A couple of smarty-pants researchers at Ohio State University came out with a very interesting paper about people borrowing from their retirement accounts. When facing money troubles it seems people are too often willing to rob from their retirement accounts to deal with an immediate financial threat. This is the classic definition of hyperbolic discounting. …
Question: Dear Steve, I have approximately $150K in credit card debt. I have a 401k worth about $500K with the ability to take out a loan of about $103K. I call it “credit card” debt, but it’s actually two Sofi loans totaling about $83K and the rest is credit card debt. That Sofi loan is …
Question: Dear Steve, I have a parent plus loan with about 17000 left to pay. They are charging me 7.5% I just sold my house and have the money to pay off the loan, my question is Should I. I’m planning on retiring next year and wondering if I should just keep the money for …
Question: Dear Steve, I am 63 years old. Retired. 401 $300,000 + plus pension & SS. Wife 62 retired drawing SS small 401 $45,000. We are retired and need to have more disposable income. We only owe $17,000 on our house with an interest rate of 5 3/4. If I took out money from 401 …
Saving for retirement isn’t easy. It’s hard to forgo things now to plan for some distant day in the future. But whether you want to see the world or play golf in your backyard, if you want to be able to stop working at some point, saving up is usually necessary. Calculating how much you will need …
“Dear Steve, I’m thinking of using some of my reitrement to help settle my debt. But my retirement says if I refund the money I will lose all benefits to it. I’m with the Arizona State Retirement System. I do not want to take it all out, just enough to cover my debts. Will I …
“Dear Steve, I would like to know if I would be better off paying off student loans with a retirement plan disbursement from former employer I have about $26,000 in SallieMae student loans. I will be receiving a disbursement from a former employer for Profit Sharing and Money Purchase plans. I want to know if …
You hear a lot of rubbish online about getting a debt consolidation loan and a lot of just flat out incorrect information. It’s time to put an end to that and help you get the facts so you can make a good educated decision. If You Don’t Want to Read All of This Post: One …
“Dear Steve, CC debt 20,000. Mortgage 39,000. Equity about 300,000. credit score under 500. marrried one income $51,000. 4 kids in college. Turned down from first bank for refinance with credit payoff. Currently spending about $700.00/month on CC payments. should we continue to try to get a loan or should we take the money out …
“Dear Steve, My parents have some financial difficulties and I am not sure how to advise them regarding how to get out of debt and stop spending so much from their retirement account. I am living with them but I have credit card debt of about $15,000. We need to know next step overall- if …