Category Archives: Credit

Online calculator to compare paying off loans vs. credit cards?

Prof L asked: I’m looking for an online calculator (or a math refresher if need be) to compare the costs of focusing on paying off my high interest credit cards or my larger, lower interest student loans.

Debt Consolidation?

jenna8787 asked: Hey, I need some help. I have bad credit – it’s not horrible, but it’s really not the best. I was talking to one of the guys who I am paying money to right now. I have a payment arrangement with him, and he is offering me a settlement. I do not have…

debt consolidation?

pearl_682 asked: what is te best debt consolidation website, offering service for people that have a not so good debt to income ratio.

Why is my debt to credit ratio so high?

Cassie Wells asked: I just accessed my credit report yesterday and believe I’m facing the realities of hefty student loan debt. I have little credit card debt, less than $500. I have been paying my 2 credit cards on time every month. The cards are only 6 months old, though. I have a good 80k…

Secured credit cards and past debt?

.~*??*~. .~~FuZzY~~. .~*??*~. asked: I have been a very responsible person with my money for all of my life, with the exception of a 2 year period. I am now looking to improve my credit score & have done a lot of reading on the internet. I am not interested in doing debt management/consolidation or…

Do you agree or disagree with financial guru Dave Ramsey about credit cards?

OFG30 asked: Popular radio talk show host Dave Ramsey preaches against even having one credit card. Agree or disagree and WHY?

will adding my wife’s income improve my credit-debt ratio?

Glendry asked: i want to refinance, but redoing the house has raised the ratio and lowered my credit score

After whittling down my debt/credit ratio to 46%, one card lowered my credit limit – will this hurt my score?

Odranoel asked: I have three cards, and had an overall credit limit of a little over $15k between them. I had been diligently paying, and had got my ratio down to 46%, when one of the cards dropped my credit limit to within less than a hundred dollars of my current balance. That dropped my…