“Dear Steve, Married 8 years Two Kids Wife was home on Maternity leave in 06. I was mortage broker. Wife does not handle money stress well at all. Money was tight. I used credit cards and HELOC to meet bill obligations. Have about 55k in debt wife does not know about. She has recently started …
In searching for material for my next video project, I stumbled across a video that literally, made me do a triple take. A YouTube user preaching to viewers ways to save and budget money. Some of his advice had merit but there was one part that made me question out loud: “Did he REALLY just …
photo © 2010 Jaci Berkopec | more info (via: Wylio)A new study by the National Endowment for Financial Education and Forbes says 1 in 3 couples who have combined their finances, admit they have been keeping financial secrets from the other. The leading money crimes were hiding cash, minor purchases and bills. Meanwhile, a significant …
This time we will discuss a serious subject, fighting over debt. In all the years I’ve been helping people with money troubles, I think I’ve seen many ways people fight about money. Here is a real example. Guy: Damnit, woman, I told you to stop spending. Stop Spending! Woman: I can’t. I have to spend …
“Dear Steve, I am getting married in about 5 months. My future spouse has credit card debt which she is paying of through a credit card relief organization. Would her liability of that money become my responsibility to the credit card companies after we get married? Please advise. Thank you. Pronob” Dear Pronob, No. Please …
“Dear Steve, I was in a 6 year relationship…I am in debt $10000 from it… I had all the ccs so we used them for everything….from food, gas, clothes, trips and we moved to tennessee from Mi and he kicked my son and I out after 5 months Is he responsible for any of the …
“Dear Steve, Over the past few years I have incurred about $20,000 in credit card debt. I am not at the point where I have missed any payments, so I haven’t been harassed by creditors. But the reality is that I barely get by now month to month and if some emergency came up where …
“Dear Steve, Here is the situation. I have 50K of debt between credit cards and lines of credit and a 20k vehicle loan. When I first met my fiancee, she asked about credit card debt, I was defensive about it so i just told her that i didn’t have any. She knew I had a …