Just like any other debt , having a bad credit cell phone record has its own hassles. Those who are unable to manage their calls and control their talk time on the cell phone are most likely to fall into this situation. …

He owed friends, his cell phone company, and a credit card somewhere around $3,000 total and was only able to pay the minimums each month. … He didn’t have bad credit but when I told him that my first piece of advice would be to get a consolidation loan he was hesitant….

(Pages 36-37) = 5 credit cards to compare (if you must use one) that will reward you for doing so. ..

There’s lot of folks with five to ten thousand down and need seller financing with no credit check. What’s your house worth in this market

Don’t look for your cell phone provider to report your payment history — good or bad — to credit bureaus, unless you’re so late with payments that they opt to close your account.

Ideally, I’d like to have my cell phone, car insurance, student loans, and one credit card for bills every month. … I’ve been thinking about starting a 401K since I have generally bad money management skills and should probably start thinking into the future and whatnot

DEAR ABBY: My boss wants my cell phone number for “work purposes.” He has trouble with limits, and I am reluctant to give it to him. I have a home phone and will answer it when the boss calls

Last year’s approval of the bank’s $16 billion takeover of St George was good for Westpac, but bad for competition.

WESTPAC is positioned to become Australia’s most profitable bank after driving record growth in home lending and deposits in the six months to September.