Call 4 Action: Tips To Overcome Your Holiday Hangover Debt 
It's called the holiday hangover, and no, it has nothing to do with drinking.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Az, local bankruptcies fall following tougher rules 
Bankruptcies in Arizona and Tucson hit the lowest level in recent history, a year after tougher bankruptcy rules went into effect.
Source: www.tucsoncitizen.com

Vermont bankruptcy filings drop 76 percent under stricter law 
Bankruptcy filings fell 76 percent in Vermont last year, compared to 2005, creating an illusion that fewer Vermonters are struggling financially.
Source: www.burlingtonfreepress.com

NFCC Launches 2007 National Financial Literacy Poster Contest 
In an effort to spread lessons in financial literacy to our nation's youth, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) is sponsoring the BE MONEY WI$E National Poster Contest in 2007.
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Keep pet costs on a short leash 
U.S. consumers spent $36.3 billion on their animals in 2005, up from just $17 billion in 1994, according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association. That jump hasn't been fueled so much by pet-cost inflation as by human shopping weakness.
Source: www.kentucky.com