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Creditors are required by law to disclose the terms and conditions of their offers in detail before you sign on the dotted line. Unfortunately, those terms and conditions can be overwhelming. Here's how to understand what's being said.

If you have extra income this holiday season, follow these steps to ensure you stretch your dollar.

A ‘Grab and Go’ box is a container that is easily picked up and taken out of the home during a disaster or emergency.

Halloween tricks or treats come along only once a year, but the consequences of financial decisions usually last far past the next spooky holiday. Options that seem good on the surface, if not handled properly, can have long-lasting negative consequences.

The results of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling’s (NFCC) fifth annual Financial Literacy Survey released this week suggest some troubling contradictions.

In honor of National Financial Literacy Month, I encourage you to create your own personal financial dashboard.

When a credit card company issues you a credit card and you pay regularly on the account, everything is fine. But what happens if you stop paying on the account?

Homeownership has long been touted as the American Dream; yet it is not necessarily the best choice for all Americans. Despite the decline in the housing market, owning a home can have its privileges. However, there are some situations where it makes more sense to rent.

The NFCC survey allowed consumers to grade themselves on their knowledge of personal finance, and 34 percent, or more than 77 million people, gave themselves a grade of C, D, or F.

In honor of Financial Literacy Month, April's blog posts were written by consumers whose lives have improved as a result of their debt repayment efforts. While every story is worth hearing, we received so many wonderful stories that we were unable to publish them all. Following are excerpts from some of the unpublished letters that I found particularly moving.

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National Foundation for Credit Counseling

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Financial Counseling Association of America

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