Life Insurance: Caring for Your Family, Even in Death

When Gabriel was a baby, I went back to school. I didn’t really want a career, ... on me that he would be able to hire a nanny, a maid, pay off the house, pay for private schools ... about debts you leave behind. There are two specific types of insurance for this scenario, final expense [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 03:22:01

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First Update of the Year

The Berg household hasn’t changed much in the past few months. Our days consist of working, spending time with family, friends and our animals ... : -Paying off Debt!! -Jonn to finish school -Refinancing home -Jonn and Becca’s Future Farm ... and not to argue about it (not like we did).  We both can’t wait to be debt free and we are on our way [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 03:22:08

hello there, 2009. can I offer you a drink?

hello there, 2009. can I offer you a drink? You know that "we've gone insaaaaaane! ... or buy the damn soda without cracking up? Yes, a 12-hour drive from NYC to Cincinnati ... into paying off debt from grad school in June. Travel to Asia to visit the boyfriend. Once again, eat [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 21:38:00

Ask the Readers: Twenty-Something Needs Help!

In general, when I share reader questions, I try to keep them as broad as possible ... is $100/month. I pay an additional $200 in debt payments to my grandfather for a loan for school ... currently, and have taken drastic steps to save money, but I never have enough to last till payday [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 19:14:53

Your Future without Debt!

There is a lack of financial and investment education in our schools, among the many things not taught ... of changing to a rewards card like a rewards credit card. Once this debt is eliminated, take the money ... payoff money, cannot change until you pay off all of your debt for this method to work best.If [more...]

Date: 2008-08-14 05:42:00

Your Future without Debt!

There is a lack of financial and investment education in our schools, among the many things not taught ... payoff money, cannot change until you pay off all of your debt for this method to work best ... of changing to a rewards card like the chase flexible rewards card. Once this debt is eliminated [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 04:46:37

Going Back to School, Adding More Debt, Hoping I Made the Right Choice

I haven’t brought this up here on the blog yet, but one of my big plans for 2009 is going back to school and getting a Master’s Degree ... new laptop.Monthly Update: Credit Card Debt Payoff ... . The bad: I’ll be adding $25K - $30K of debt. If I don’t get a big salary increase I’ll be paying [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 07:29:26

DPS can’t buy books but pays for upscale ‘welcome center’

The Detroit public school district is $400 million in debt and they just approved $173 million in budget cuts that calls for laying off 300 ... up an old school and opening the offices there? They could save money and still have a very nice welcome [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 19:52:30

My Boyfriend’s Mother

Since the BF grew up here in Phoenix, his immediate family (mom, dad, and brother) still live here ... of dollars from the BF and didn’t pay it back until the BF paid a lawyer to send a letter to the brother ... . About a year ago, the BF asked his mom for help.  He had accumulated some credit card debt in grad school [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 01:05:23

Back to Financial School

by Mary Bush Can it be?! It’s hard to believe, but millions of people are preparing to go back to school already ... . About the Author: Debt Consolidation Help Cash Back Credit Cards: Let Your Credit Cards Pay You [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 10:53:48

Daily Links: 5k5k Edition

From time-to-time, I like to highlight GRS-reader projects. Chett wrote to share an idea he’s trying to get off the ground ... a 5,000-meter (3.1-mile) run and saving $5,000 (or paying off $5,000 in debt). As you know, I think ... in Oregon may resurrect mandatory personal finance education. When I was in school, state law [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 00:30:30

Afternoon Links

High School Musical's Ashley Tisdale heads out to an audition.   Would you give her the part if she offered you the Louis Vuitton purse? ... Wentz pops Ambien "like skittles"  (Celebitchy) Lost's Michelle Rodriguez pays her debt to society ... Year's resolution is no more fake tans!  (Lossip) 90210's Shanae Grimes looks great in a photoshoot [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 21:00:00

Loany Bologna

Monday night (January 5th) the Sioux Falls city council will vote on an ordinance that would allow the city to borrow $38 million for needed ... tax to repay debt of municipality or political subdivision.  Any city, county, town, school ... for the collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay the interest and also the principal thereof [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 22:16:21

Want to Consolidate a Student Loan?

Just finished school and now it’s time to start paying on those Student loans fall into two categories. 1 ... consolidation services. A federally funded student loan also cannot be consolidated with credit card debt. If you are considering consolidation of your student loans, gathering the appropriate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:29:44

School accountability: Not Is there ANYTHING a charter school can do wrong to get the charter school shills on the state Board of Education -- led ... that has been failing to pay taxes, has exceeded the enrollment cap, has run up a huge debt and which depends on unpaid staff to complete the year. Speaking of charter schools: The blizzard of [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:14:33

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