Tips to get out of debt - 2004-01-15
Suffering from a debt hangover now that you're have recieved your holiday bills? If so, live up to that New Year's resolution to get control of your finances before your credit-card habit spirals out of control.

Americans' consumer debt just passed $2 trillion for the first time ever, according to new figures from the Federal Reserve, and that is on top of $7 trillion worth of mortgage loans.
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More advice on avoiding mortgage-insurance fees - 2004-01-15
Oh boy, there sure are a lot of PMI haters out there! Great!

My recent column on how to get rid of PMI payments drew a string of letters with tips on how to avoid these onerous mortgage fees in the first place, using something called an 80-10-10 mortgage.

A typical PMI payment comes to $40 a month for every $100,000 borrowed.
Read the full story at Philadelphia Inquirer