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Chapter 3 – Take a Lap on the Gerbil Wheel of Debt

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Chapter 2 – What Your Money is Trying to Tell You

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Listen to the Podcast You can subscribe to my podcast on any of these sites below.                    Easiest way to listen – Say “Hey Siri play Get Out of Debt Guy Podcast” or “Hey Alexa play Get Out of Debt Guy Podcast” Easiest way to subscribe – Say “Hey Siri subscribe Get Out of Debt …

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Equity Loan, Home Prices, Money Pain for People That Help Us, and a Controversial Tough Topic That Will Make You Ponder

Get Out of Debt Guy Podcast - Steve Rhode

In this podcast, I want to share the following stories that may surprise you. We will start with a loan advertisement that might appear in your mailbox and why you need to watch out. Then we will chat about what will happen with home prices in this uncertain economy. Will they crash? Let’s take a …

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Can Social Security Garnish Me for Child Support Payments?

Can Social Security Garnish Me for Child Support Payments?

Question: Dear Steve, Can social security take out money from my check for child support arrears if it is my only income and would make it so I couldn’t pay my bills? It would be a hardship. Richard Answer: Dear Richard, According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), “we can withhold Social Security benefits to …

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My Son’s SSDI is Being Garnished Twice for Child Support

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Question: Dear Steve, My son receives Social Security for Disability when Social Security was awarded, $600 was assigned to his daughters. A few months ago the office of Child Support in Florida, garnished her Social Security Benefits for $700 more. They said that if he does not provide evidence of the $600 previously assigned to …

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Can Texas Really Take My Social Security Check and Unemployment for Child Support?

Question: Dear Steve, The TX AG is taking half of my social security check and half of my disability unemployment check, leaving Me with not nearly enough to pay rent, utilities, insurance and other debts. Mike Answer: Dear Mike, Unfortunately, Texas is one of those states where the state has the authority to request the …

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My Child Support Was Cut in Half and I Need My Creditors to Work With Me So I can Afford My Payments

Question: Dear Steve, I have been a struggling single mom for over 10 years. I recently started to get child support and now my ex-husband has stopped paying half because my son turned 18 and went into the Navy. I have been using credit cards and got a personal loan to help support the kids …

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Get a Child Support Order, File Bankruptcy, and Give the Finger to Deadbeat Dad

Question: Dear Steve, My children’s Deadbeat Dad was $27,000 in debt with two college degrees, then got in trouble with the law, and continued to work part-time in construction while our family accumulated further debt. We’ve been separated (not legally) for nearly five years, and while I have supported our two children, he moved in …

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How Your Parents’ Help Could Hurt Your Chances of Buying a Home

Getting a mortgage will probably be the largest transaction of your life — no doubt, it will have an impact on your finances for the next 30 years. With that in mind, when it comes to how much you can borrow for that big transaction, any debts you have now will reduce that amount. And …

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How Do I Get a Child Support Collection Removed From My Credit Report

“Dear Steve, I have a child support collection on my trans Union report dating back to 2001 (date opened) and showing date closed as Nov 2007. As it’s more than 7 years old can’t that be deleted? Also, the state recently added the same collection to my Equifax with the same dates. Can’t that be …

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