Tag Archives: baby
- Saving Money When Your Baby is On The Way
Dear Dollar Stretcher, I’m expecting a baby! It’s my first so everything is new for me. I’m feeling overwhelmed with the whole thing. I can’t ask my mom for advice (long story) so I’m really on my own. There seems to be a million things that I need to buy. I want the best for [...]
- Decorating the Baby Nursery on a Budget
Decorating Your Nursery Our next project to tackle for the baby’s arrival is getting the nursery ready. This morning it’s a bit like a construction zone as my husband is stalling a ceiling fan and light plus we have all these boxes fill with stuff that we’re donating or mailing to a relative. Preparing a [...]
- Should We Go With Embrace Home Loans for Debt Consolidation? – Jennifer
My husband and I had a baby about 2 years ago and shortly after we moved to the small town where I grew up to be closer to family. Which was a wonderful move except for the fact that we both left our higher end paying jobs for jobs that while secure do not pay [...]
- Between The New Baby, Truck Payment, and Credit Card Debt, I’m In Financial Trouble. – Bethany
“Dear Steve, I have a new baby, hospital bills from birth and baby’s special needs, am in danger of getting behind on my truck loan payment, have about 12,000.00 in credit card debt from poor decisions in college. I’m overdrawing my checking account every month to cover expenses and can’t seem to get ahead, plus [...]
- Scammers Use Dead Babies Identities to Ripoff Banks
Here’s a scam I had not heard of before. This one is from Wales and the United Kingdom. A NIGERIAN gang which stole the identities of dead babies and then plundered bank accounts set up in their name was jailed yesterday. The gang of three, two men and a woman, stole 44 separate identities over [...]
- I Am Pregnant and Unemployed. Are Their Companies That Can Provide Me With Debt Relief? – Chris
Chris wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and asked the following question. If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask just use the online form. I’m happy to help you totally for free. Income from the GetOutOfDebt.org site advertising is used to help alleviate poverty. If you would like to [...]
- My Ultimate Goal is to Reduce My Monthly Payments and Get Out of Debt. – Nicole
“Dear Steve, My debt is as follows: $8.5k – Chase Mastercard, $2.6k – Amex, $2.6k – Macy’s Visa, $2.6k – Best Buy, $500 – Discover. I have inerest rates between 21% and 28% on all of the cards due to late payments. Right now I am current on all of the cards but I am [...]