Home > Money & Business > Personal Finance > Credit & Debt > Spouse’s poor credit score could lower yours (Distributed 01/15/08) You’ve taken good care all your adult life to pay bills on time and maintain a high credit score. You expect your high rating to continue after marriage, but it could drop if your new spouse has a low credit score. Tips to Help You Get Out of Debt If your bills are piling up, you can't make all of your payments on time and you're thinking about paying one credit card balance with a cash advance from another, LSU AgCenter family economist Dr. Jeanette Tucker says it's time to organize your credit payments and develop a plan for reducing your bills. Myths And Realities About FICO Scores Examined Many consumers are under the impression that federal legislation allows them to learn their credit scores. This is one of the myths circulating among the public about obtaining credit histories, according to LSU AgCenter family economics professor Dr. Jeanette Tucker. Credit Card Use by College Students [Image: LSU students] Credit card use has grown dramatically among college students. This has generated concern that these students are overextended and unaware of the long-term consequences associated with severe indebtedness.  more articles... Some Hurricane Survivors Face Tough Mortgage Decisions Recent hurricanes may have obliterated your house, your job and likely even the property values in your area – leaving you with the feeling that the only things still intact are your mortgage and other debts. Children in the Middle Series: Separating Your Finances [Image: Children in the Middle Series] Marriage is a financial partnership. Divorce means more than separating a family physically. It also means separating a family financially. Suggestions for preparing for financial separation, dividing property, dealing with debt and dividing assets and property are included. Power Pay [Image: PowerPay Program] The LSU AgCenter offers a computer debt-reduction analysis called "PowerPay" that will calculate the fastest way to repay your creditors while paying the least amount of interest.