Bailout Gets More Costly Due to “Bipartisan” Deal; Foolish Limits on Foreclosure Should Be Removed

Liberal Congressional leaders have apparently reached a deal with the Bush Administration on the principal elements of a $700 billion bailout of the ... student loans, car loans, credit card debt and any other ‘troubled’ assets held by banks.” ... have stuck taxpayers with 100 percent of all losses on any bad loan or mortgage, but not the profits [more...]

Date: 2008-09-28 20:34:55

Blog posts (42) | Videos (50)
 

How Old Are You Financially?

How old are you financially? A baby? A toddler? A child? A teenager? A young adult? Mature? A senior citizen? ... out financially, beginning to contribute to retirement accounts. Might also have a first credit card, car loan and the all important student loans as well. Lots of expenses are part of the ‘latte factor’ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 11:00:27

Money as a Dealbreaker?

Is money a “dealbreaker” in relationship?  If you meet a great person and found out after a few months of dating, they had massive student loans, some credit card debt, and a car loan; is that a deal breaker?  Would you run for the hills or stick around? It was an interesting question posed on a message board I read.  But currently two [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 13:00:04

Eliminate Debt: Get Back On The Road To Financial Independence

Everybody wants to attain financial independence but are tied down because of debts and lack of financial planning ... to credit cards, car payment, mortgage, student loans, personal loans, home equity, and other bill ... are as long as the one I mentioned above, then debt consolidation might be the best choice. The third [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 06:32:10

And now for something completely different: The Poverty Party

So Bossy…do you all know Bossy?  She’s over there on my sidebar, Bossy is ... was his student loans.  $15,000 was credit cards and other bad, bad debt including an old car loan for a car ... married, I had approximately $18,000 in student loan debt to my name.  Not great, I think we’d agree [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 15:14:56

Should Christians Use Credit Cards?

This post was written by Linda Bustos is an editor for Creditor Web, where you can learn about debt forum. The Bible gives wise advice that we should not go into debt. There aremany reasons for this – ... there can be understandablereasons to go into debt – a mortgage, a student loan, a car loan – thedebt in itself [more...]

Date: 2008-07-03 12:07:00

Dear House, I Want You. Love, Craig

Remember that house I told you about a while back when I regaled you with the story of my bottle of Tanqueray? Well to sum up, I couldn’t afford it. The mortgage guy told me that I had too much debt (student and car loans). He advised me to take almost my entire savings and pay off my car loan, which I did, and it was one of the hardest things [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:02:52

Wall Street bailout plan to include more than bad mortgage debt: Feds to absorb unpaid bar bets, inadvertently laundered postage stamps, unredeemed soda cans and insufficient tooth-fairy disbursements

Totally absurd? Think twice: In the dark of night over the weekend when most people were snoozing, the Treasury dramatically expanded its bailout plan to include buying student loans, car loans ... in draft language that also opened the bailout program to foreign banks with extensive loan operations [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 06:05:06

Tell All Tuesday: Options Edition

As far as debt goes, nothing has changed since last week ... the minimum payments on my student loan and the car loan (like I have been doing all along) but next ... , that leaves $437.59 to allocate to one of those debts above its actual minimum. The car loan next [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 19:10:15

Eliminate Debt

We can't deny the fact that our world suffered economic crises nowadays ... own more than one credit card, car payment, mortgage, bills, student loans, personal loans, home ... , lower credit card payments, budgeting debt, stay debt free and many more. It's guaranteed safe [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 16:25:14

A Good Debt Management Program Can Be a Life Saver

by William Blake Do you feel like you are over you head in debts? Many see themselves buried in debt due to car loans, medical bills, student loans, credit card debt, etc. All of these debts can spell financial disaster as the majority of them are unsecured loans [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 19:13:30

paying tuition to life

Have you ever loaned money to a friend or family member? Did you really loan it or was it borrow?  I guess the question of the day is would you loan money? I was thinking back ... student he ran up credit cards, drove a a fancy car, and took out student loans, etc.  He was a ROTC [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 13:00:30

Bush: Bailout benefits Main, Wall Streets

by Mark Silva He has gone on national television, ... to a credit freeze at every level, the administration warns: Home loans, car loans, student loans [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 15:09:06

Time or Tithe?

