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What Debts to Pay Off

Jun 19, 2008
Question: My husband and I will receive about $50,000 inheritance. He wants to use the whole sum to pay down our mortgage. I argue that we should...

Merging Finances, Including Debt?

Jun 17, 2008
Question: I am 37 and getting married in three months to a gal who is 10 years younger than me. Financially, we're at different places in our lives...

Co-Signer Rights?

Jun 12, 2008
Question: I am trying to negotiate with Sallie Mae to settle the loan amount: to get some principal forgiveness and in return I will pay them off...

529 Plans

Jun 9, 2008
Question: My husband and I had our first child in February. Our budget has us paying off our student loans and credit card debt in the next 16...

Bankruptcy? Credit Counseling? Where to Turn?

Jun 6, 2008
Question: Hello Chris, I am a thirty year old male living in Asheville, NC. I currently have over 20,000 debt to a private student loan lender ...

Home Equity Loans?

Jun 5, 2008
Question: A) Love the show. B) In these uncertain economic times, am I better off getting a Home Equity Loan, or a Home Equity Line of Credit? Oh,...

Heloc vs. Student Loans

Jun 3, 2008
Question: Is it better to use money remaining in our HELOC, money in our savings account or to take out student loans to pay for our daughter's...

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Credit Counseling? Bankruptcy?

Jun 2, 2008
Question: My husband and I have been offering budget counseling to friends and family for about 2 years now. It is rewarding to help people find...

Roth vs Pay Down Debt

May 6, 2008
Question: I'm 26 years old, and have no credit card debt, no car loans, no student loans. I max out my 401(k), and have a six-month emergency fund....

Cash or Loan?

May 5, 2008
Question: Hi, I have to replace my roof (sooner then later). Should I pay cash from a money market savings account, or take out a loan? Thank you,...