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Practically Speaking: Strung Out on Credit

Series: Practically Speaking
From: Ayana Contreras
Length: 00:09:52

The Road to Rehabilitation is littered with good intentions and foreclosures. Host Audra Wilson discovers that many Americans were literally addicted to credit (i.e. unable to function without it), and the symptoms of the current economic climate are (in many cases) some pretty bad jonesing. She also talks to a woman who kicked the credit habit... cold turkey. Read the full description.

Creditcard1_2_small The Road to Rehabilitation is littered with good intentions and foreclosures.  Host Audra Wilson interviews experts like Michael van Zalingen, a "foreclosure guru", about the rise and fall of credit dependency. She also speaks with Ralph Martire from The Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, who takes into account the historical trends of credit use and debt.  Host Audra Wilson discovers that many Americans were literally addicted to credit (i.e. unable to function without it), and the symptoms of the current economic climate are (in many cases) some pretty bad jonesing.  Finally, she talks to a woman who kicked the credit habit... cold turkey.

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Piece Description

The Road to Rehabilitation is littered with good intentions and foreclosures.  Host Audra Wilson interviews experts like Michael van Zalingen, a "foreclosure guru", about the rise and fall of credit dependency. She also speaks with Ralph Martire from The Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, who takes into account the historical trends of credit use and debt.  Host Audra Wilson discovers that many Americans were literally addicted to credit (i.e. unable to function without it), and the symptoms of the current economic climate are (in many cases) some pretty bad jonesing.  Finally, she talks to a woman who kicked the credit habit... cold turkey.

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