How does debt creep up on us? How do we fight debt once we have it? Ways to fight bankruptcy and how to avoid the debt trap.

You may never be as popular as today’s second mortgage, but it could be your best friend. In today’s finance-friendly world, it seems like everyone is getting a second mortgage or home equity line of credit -- and as interest rates climb, their popularity grows.

In the present climate of easy credit it is easy to get in over your head with credit card debt. Many people do not realize how many Americans are living payday to payday getting deeper and deeper into the drowning pool of high interest revolving debt.

Your family tree may be the reason you don't have a money tree in your back yard. Are you allowing yourself be the victim of your parent's financial skills shortfall?