I am writing this week about issues twenty-something people face financially, because I’m hosting tomorrow the Twenty-Something Carnival of Finances ... with student loan debt, credit card debt, a car loan, and fees typical of furnishing a place to live.  Twenty [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 14:00:52

Ctrl BG: A Shortcut to Financial News 11/29

Hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving weekend and got some great bargains yesterday! ... facility to support consumer finance, including student, auto, and credit card loans and loans backed ... consumers get home, car and credit card loans easier. I haven't figured out all the implications [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 14:40:00

A Good Debt Management Program Can Be a Life Saver

by William Blake Do you feel like you are over you head in debts? Many see themselves buried in debt due to car loans, medical bills, student loans, credit card ... program to handle almost any kind of debt, though credit card debts are what most people sign [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 15:28:58

Leaving The Paycheck to Paycheck Mentality

For all of my adult life, I’ve looked at my money on a monthly basis, and assigned bills to each paycheck ... the car loan, his student loan, and the credit card, our recurring monthly bills are almost exactly [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 16:09:28

Debt Consolidation: Will It Help Me?

We are in uncertain economic times.Many are falling behind in mortgages, student loans, car payments and credit card payments ... clearly explains what bankruptcy, debt consolidation, third party credit counseling and debt settlement ... will negatively affect your credit score and cause an increase in credit card interest rates.One of the best [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 20:48:00

Home Buying 101 - Step Three: How much can you afford?

This is the third installment of twelve weekly features for first-time homebuyers on buying a home, now updated for 2009 ... sites that offer free mortgage calculators. I like Ginnie Mae’s. But because there are so many ... like a car, student loan, engagement ring, etc. More debt and more inquiries will likely lower [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 09:39:01

Bailout must be stopped

The trillion-dollar bailout of financial corporations and institutions must be stopped for a variety of reasons, ... snoozing, the Treasury dramatically expanded its bailout plan to include buying student loans, car ... included in draft language that also opened the bailout program to foreign banks with extensive loan [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 11:28:20

Part II: Live-Blogging the Jeff Merkley v. Gordon Smith Debate in Oregon.

Economic question directed at Gordon Smith: He recounts some emotional drivel about how "what we need to do, ... ; those who care about their 401ks, their car loan, their student loan; we have to unfreeze the market [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 06:00:19

Paulson's statement on the failed bail out

This just in straight from the Treasury: September 29, 2008 hp1168 Statement by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr ... more difficult to get car loans or a student loan. I and my colleagues at the Fed and the SEC continue [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 03:18:27

The top 50 most expensive adwords

Am gasit din intamplare, nu stiu daca e pe bune sau nu. Cum ar fi sa castigi la un singur click 70 de parai? school loan consolidation college loan consolidation car insurance quotes school ... student loan san diego dui attorney car insurance structured settlement consolidate school [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 12:45:25

Three Easy Steps For Climbing Out Of Debt

Yesterday I read a weeks worth of all the blogs I follow and one spoke about debt, specifically credit card debt. Some people rack up tens of thousands of dollars worth of credit card debt which to me seems ... dodged the credit card trap may still have mortgages, student loans car payments, etc. While debt [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 02:54:00

Bankruptcy

Teresa Sullivan et al's book, As We Forgive Our Debtors (1989, see Chap 8, specifically) ... of points right after college. I had credit card debt, student loan debt, and an uninsured car accident ... points out that women were not even guaranteed credit in their own names until 1970 (or 1974 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 16:47:18

Money Match #5: Erin, Nashville Female Seeking Friends

It's been a while since we had any Money Match posts-- mainly because I totally flaked out and let a couple entries languish in the depths of my ... . This of course is my only form of debt, 54k in student loans. I have no credit card debt, no car payment, etc ... have me showing up on her front porch if I lived in Nashville! Email me at openwallet1 at [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 13:17:00

The Quickening is coming

This video, around 9 minutes will explain some of the reasons why buying now makes you nothing more than a knife catcher who will also be underwater ... time buyers....well they are the kids who are 24-32 who more than likely have car, student loan [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 17:16:00

Crutches, Magpies, and Tomatoes Oh My!

