Annette “Dear Steve, I owe $94,023 total. I owe $41,089 on my mortgage, at 6% interest, and $2,754 on my car, at 6% interest. I owe $50,189 on my credit cards and line of credit, at interest rates ranging from 3.99% to 12%. My annual income is $56732. My house payment is $549, my car … Read more
Doug “Dear Steve, I have 20k of ccard debt and have lost my job. I am paying my bills with unemployment and savings but time is running out. I have thought about Bankruptcy but have been told i will lose my boat which is paid for and the court might auction my home also. My … Read more
Nicki “Dear Steve, When I left college with credit card debt I had no way of paying, no real job and student loans piled on top, I was struggling to keep from drowning in debt. Top that off with medical isses (no insurance) and those bills, it took almost seven years to pay back the … Read more
Deb “Dear Steve, I’ve been married for 17 years, I let my spouse take over finances for a 2 year period and found out end of last year that we were completely overextended (even though income is good), and more importantly have mutliple late payments on probably every account/credit card we had. Some in his … Read more
“Dear Steve, I am bankrupt what do i do now? Mary” Dear Mary, Excellent question. Being declared bankrupt and having your debt discharged ends one part of your financial life. It buries it but now is the time for your new financial life to be born. Here are the key steps to focus on next. … Read more
Jen “Dear Steve, Well we are young (24)married, and make good money, also live above our means a bit. depending on where you live this may sound high to you, but we make 70k a year, and about 4-7k per month varying. well it wasnt always this way, back when we were 18 my hubby … Read more
“Dear Steve, Putting it nicely I want to “tidy” up my debt. I want to get my ducks in a row so my husband and I can eventually buy a different house. Here’s my financial picture: Together my husband and I take home: $5800/month Secured Debts: Total: $1503/month broken down as the following: 1st mortgage … Read more
I know this is going to sound like crazy talk but keep reading. Now is not the time to pay more than the minimum payment on your credit card if you don’t have a lot of money in savings. If you thought the foreclosure crisis was bad, just watch what is going to happen to … Read more
Zach “Dear Steve, I just turned 26 years old and I’ve got $6700 in credit card debt (All at 0% except for $1700 at 11%) and $4500 in an emergency fund savings account. It costs about $1600 a month for me to live, giving me about 3 months of living expenses saved up. I have … Read more
“Dear Steve, I owe $8000 dollars from one credit card. I don’t really owe any significant amount from the other credit cards I have. I’m expecting to receive about $8,000 from our income tax refund, should I just use all of that to pay my debt? I was thinking of saving the $8000 refund instead … Read more
