I’d like to follow up with my previous article, How Do You Value Your Quality of Life? Debt Solutions to Fix The Future In this article I showcased a friend of mine, Michael. I should point out that Michael was much more than a friend to me, we had been in a very serious relationship … Read more
“Dear Steve, 52 years old, Male, independant recruiter(start-up DBA), living with girlfriend/partner and 9 year old daughter in home owned by her. $21K unsecured debt. Car loan(upside down due to rollover from lease) with 43 months remaining at $358 per month. Monthly expenses ~$3K(but could reduce to $2.6K) including $750 month minimum payments on credit … Read more
Maria “Dear Steve, This is not a debt question – it’s about staying in the stock market with all the current turmoil? Will you still answer it? Maria” Maria, So much of what happens in the stock market is not based on logic or research, but innuendo, gossip and emotion. Just because the stock market … Read more
“Dear Steve, I have overextended on my home equity line my condo is not worth the money now. I have been working overtime as much as possible to keep paying bills I borrowed 10,000 from my 401k to cover some of the debt and 5,000 each from 2 friends of mind now the interest rate … Read more
“Dear Steve, My Brother-in-Law is deeply in debt. He was laid off from work 6 years ago and hasn’t found a decent job since. He isn’t very smart when it comes to money and lived off his savings until it was all gone. He is now 60 years old, has several thousands of dollars on … Read more
“Dear Steve, f I enter a debt management program will my 401K savings be safe from creditors or anyone forcing me to withdraw any funds to pay on my debts? Do I even have to tell anyone I have a 401K? Joan” Dear Joan, If you click here for credit counseling information and enter a … Read more
Blair “Dear Steve, Divcorced. Paying heavy child support. Behind on auto payments, can’t meet basic living expenses – facing bankruptcy. Tried debt consolidation, but the fees were high and it did not meet my needs. I have money in a 401k I need now. How can I cah out totally,as the IRS governs? Blair” Dear … Read more
Brandy “Dear Steve, I am 30 and my husband is 40.We have 27,000 in his 401k (we have lost almost 10,000). We dont have much as far as credit cards but we are drowing in a house payment, 2 Vehicle payments (1300 per month) and a payment on a rental property that we are unable … Read more
Jami “Dear Steve, I’m losing money in my 401k. I left my 401k in my ex-employers plan. I started at $73000.00 and now it is down to $47,500. I really want to get it out of there but I have no idea where to put it. Can you offer any ideas? Jami” Dear Jami, I … Read more
“Dear Steve, I am 40 yrs old and have been working at the current corporation for about 10 years now. I have not participated in the 401K plan(they do not contribute or match at all). I feel like i am the only one there who doesnt. Now everyone probably have some decent money towards retirement … Read more
“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 … Read more
Mona “Dear Steve, We just finished building our home (we were the contractors). Before we started we had very manageable debt and our credit scores were almost 800. We used a construction to permanent loan(5.5%) and credit cards to build our home. Now that we are finshed we have a $255,000 mortgage and owe $85,000 … Read more
Rik “Dear Steve, Hi Steve, you’re a good guy for helping so many people. We have $90,000 credit card debt all at %25, about 1/3 from unwise spending, the rest from medical bills, and taxes we couldn’t pay due to medical bills. I have been fighting minimum payments for years and years and can’t do … Read more
“Dear Steve, I am currently a stay at home mom and my husband is working outside the US. Our monthly income is $13,000/mo. And our revolving debt is listed below: Home Mortgage – $340,376.98 – 2,098.82 Line of Credit 191,529.48 – 568.53 Credit Card 1 10,088.49 – 336.00 Credit Card 2 15,865.05 – 343.00 Credit … Read more
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 … Read more