Mississippi Home Corp. awards housing counseling grant to Meridian 
Meridians Multi-County Community Service Agency on Thursday received a grant for $20,000 to coach potential home buyers in what steps they need to take to achieve their goal.
Source: www.meridianstar.com

Business briefs 
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of West Florida will have a free Pre-Purchase Home Buyers Workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at Consumer Credit Counseling Service of West Florida, 14 S. Palafox Place.
Source: www.pensacolanewsjournal.com

You'll spend less if you leave cards at home 
The Philadelphia Inquirer At this time of year, I'm duty-bound to deliver a fire-and-brimstone sermon about the evils of spending too much during the holidays.
Source: www.sunherald.com

ASK ELLIE: Get credit counseling before marriage 
Dear Ellie: My fianc and I opened a savings account for the wedding but he never contributed. He finally confessed that during our dating period he'd accumulated a large debt. But I caught him buying ridiculously expensive items. I knew he liked to spend money, which he attributed to his parents' lack of support, having to work since young even to buy his clothes.
Source: www.suburbanchicagonews.com

Seminar to be held 
Ever-increasing interest rates, falling home values, increased minimum payments on credit cards, along with the uncertainty of fuel prices are eating away at paychecks.
Source: www.plaintalk.net