Aussies smart credit cards users - 2003-11-21
Australians paid down a record $12.459 billion on credit cards in September, according to a Network Economics Consulting Group (NECG) report commissioned by Visa.

The figures were further evidence businesses and individuals were managing their credit cards responsibly, NECG said.

The figure of $12.459 billion is the highest credit and charge card repayment figure on record.
Read the full story at Melbourne Age

Getting out of debt hole - 2003-11-21
The best credit counseling agency is not always the one with the most recognizable name.

As the director of one counseling organization recently explained, any so-called nonprofit agency that can afford millions of dollars worth of national television commercials to promote itself may be charging clients too much.

Your goal is to find an organization that will help you manage your money better through counseling and education and help you develop a plan to pay your debts at little or no cost.
Read the full story at New York Daily News