Tag Archives: teacher
- I’m a Teacher But I Can’t Afford My Toyota Camry Payment. – Sloane
“Dear Steve, I was a public school teacher until health problems forced me to quit teaching so therefore, I retired. The doctors have not given me clearance to return to work; so at the age of 61, I doubt that I will be unable to return. About six months before my health problems began, I [...]
- I’m a Teacher in Debt And Not Sure What to Do Next. – Colleen
“Dear Steve, After long and expensive divorce got a predatory mtg. Taxes are 12k month. Teacher not paid in summer and ran up credit cards due to high expenses over the years. Just stared making decent money but now have unsecured debt of approx 170k. Mtg of 406k. And can’t make ends meet even on [...]
- I’m a Teacher. How Can I Get My Federal Stafford Student Loans Forgiven? – Aimie
Aimie 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 [...]
- Substitute Teacher Lives in Shelter Instead of Paying Rent. – Tim
Tim 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 [...]
- I’m A Middle School Teacher And Not Saving Money. – 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 Husband and I Are Just Getting By and Now Have a Child on the Way. – Marisa
“Dear Steve, My husband and I have been married for almost four years. We are both teachers and make about 60,000 a year combined. During this time we have accumulated over 25,000.00 in needless debt. We own our own home, have one car payment and two student loans. We have tried to a make a [...]
- I’m a Teacher And Wonder if I Can Get My Student Loans Reduced for Teaching in a Title 1 School. – Victoria
“Dear Steve, I have been teaching at the same Title 1 school for more than 10 years. Both before and after October 30, 2004 (the date indicated in the forgiveness details), I have completed at least 5 years of teaching. About $70,000 of Stafford Loan debt has accrued because of enrollment in a Master’s and [...]
- I’ve Liquidated My Savings, Checks and CDs But I’m Still in Debt. – Jennifer
“Dear Steve, I currently have liquidated all my assets (savings, checking, CD’s) and have not tapped into my 401(k) yet. I am newly employed at a school district and make $32,275/year. I am now living paycheck to paycheck. My current debt is car loan of $10,943 at an interest rate of 5.5% and monthly payment [...]
- My Wife And I Are Teachers But Our Finances Are Failing. – Jon
“Dear Steve, My wife and I are both teachers. I just lost my job. We have a $310K mortgage on a home that is only worth $250K. The mortgage is a five year ARM that changes in December. We have about $45K in credit card debt and a $40K student loan. We can only make [...]
- Can I Legally Do Anything to Eliminate Some of My Crushing Student Loan Balance? – Mark
Mark 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 [...]