No more mortgage interest tax deduction confusion, or so we thought. When is it a good tax deduction, & when is it not? You'll want to read this…

There is an increase in refinancing to put cash back into the home and shrink the mortgage. You really need to sit down and look at whether this is a good idea or not.

Are you keeping an eye on your money and tracking what you spend and where? Somebody needs to and if you aren't doing it, who is going to? Does anyone else have a bigger stake in wiping out your debt and building the retirement you want and deserve than you do?

What is your plan for your debt? Have you really made one yet? Most people put this off because they don't want to face the unknown. It's easier to keep tooling along blissfully ignorant of how much money you owe or where you are on building your retirement. But it's going to catch up with you,

Most of us don't realize how much our emotions are tied into our spending habits and our build up of debt. Both of which eat away at our future by reducing how much we are contributing and building for retirement. Many of our clients at No More Mortgage have felt the same way until…

There are very important differences between No More Mortgage's automated debt elimination plan and debt settlement. You should know about these differences and how they can affect your financial future.

Let's look at the how each one comes into play in your quest to eliminate your debt and get back on track financially.

If you're like most people, you think of the balances on your statements for your mortgage, credit cards, and other debts as what you owe.

Well, yes it is and no it isn't. Yes, at one moment in time a statement can show what you owe if you were to pay it off completely. And no it isn't when you factor in interest payments over time.

CREDIT CARD REFORM BILL TRIES TO HELP CASH-STRAPPED CUSTOMERS, BUT COMPANIES HAVE NEW WAYS TO BOOST PROFITS

Credit card companies are socking it to consumers left and right. They're hiking interest rates to as much as 36% and doubling minimum monthly payments, frustrating customers who are already cash-strapped and credit-crunched.

STEPHANIE S. RECENTLY RECEIVED ONE OF THOSE LETTERS THAT CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT HOLDERS DREAD; her 11% rate had been raised to 29.99%. And when she called Citibank to complain, she was placed squarely between a rock and a hard place. Accept the higher rate, she was told, or close the card and accept the damage to her credit score.

In August, prices rose in 17 oF 20 cities. Only Charlotte, Cleveland and Las Vegas recorded month-to-month declines. In the past year, prices are down 11.3% in the 20 cities. Prices in all 20 cities were lower in August 2009 than in August 2008, but in general, year-over-year declines have lessened. "We do want to remind people of the upcoming…