ACTION ALERT!!! The 2011 Budget which Congress is voting on will have no funding for HUD Housing Counseling. This means that, in the middle of the housing crisis, the funding which goes to local HUD approved housing counseling agencies, intermediaries, and state housing finance agencies for pre-purchase, rental, reverse mortgage, and foreclosure counseling will not […]

Paying More but Getting Less Food The economy already feels tough. Paying more money for less food only makes it worse. Many shoppers notice that grocery items no longer last as long as they used to. The amount of food inside packages keeps shrinking, even though prices stay the same. How Food Packages Are Getting […]

Some experts say the recession has changed how debt should be viewed By Marcia Frellick Does “Good” Debt Still Exist? Many people now question whether “good” debt still exists. Financial experts disagree, but most agree that today’s economy has changed how we should view debt. For years, people divided debt into two groups. Mortgages and […]