Tag Archives: savings
- Marriage and Money: How to Talk to Your New Spouse About Finances
So you’re engaged. Or thinking about it. If you’re really serious about spending the rest of your life with another person, it’s time to get some of the tougher issues out in the open. Somewhere near the top of your list should be MONEY. Conflicts about money issues can stop a relationship before it has [...]
- We Have a Lot of Debt, But Not a Lot of Savings. – Ann
“Dear Steve, Currently we have a lot of debt. We are making this the year to pay a lot of this down. We don’t have much of a savings. Our current debt is this: a first mortgage = 170K, second mortgage that = 35K, first credit card = 17K, second credit card = 5K, and [...]
- 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 [...]
- Nine Essential Steps to Successfully Manage Your Money
Only the rich need to worry about having people manage their money, right? Wrong! With a handful of credit cards, checking, savings and retirement accounts and lots of different bills to pay we all need money managers. The difference is if we aren’t wealthy, the money management responsibility usually falls on our own shoulders, rather [...]
- Should I Use All of My Savings to Pay Off My Credit Card? – Hal
Hal “Dear Steve, I have an outstanding credit card balance of $ 8,288.76 at 18.99% APR. We are paying roughly $500 a month, which is about 300 over the minimum. However, the finance charges costs about $138, seems to me to be a losing battle. I have 13K in a savings account that is making [...]
- I Have Gone Through All My Savings and Gambled to Try to Stay Current on My Bills. – Janet
“Dear Steve, I am 75,000 in debt. All are credit cards. Last year I lost a job of 20 years but was able to get a job at about 20,000 less income. I was able to convince myself that I had my debt under control because I was able to pay it. I have been [...]
- Slowdown nails contractors: Dozens of Idaho small business owners
Slowdown nails contractors: Dozens of Idaho small business owners … Idaho Business Review, United States - 2 hours ago Most of the rest of their liabilities consist of medical bills, a car loan and credit card debt . ยท Boise home builder and contractor Russ Iverson filed for …