Tag Archives: cashing out 401K

I’m Thinking of Taking Money Out of My 401(k) to Pay Down Debt

“Dear Steve, Hi – I am a 50 yearld old man with a good income but I am in a financial pinch for sure. I have 2 kids in college right now – one is freshman and the other is a junior – both a tier 1 schools (not cheap). In 2009 I changed jobs [...]

I’ve Got a Military Retirement And a Fair Amount of Credit Card Debt. What Should I Do? – Jay

Jay 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 [...]

We Are Flat Broke And Need to Drain Our 401(k). – Susan

“Dear Steve, Currently collecting unemployment after being laid off from my job back in Feb 2009. It is exactly enough to pay my rent. My husband’s income is mostly from tips and some side jobs he does. We have very poor credit and our utilities are behind and have no savings. We have 2 children, [...]

We Make Too Much Money and Have Too Much Debt. I Want to Raid My 401(k). – Paul

Paul 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 [...]

Should I Cash Out my 401K to Pay Off My Credit Card Debt. – Taneah

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