Spending and spending and spending ... (North County Times)Our cafeteria here at the Escondido office was stuffed beyond standing room this past Wednesday evening for a showing of the documentary "I.O.U.S.A.," which explores our soaring national and personal debt and the implications for the nation.

10 Tough Ways to Boost Your Bottom Line (TheStreet.com)Ready to put a big dent in your debt or supercharge your savings? Here's how.

Small caps round-up: Asterand, Ark Therapeutics, Cash Converters (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)Shares in human tissue and drug discovery services supplier Asterand jumped nearly 60% after it nearly moved into profits following a surge in revenues.

Personal debt level tops UK's income (Edinburgh Evening News)PERSONAL debt in the UK exceeds the income generated by the country as a whole for the second year running, research showed today.

Personal Debt Tops GDP in Britain?Again (BusinessWeek)

Personal debt rises to £1.44trillion in UK (Daily Record)PERSONAL debt in the UK has outstripped the country's GDP for the second year running.

UK personal debt rises to £1.444 trillion, says accountants Grant Thornton (Leeds Today)PERSONAL debt in the UK is higher than the income generated by the country as a whole for the second year running, research showed today. (22/08/2008 07:55:11)