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Are You Being Harassed?

by Christian Oey – CEO An insider took a shot of this sign from within a collections agency. Don’t be too concerned if you are being bullied by collections people. This is how they are trained…. Tactics.

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“New Year, New Strategy”

(by Christian Oey – CEO)… If one of your new year resolutions this year is to get out of debt, or more simpler, to take control of your finances, here are some tips to get you started. 1. You need to know exactly where you are. This includes utility bills and all your other debts. [...]

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“Statement of Claim!”

(by Joelle Harding – Client Relationship Mgr.)… Four words that sounds so big, in actual fact if you look up statement & claim in the Thesaurus you get a different outlook…Statement (declaration, announcement, testimonial) Claim (maintain, declare, argue). So…let’s say ‘Statement of Claim’ again….’Declaration of Maintaining’…’Announcement of Declare’….’Testimonial of Argument’….. OK, no one ever said [...]

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“Collections Calls Exposed!”

(by Christian Oey – CEO)… One of our clients forwarded me the following front page article in The Age newspaper recently, exposing the truth about those collection calls you (used) to get; I have taken an excerpt: “SECRET NAB documents reveal its debt collection staff work from scripts designed to create a sense of “urgency”, [...]

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“You’ve Lost Your Job..Now What?..”

The below blog is thanks to top American Financial Counsellor and Guru Dave Ramsey: A job loss is not the end of the world. For many people, it’s just the launching pad to a new, more fulfilling career. It can also be a great time to re-prioritize the plan for your money or actually create [...]

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“Credit Card Rate Trap”

(by Christian Oey – CEO)… Surprise surprise. An article in the Australian Financial Review on 16th September, 2010, talked about how credit card providers are pushing up hidden interest rates such as revert rates on balance transfer cards. This information was based on research conducted by researcher RateCity. The average rate on balance transfer credit [...]

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“Banks’ Financial Advice: Get in More Debt!..”

“Banks’ Financial Advice: Get in More Debt!..”

If you are in financial stress, you go to see the bank for financial advice…don’t you? Why does their advice usually involve taking on more debt? Read one of our client’s view on this….

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“BUSTED! Collections Mongrels..”

Debt collectors busted yet again for heavy handed tactics, allegedly acting in an illegal manner, breaching the rules. Sadly they do this on a daily basis and get away with it; but it’s good to see some of them get caught – dobbed in by their colleagues! Read this article…

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“The Truth About the Part 9 Debt Agreement”

Did you once consider or are you thinking of entering into a Part IX (9) Debt Agreement to solve your financial woes? This post shows an email from a person we have recently been conversing with and his experience with the Part IX Debt Agreement process….

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“Does Debt Consolidation Work?”

Debt consolidation sounds neat. One repayment, lower repayments, all your financial problems cleaned up in one full swoop…..or is it? Find out if debt consolidation is all that it’s stacked up to be…..

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