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Ask Mr. G™
Jim Garnett is the "Mr. G." behind the AskMrG Library, and has more than thirty years experience as a counselor, speaker, and author. He serves as Director of Education for Consumer Credit of America, on the Board of Directors for the Iowa Jumpstart Coalition, and on the Board of Educational Advisors for the Institute of Consumer Financial Education.
Jim is a nationally certified credit counselor and parent trainer, and has authored seven books on financial management and family counseling. His booklet "How To Have Money With The Money You Have" is approved by the US Bankruptcy Trustees as a tool for financial education. Content from the AskMrG Library has appeared on Forbes.com, YahooFinance.com, Marketwatch.com, Morningstar.com, and BusinessMVP.com.
Attitudes
- Top 10 List of Credit Don’ts
- Ten Perspectives That Will Sink Your Financial Ship
- Four Attitudes That Lead To Financial Ruin
- Common Attitudes Toward Credit Cards
- Common Attitude Toward Savings
- Getting Control of Your Finances: As Easy As Pie?
- Overcoming Obstacles To Maintaining A Savings Account
- How To Remain Stable In An Unstable Economy
Budgeting
- Getting Control of Your Finances: As Easy As Pie?
- A SIMPLE Budget, Please
- How To Tell What Is “Spendable” Income
- Budgeting With Fluctuating Income
- Tracking Expenses Is Not Budgeting
- Why Is It Always Feast Or Famine?
- Emergencies Savings – Nobody Does It. Why?
- Emergencies Savings – Overcoming The Obstacles
- The Rule of 72
- The F.A.T. Test
- How To Remain Stable In An Unstable Economy
Consumer Protection
- Rapid Tax-Refund Loans
- National Do Not Call List
- Online Shopping
- Credit Insurance
- Rent-To-Own
- Fair Debt Collections
- PayDay Loans
- Zero-Percent Financing
- Cell Phone Plans
- Work-At-Home Schemes
- Opting Out of Credit Card Offers
- The Top Ten Complaints to FTC
- A safer credit-counseling world? The overall outlook improves for consumers.
- New Credit Card Law: What You Need To Know
- The F.A.T. Test
Credit
- Top 10 List of Credit Don’ts
- Ten Perspectives That Will Sink Your Financial Ship
- What exactly is credit?
- Installment Vs. Revolving Credit
- Bad Credit. So What?
- The Five C’s of Good Credit
- Four Traps To Avoid
- Credit Repair Clinics
- Credit Rules Bookmark
- Will A Late Payment Affect My Credit Score?
- Does Credit Counseling Lower Your Credit Score?
- Does Credit Counseling Lower Your Credit Score? A Testimonial.
Credit Cards: Questions
- Will A Late Payment Affect My Credit Score?
- Universal Default: What Is It?
- Lost or Stolen Cards
- Interest Rates – How High?
- Lower Interest Rates?
- Finances Charges And Closed Accounts
- Transfering Balances
- Late Payments And Interest Rates
- Late Payments And Interest Rates on Other Cards
- Who’s The Biggest?
- Who can put a charge on our credit card account?
- Will A Late Payment Affect My Credit?
- Can A Late Fee Create An Over-Limit Fee?
- Closing An Account With A Balance?
- Shopping for a credit card?
- Age Requirements
Credit Reports
- Free Credit Report? Yes, But Be Careful
- How Can I Get A Credit Report?
- What Information Is On It?
- The What’s and The Why’s
- Who Reports to Whom?
- Bad Marks – How Long?
- Inquiries
- Why Do Mistakes Occur?
- Mistakes – How To Get Them Corrected
- Fraud
- New SS#, New Credit Report?
- The Credit Profile of An Average American
Debt
- Top 10 List of Credit Don’ts
- Ten Perspectives That Will Sink Your Financial Ship
- Co-Signing: Is It Wise?
- Your Home: Asset or ATM Machine?
- Charge Offs – All You Ever Wanted To Know
- Judgments: What Are They And How Do They Work?
- Judgment Proof
- Who’s Responsible After Spouse’s Death?
- Divorce and Debt
- Settlement Agreements – What Are They?
- Settlement Agreement – Can I Do It Myself?
- Paying Debt With Home Equity Loans
- Pay Off Credit Card Debt 5-25 Times Faster
Financial Tips for Economic Hard Times
- Getting Control of Your Finances: As Easy As Pie?
- New Or Used Car In Tough Times?
- Thanksgiving and Financial Health
- Christmas Giving That Gives In Economic Hard Times
- New Credit Card Law: What You Need To Know
- The F.A.T. Test
- How To Remain Stable In An Unstable Economy
- Preparing For A Rainy Day In A Stormy Economy
Young Adult Corner - Money Smart Tips
- Getting Control of Your Finances: As Easy As Pie?
- Tips For Buying A Used Car
- 50% of College Students Have More Than $5000 of CC Debt
- Your Home: Asset or ATM Machine?
- Overcoming Obstacles To Maintaining A Savings Account
- Common Mistakes Young Adults Make with Money and How to Avoid Them
- 5 Ways to Cut Spending… and Still Get to Do and Buy Cool Things
- Five Things You Should Know About Credit Cards
- Five Things You Should Know About Checks and Checking Accounts
- Simple, Everyday Things You Can Do to Save Money
- A Small Savings Account Can Get Big Over Time
- Do You Really Need Those $125 Designer Sneakers?
- High-Tech Banking, 24/7
- Getting a Loan: A Responsibility to Be Taken Seriously
- Ages and Stages of Money Management: A To-Do List
- Financial Fraud and Theft – Protect Yourself
- The Financial Aptitude Test – F.A.T.
- New Credit Card Law: What You Need To Know
- The F.A.T. Test
- How To Remain Stable In An Unstable Economy
- Preparing For A Rainy Day In A Stormy Economy
