John F. Wasik: Use your federal rebate check to cut down your credit-card debt (Asbury Park Press)

Story date: 2008-02-24 03:29:18
Added on: 2008-02-24 23:09:19

Now that your economic stimulus check is in the mail, what do you do with it once it's in hand?


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