruptcy will remove your financial burden and give you a fresh start. In this episode of GMR, we share the other side of bankruptcy that those who recommend never talk about. We’ll also give you alternatives to bankruptcy that will help you pay off your debt quicker and with less long term damage.

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GMR 34: Help! I Can't Pay My Credit Card Debt

EPISODE 34
In this episode of Getting Money Right we’re talking about what happens when you can’t make your minimum payments, when you start to get so upside down on your debts that you're using food money to pay credit card bills, and you realize you’re stuck in a cycle you can’t break out of. We’ll share some strategies and tools you can use to gain control of your debt.

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