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More and more young people are opting for a cash lifestyle. By the end of 2012, 16% of Americans ages 18 to 29 didn't use a single credit card, up from 8% in 2007, according to a study by credit score provider FICO .

Generally speaking if you have a debt cancellation you can expect income. So if you don't pay your credit card debt, the credit card company will send you a 1099 for the amount of debt cancelled as though it is income you have earned.

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Shortly after turning 18 or entering college, many young people receive credit card offers.

Rob Berger is a litigation attorney and founder of the Dough Roller, a popular personal finance and investing website with a singular focus-to help people achieve financial freedom.

In February, Greg Vandagriff, 28, sat at home all day, unsure of how to entertain himself while he waited to receive new credit cards.

Robert Soliven's family no longer eats out. No more vacations or up-to-date game systems, either.

The Red River Chapter has a new partnership with Capitol One Bank. Recently, several youth participated in the Red River Chapter's Tot to Teens financial literacy program facilitated by Capitol One Assistant Branch Managers Tiffany Beauchamp and Janice Gafford.

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Since the end of the recession, consumers of all ages have made significant progress in trying to get out from under the debts they held for long periods of time, but none have been more successful in this regard than those between the ages of 18 and 29 years old.

I want to refinance my mortgage, but the balance is small enough that interest rate quotes I'm getting are higher than if I had a higher balance.

On June 5, the FTC announced that it has added a payment processor as a defendant in an existing suit against a debt relief firm that the FTC alleges operated a credit card interest rate reduction scam.

The summer after graduation is a crucial time for college graduates to adjust their budgets and make some important financial decisions.

WE KNOW we're sounding like your nanna, but "hasn't the year flown? Who would have thought it was June".

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U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney joined a group of Connecticut college students Monday at the Capital to push for legislation that would prevent the interest rate on some federal student loans from doubling.

The government is going to lower student loan interest? What a hoax. Case in point: Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren's bill attempting to lower the student loan rate.

Spring is here, and a joyful tradition - the graduation ceremony - is being carried out across our state and around the country.

Higher education in America is caught in a vise of competing realities. While not the only road to success, access to higher education is vitally important for individuals to be able to participate in today's changing economy and for the United States to maintain its global competitiveness.