Tag Archives: retirement fund
- I’m A Middle School Teacher And Not Saving Money. – Chris
“Dear Steve, Hi, I am a middle school teacher. I have 80K in student loans and 10K in credit card loans. I am trying my darndest to pay down the credit cards as fast as I can. I think (HOPE!) they will be paid off by the end of the next school year–May 2010. Then [...]
- Steve Writes In “I Want to Cash Out My 401(k) And Pay Off Debt.”
Steve wrote me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site to ask his question below. You can too! “Dear Steve, I currently make $46,000.00 per year with no benefits. My wife’s income is $19,800.00 per year. Three years ago her income was $35,000.00 per year. We have racked up about $20,000.00 in credit card debt and have a [...]
- I’m Using My 401K to Get By And Have No Job. – Foster
Foster “Dear Steve, I lost my job in November and have cashed and used my 401k to get me through so far. It is now exhausted and I still have no job prospects. My wife works and I get unemployment, but we cannot make ends meet. I have had my credit card accounts closed for [...]
- Should I Cash Out My 401k to Pay Off My Credit Card Debt? – Chad
“Dear Steve, I have 30K in credit card debt, and I own a house. My property taxes went up 2k this year, and I can no longer put money in the credit card to pay down the payment. All my available income goes towards house payment and insurance, and taxes. I can make mimimum payment [...]
- Suzy Wants to Know If She’s Done Enough to Protect Herself
Suzy wrote 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 for free. “Dear Steve, Recently I paid off all credit cards and am debt free with exception of my car payment. [...]
- Linda Writes In And Asks “Should We Sell Our House Now Or Hold Out For More?”
“Dear Steve, Last year we put our house which is paid for on the market expecting it to sell quickly, and purchase another house with a mortgage. Our realtors say to lower the price $75k to sell it, but we feel that won’t give enough to invest for our retirement. Would we be better off [...]