{"id":4313,"date":"2020-04-15T22:56:49","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T22:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nomoredebts.org\/?page_id=4313"},"modified":"2025-01-10T17:39:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T01:39:43","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nomoredebts.org\/blog","title":{"rendered":"Debt Help Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Banner Image with Heading and Text&#8221; module_class=&#8221;vertical-align&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_type=&#8221;circular&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(91,37,175,0.44) 15%|rgba(91,37,175,0) 70%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(91,37,175,0.44)&#8221; background_color_gradient_start_position=&#8221;15%&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(91,37,175,0)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end_position=&#8221;70%&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/nomoredebts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/reading-blogs-on-ccs_hero.jpg&#8221; min_height=&#8221;550px&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;wave2&#8243; bottom_divider_height_tablet=&#8221;70px&#8221; bottom_divider_height_phone=&#8221;50px&#8221; bottom_divider_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; background_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; background_size_phone=&#8221;cover&#8221; background_position_tablet=&#8221;top_right&#8221; background_position_phone=&#8221;top_right&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||90px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||80px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Heading&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;42px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||26px|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;25%&#8221; text_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]Money Management Blog[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; text_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the Credit Counselling Society\u2019s Blog.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"line-height: 90%;\">Debt Help Blog<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 70%; color: #747474;\">Bankruptcy, Budgeting, Credit Counselling &amp; More<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Learn all sorts of great ways to manage your money better, <span style=\"color: #666666;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nomoredebts.org\/debt-help\/debt-problems\" style=\"color: #666666;\">solve your debt problems<\/a><\/span>, and use your credit more wisely. 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