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The Bailout of Fannie and Freddie
The United States of America has officially become a nation of bailouts. With the government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Sunday, September 7 they have also become the nation’s largest mortgage provider. They now own (or back) around $5-6 trillion in mortgage loans, which is roughtly half of the existing mortgages in…
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5 Reasons I Want To Be A Millionaire
If you ask just about anyone in the world if they would like to be rich they will more than likely respond in favor of wealth. No one actually wants to be poor. In fact some of us want wealth so badly that we’ll do almost anything to get it. Wars, murders, lies, deceptions, fraud…
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Changes to Debit versus Credit!
If you’re a return visitor you may have noticed some small changes here at Debit versus Credit. I’ve been hard at work trying to update the wordpress theme I’m using to be more user friendly and more customized to my liking, as well as my needs. As of today Debit versus Credit is 42 days…
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Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty
For those of you who don’t already know Blog Action Day 2008 is focused on the topic of Poverty. Blog Action Day is a day when bloggers come together to blog about a single topic with the intent of bringing these issues to the forefront of everyone’s mind and making a difference. Blog Action Day…
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I Want To Hear From You!
Personal finance, made personal. That’s the slogan that I’ve chosen for Debit versus Credit. I didn’t choose it because it sounds cool. I didn’t choose it because a friend told me to. I chose it because that is exactly what I want this blog to accomplish. There are hundreds of personal finance blogs out there. …
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Don’t Do Business With This Credit Union
I know a girl who recently had her car repossessed by her financial institution. She got behind on the payments and because of extenuating circumstances mostly beyond her control she was never able to communicate with her credit union about the delinquent loan in order to keep it from being repossessed. They took her truck…
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The University Kid
I recently discovered a great website that focuses on Entrepreneurship, and more specifically Young Entrepreneurship. I think it’s a great fit for Debit versus Credit since here I also focus on helping young people learn about finance and business. The University Kid is run by Jason Pereira who just so happens to be a sixteen…