MORE than half of people in the West (52%) spend more than they can afford over Christmas and are left struggling to pay bills and keep afloat in January.

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Multiple debts against your name that you owe to different creditors not only drains away your income (especially, if they carry high interest rate, such as credit cards) but also rob your peace. It is generally very difficult to manage multiple debts efficiently. Larger sum of money can be borrowed at a lower interest rate. So, it makes sense to consolidate your small multiple debts into a single loan amount. Debt consolidation is a smart way to address your debt problem.

A careful approach while collating your debts using debt consolidation loans will not only help you to streamline your finances but also enable you to get rid of the debts in the long run. While applying for a debt consolidation loan, try to borrow only that much money which is just sufficient to pay off the existing debts.

Corzine to mayors: Tax relief hangs on toll plan

Corzine warned mayors Wednesday that property tax relief could be cut in the new state budget unless he can reduce state debt, providing local officials an ominous picture of what could happen if his toll road plan is not approved.

"If we don't solve these problems, property tax relief . . . will not be able to be accomplished, so I hope that people understand that these things are connected," Corzine said in a morning presentation pitching his proposal to sharply raise tolls in order to halve state debt and fund decades of transportation projects.

Corzine told about 150 mayors visiting the State House Wednesday he hopes to preserve direct property tax rebates. But municipal aid, which helps mayors hold down property taxes by paying for local programs, could be cut without the expected savings from the proposal, Corzine said.

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The owner of a large Milwaukee condominium project, facing major construction cost overruns and mounting debts, has filed for receivership - effectively ending its control of the development.

First Place Milwaukee LLC took that action Thursday with a filing in Milwaukee County Circuit Court. A state receivership action requires the court appointment of an outsider to run a company for the benefit of its creditors, a move somewhat similar to bankruptcy.

According to the filing, First Place owes nearly $59 million to a group of lenders and investors that helped finance the development of 115 condominiums at 106 W. Seeboth St., overlooking the confluence of the Milwaukee and Menomonee rivers. The 12-story project, known as First Place on the River, includes a riverwalk and other publicly funded improvements totaling $6.7 million.

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