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Connecticut Electric Bill Assistance

If you are a Connecticut resident struggling with paying your heating bill, there is help available for you. Connecticut electric bill assistance programs provide aid from federal and charitable sources to lower your power bill or prevent a disconnection of service. Continue reading

How to Negotiate a Medical Bill

Medical bills can be confusing and expensive. You may notice that one health care visit can result in multiple bills. Each bill may focus on one aspect of care, or it may just represent one of several physicians that were consulted for your care. Continue reading

Is Community Tax Relief a scam or completely ripping me off?

(Request from Rick and Erin in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) I’m trying to get help with 3 years of back taxes, I called community tax relief llc, and got some info and prices. $499 for the first step and somewhere around $900-$1200 for the next part depending on what all was involved with my case, if a lot then closer to the $1200. I went and had them do phase 1 @$499. Now going forward into the next step in this, they are now telling me it will be $4850, way more then we were told in the beginning. Is there any help, information, anything you can tell me about this company and my situation I’m now in. Please Help, don’t know what to do, already out $499. Is Community Tax Relief llc a scam or ripping me off completely…I just don’t know. Continue reading

How to cancel service with Time Warner Cable

Media reports of nightmarish interactions with Time Warner Cable representatives are common, yet just the tip of the iceberg. After completing my own 26-day crusade to terminate my service with TWC, I put together a simple way to make sure service is disconnected without having to endure the gauntlet of robot menus and retention agents who will do anything to keep you as a customer despite your pleas. Continue reading

Alaska Electric Bill Assistance

As an Alaska resident, you may struggle with paying your large electric bills, particularly if you live in rural areas where prices may be higher. The long winter requires the use of more energy to heat your home, adding to the burden. Various Alaska electric bill assistance programs can help you stay warm even as rates creep ever higher. Continue reading

How to Avoid Credit Repair Scams

A sure sign of a scam is a company that promises to repair your credit. No one can remove accurate information from your credit report. It is illegal for credit repair companies to promise specific results. They can only promise their actions. Continue reading

West Virginia Electric Bill Assistance

West Virginia electric bill assistance programs just got sweeter. The Dollar Energy Fund, which has operated since 1983 in Pennsylvania, is now available in West Virginia. The Dollar Energy Fund provides much needed aid to lower income families struggling to make their electric bill payments each month. Continue reading

Letter of Intent to Deny Security Clearance and Statement of Reasons

Have you received a Letter of Intent (LOI) to deny your security clearance? Do you know how you should respond to Statement of Reasons (SOR)? Understanding the process and the government’s concerns about how you handle your financial affairs can help you make changes and prove that you have taken corrective action. That way, you do not threaten your current or future job opportunities which may require security clearance. Continue reading