This is an excerpt from an anonymous essay published on the Billfold. To read the full story, click here. Ten years ago, I was nearly 30 and ov...

Celie Niehaus woke up one day with a spending hangover. She was in her late 20s at the time, and in deep, deep credit card debt -- $10,000. half her a...

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It's been ten years since I filed for bankruptcy, and although I'd like to be able to say I learned a lesson about money, that would be a bit of a lie.

Debt collection agencies are used to being yelled and cursed at, so why not take the opposite approach and try to be their friends?

If you have credit problems and you're facing those annoying calls by collections agents, here's how you can hit a home run to clear those accounts off of your credit report and improve your credit score.

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It should come as no surprise that if you've fallen behind on your bills, you may be hearing from debt collectors. But there are things they aren't likely to tell you, and knowing these things can make all the difference in resolving your debts.