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  • Student Loan Reform: Who Will Benefit?

    On October 26, 2011 the President introduced two changes to the federal student loan program that are meant to assist borrowers with repayment.  The implemented changes are meant to encourage student loan consolidation and assist those who struggle with their obligation through the lowering of their minimum monthly payment based upon their current income.  Although it will not help everyone currently struggling to repay their student loan debt, it is said to potentially lower payments for some 1.6 million borrowers and allow an additional 6 million to decrease their interest rates

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  • Credit Reporting to Dig Deeper In the New Year

    If you're thinking that being approved for a mortgage could not become any more difficult, it just did.  Currently lenders are sifting through credit scores and taking a closer look at your past financial behavior before making any decisions.  A company called CoreLogic has introduced a way of looking closer than ever at your credit history; your new credit report will reflect all consumer data to include information that credit bureaus typically don't supply.  They now keep track of missed rental payments, evictions, child support judgements, loan repayment history and also

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  • The One New Year's Resolution Everyone Should Make

    While many of us use the New Year as a way to launch new habits for health and physical fitness, the one resolution every one of us should make is to take charge of our financial fitness.

    With the holidays behind us, those bills come rolling in and so does the stress.  Every year most of us are faced with the same, not so fortunate position of owing money.  Unless paid for in cash, regardless of how much or how little you spent, once it was charged, it is now your debt.  It's time for some financial management 'boot camp'.

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  • Tips to Stretch Your Food Budget

    1. Make a meal plan- Sit down once a week and plan all the meals for that week adn only purchase the items you need.

    2. Buy in Bulk- Frequently used items are good to buy in bulk.  When making your meal try to use the same ingredients in different ways.

    3. Eat less meat- Meat acounts for the majority of a food bill.  Instead of using it as the focal point of the meal us it sparingly for texture and flavor.  Rice and whole grans are a great protein source.

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