ZipDebt Blog

This post is intended to provide a forum for ZipDebt clients to post comments about their experience with the program. Recently, I spoke to a person interested in my program, and they told me that they didn’t bother to read any of the testimonials on my site because “everybody fakes testimonials.” Well, that’s probably true…

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In my previous post, I debunked one of the pitches used by settlement company sales reps, namely that such companies supposedly bundle numerous accounts together so they can get a lower overall settlement percentage. In this post, I’ll tackle another commonly heard sales tactic. This one usually comes from “debt elimination” firms which I consider…

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Consumers often get in touch with me after they have already talked to one or more debt settlement companies. They are attracted by the idea of using the do-it-yourself approach to debt settlement, especially when they see how much they’ll save on the fees charged by settlement companies. However, there’s one common claim made by…

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So far for 2007, it’s been very busy here at ZipDebt – hence the infrequent blog posts over the past few months. One of the reasons for the increasing number of people seeking help with credit card debt is the subprime mortgage problem that’s recently been in the news. After seeing countless people buy $700,000-$800,000…

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