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 How do I stop bill collectors from calling my work?
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 Is a 772 credit score high?
I don't really know how the system works. I just got my credit score....


 Paying off debt question????
I owe about $20,000 in credit card debt that is all in collections for over a year and a half... I recently was given enough money to pay it all off, but should i negotiate the amounts that i owe now,...


 Hospital bill collection calls...do I have to pay these?
Does having delinquent hospital bills reflect negatively on your credit? I'm a student, I do not have a full time job, therefore I don't have health insurance. I have had to go to the ...


 Need to pay off a very high interest loan. My credit sucks. Help.?
Cash Call loan @42%. I was desperate, but now I'm looking to lower interest rate, but no one will give me a chance due to my lousy credit. I'm sure there are sources out there that look ...


 Help!!!!!!?
Im 19 and when i turned 18 i was suddenly able to get all this credit.

I had about 8 credit cards (no loans) and ran them all up to the max. I was forced to re-locate to a different part ...


 Received a work bonus- pay off one credit card or spread over 3?
I received a $5000 bonus check from my job this week and I have 3 credit cards, one with a $2500 balance, a $2300 balance a $3000 balance (but at 0% for 2 more months). Should I take my lump sum and ...


 What do you think about credit repair agencies?
what's your experience with this kind of service, what do you know about it?...


 Is this a real or a scam www.annualcreditreport.co...
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 How do you use a debit card?
got my first one and dont kno how to use it.
i kno its the 21st century but i never learned how to use a debit card.

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 Credit Crunch: Why cant the government just print more money?
If we are in 'crisis' then why cant the banks/ government just print more money?...


 When i went bankrupt yesterday?
most of the other people who went bankrupt bragged about how they maxed up their credit on their cards and bought things like Televisions and holidays.But I still had thousands of pounds worth of ...


 I have a barclaycard credit card... i know this sounds dumb... can i take money out an ATM... or just use it t
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 How can i improve my poor credit?
How can I improve my credit and credit score? I have poor credit and am trying to make it good again....


 My husband and I have Been married for 25 years,and over the years,we have 42,000 in charge card debt.?
We have outstanding, credit, but are sick and tired of robbing peter to pay paul (saying) not being able to go on any vacations, because we pay about 1,000 dollars a month just in charge cards. S...


 Can i transfer a student loan(private student loan) over to a 0% interest credit card?

Additional Details
the reason i am asking is because
i have 6k in private student loans
they are charging me 10% interest
i have a credit card willing to give me 0% ...


 Credit Score Anyone???
I am soon to be 21 and I have a 770 credit score. Is that good? Will I be able to finance the entire price of a car???...


 I need a loan and i dont work am gettin maried in aug and need money fast.help?
ive tried lots of loan companys and they take to long or i dont get anything .i dont no what to do and gettin really stessed.am gettin married soon and did money ...


 If child support is garnishing his wages, after we get married, can they garnish mine because i'm his wife
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 Can you go too jail if you ordered stuff Online?
the teacher asked us a question.

Can you go too jail if you ordered stuff Online and you didn't pay? What if you used the billing address to somewhere and the shipping order too your ...



Em x
Im only 16 and im in debt by 15,000 help!?
                     
 




SPIFIMAN1
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This is not legally possible since you must be 18-years old to sign a binding contract.


STEVEN F
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Under US law, a minor is NOT bound to any contract. Without a cosigner, no sane person will loan money to someone that is not legally bound to the loan contract. If you are in the US, either you co-signer is $15,000 in debt, or your question is fraudulent.


Classy Granny
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How does someone 16 get in any kind of debt. You are a minor. No one can legally hold you accountable for any contract or debt.


