Debt-Management Tips For Seniors

Story date: 2007-09-06 03:05:00
Added on: 2007-09-08 23:00:18

Click2Houston.com - Reverse Mortgages People struggling with high-interest credit-card debt are typically advised to tap the equity in their homes. But that's a bad idea for retirees. "I tend to cringe when I see seniors refinancing their houses at a late age," says ...


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