13 February 2018 | 14 replies
The down side for subs is they can be very time consuming.
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14 February 2018 | 33 replies
The rise of consumer debt, heck just Student Debt, in the last ten years is absurd.
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6 February 2018 | 4 replies
They usually side with the consumer on issues.
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15 May 2018 | 15 replies
VRBO double dips on the consumer AND the listing fee.
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9 February 2018 | 4 replies
Hi there BP,Over the last Almost 2 since losing my job and becoming my own self employed full-time contractor, I've managed to consume myself with bid after bid and one job after another that gotton me nowhere near where I want to be financially.
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17 April 2020 | 46 replies
The downfall, is it appears that I have to go into each file individually and hit start which is extremely time consuming.
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1 May 2017 | 30 replies
What about other consumer debt like cars?
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17 April 2017 | 5 replies
You can ask the lender to send you a consumer copy of the credit report and you should also receive something by mail within the first week or 2 of the credit pull with the bureau scores on them.Lenders must receive your verbal (or written) authorization to pull credit.
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25 April 2017 | 4 replies
I would sell the property and use the profits, if any, toward the next house whether as down payment to reduce your VA funding fee or use it for rehab to get some sweat equity or maybe even to reduce any consumer debt you may have to lower your personal expenses.
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20 April 2017 | 1 reply
Brand depends on ratings I read in Consumer Reports or similar.