Belinda Z
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I'm not an expert, but I'm pretty sure that a 16 year old can't enter into a binding contract. So unless you owe drug dealers, I would say s#!@w it!


princesssrs
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Wow. Who lent you that kind of money at 16? Insanely irresponsible. Technically, you're not actually in debt at all. You cannot enter into a legally binding contract until you're 18 years old, so anything you signed is void. The problem is if a parent co-signed with you. Then they become liable. So if you're planning on paying it off because you've put someone else in a bad position, the best thing you could do would be to seek out a debt consolidation loan. $15,000 over the course of 5 years at 13% would give you a minimum payment of $343.04. If you worked 20 hours a week at a minimum wage job, you could make the minimum payment each month and still have a little left over, (assuming you won't have to pay taxes because your income will be too low). And for heaven's sake, stop spending. Make a budget and stick to it, or you'll be bankrupt by the time you're 21. I know credit might not seem important when you're 16, but do a little Googling and find out what it means to have bad credit. Not fun.


Aubie
wow.......

call one of those debt relief agencies.


Kaska
I hope this is a joke.

Best to get a job. Technically they cannot hold a legally binding contract with a minor. What type of debt is this.


fromme2u
How did u do that?!!!!

My advice is stop using credit!!!


errerer
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i don't know where these other people come from, but it's very easy to get into debt, and yes at 16. i had my first credit card at 13. in my own name, cause i had my own job. the limit on the card war 5,000 my mom got it reduced to 200. my mom very very very very closely watched that credit card to make sure i didnt spend it, when i turned 17 and she gave me responsibility, bam. 10,000 of debt in one year. and yes i had to pay it all back myself.


Since your so young you problem looked at it like me. "free money, i'll pay back later" so you problem went on a couple shopping sprees but i would advise you to nip it in the bud. save your credit score!!! when you turn my age (22) and start lookinhh for your own house your going to regret those shopping sprees.


my advise is to make sure, sure, sure, sure you pay off the minium every month. until you found some way to pay the full balance of. but make sure you pay that minium. get a job, second if you have to.


Angie S
how in gods name can you be in debt that much at 16!!
you better get a job quick a full time job, part time will not help.
if its on credit cards (which you shouldnt have) you double your payments or even more so you are paying down the interest too.
quit spending til you are caught up, better plan on staying at your parents for a while til you get out of debt!!
go find a job... now


ktrb
How on earth can a 16-year-old rack up that much debt?? Cut up any cards you have access to and get a job. If you don't get this paid off soon, your credit rating is going to be a disaster.


Swagato
Being a 16 year old is too young to get in trouble with credit so soon.

However, I suppose that since you have it is right time you come out of this rat hole. This will help you learn a lesson in life and also help you be a strong financial manager for yourself.

I will suggest a few tricks I learnt from my own life.

PS I guess all are credit card debts!

I suggest you give a call to the credit card companies telling them that you are only 16 and cant back right now all the amount. Lets hope they respond positively.

However, they will probably not respond. In that case, you have several choices.

You can get free credit reports from transunion, equifax and experian. Then dispute the charges. And wait. After disputing, send letters(registered mail return receipt) asking the credit card companies to send you complete details of proof that the debt is yours, the amount is accurate (including complete month to month statements), and that there is legitimate reasons (state and federal wise) to make you pay the debt. Also, write that if they do not have it, they should immediate stop contacting you for the debt and immediately remove all traces of the debt that cant be verified and validated. They should also according to fair... remove traces of the debt from credit reports.

After that , if they can do all these, try to go in negotiations. U can do eithe rof the following
1. willing to pay in installments .... work parttime or full time and pay it up. Request them to not harm your report

2. Ask them to provide you with a goodwill adjustment

3. Request them to lower the amount you need to pay. Usually you can pay 50% of what owed and still get away with it. However, you report may get stained for 5/7years.

Good lucks


Yen
That's not necessarily true, because I got my first credit card when I was 17. It was in my own name, my parent's name wasn't on it or anything.

But anyways, the best thing for you to do is to find a job and pay off the credit card with the highest interest and go from there. It took my a year and a half to get rid of $12,000 in credit card debt.

Or you can always call up one of those credit counseling lines, and they can figure out a monthly payment for you, and try to negotiate with the credit card companies to decrease your current APR, if needed.

Either way, best of luck to you.


Ahmed Zia
if u clearly explain how did u get in such a trouble, it will be easy to give help


crazygirl123
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Get alot of jobs!


*~Stressed~*
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What did you do?!? maybe some of it can be canceled because your a minor. Other than that do what everyone else has to do. Work and be responsible


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