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What Does It Really Mean to Live Beyond Your Means?

It’s a simple problem with a complicated solution

The Instantly Gratifying Economics of Check-Cashing Businesses

Yes, they take a chunk of your paycheck, but for many, that’s still better than doing business with a regular bank

How to (Literally, Physically) Get Rid of a Credit Card

Consider it like a murder: You don’t want to leave a trace

From Debt to Prison, in Five Terrifyingly Easy Steps

What happens when you simply can’t pay your loans? First you’ll get a call. Then you’ll be hounded by a series of increasingly shady collection agencies. In the end, you could wind up behind bars