I survived my knee surgery. Yay! Whew! I’ve spent the last few days icing, elevating, sleeping, medicating, and healing ... : Money Ning 6 Tips to Detour Around Car Loan Problems : The Frugal Duchess Travel Tips for College Students : Broke Grad Student Carnivals Carnival of Personal Finance : Banker Girl Festival [more...]

Date: 2008-09-21 03:21:48

Living With A Chronic Condition

I wrote this post, comparing having a chronic medical condition to my efforts to live frugally, on July 3, 2008 ... !, I wake up and get a larger than expected bill from the student loan folks, or the car window [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 11:00:42

Understanding Credit Information And How It Governs Our Everyday Life

When you ask for a student loan, try to get financing for a car or apply for a mortgage, the lender will look at your credit information ... slip into collection or made a settlement offer on a past credit card. By assessing this financial [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 09:07:06

Tell All Tuesday ~ Slowly Forward Edition

This past week, all I did directly towards reducing our debt was made my monthly car payment ... $21,414.50 Broken down into: Credit Card: PAID OFF 2/7/08 Student loan (at 7%): $11,084.68 Spouse ... about our future debt elimination strategy and I wanted to address it.    Once my spouse’s student loan [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 19:39:00

Reflecting On Goals For 2008 and Moving On To 2009

Last year, all the goals I set were based on debt elimination and how much per month we could pay to debt ... s student loan under $5500 (snowball calculator says $5847) I more than met both these goals ... in October, and then paid off our remaining car loan in November.  The only non-mortgage debt we have left [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 14:25:07

Top 1000 Keyword Mahal ADSENSE

1 conference calling companies $51.66 2 purchase structured settlements $51.48 3 home owner secured loan $50.36 4 mesothelioma patient $50 ... secured loans calculator $49.94 12 boston dui lawyer $49.87 12 student debt consolidation loans ... sacramento $47.02 54 instant car insurance quote $47.00 55 iva debt help $46.90 56 sell [more...]

Date: 2008-05-27 16:06:46

Start The New Year Off Right

Welcome to 2009! I hope you are happy, healthy, fiscally sound, and enjoying the new year with your loved ones. This is the time ( ... actionable items for 2009: 1.  Eliminate final student loan debt. 2.  Save $10000 for new to us car [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 14:30:56

Debtinator - Manage your money better to hold on to more of it.

Debtinator Manage your money better to hold on to more of it. Normally: $15.00 ZOT Price: $9.99 Click to MacZOT ... ! You have expenses. Sure, you’ll try and send the occasional $50 to your student loan on occasion ... go out to eat just to save a few pennies on your car payment? Why should you bother? Better tracking yields [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 06:59:14

DC Blogs Noted

Eulogy for a Chevy Lumina. It wasn’t just a car, it was a big part of this writer’s life. Swim Parallel ... . Beachgirl’s Budget Blog A late-20s woman details her budget, student loan, 401K and total assets. Since [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 04:01:13

Debt Update – 9/28/09

With starting a new job, I only received 3 weeks pay for the month of September, so that put us back a little bit in terms of paying off our car loan. It will definitely be paid off in October though since we only owe 4% on it yet, so that’s good news! Then, I can focus on student loan #1 which is the smaller of my two students loans. The other student loan will probably take 2-3 years if we are aggressive in paying it off. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 15:00:02

6 Steps to Doomsday: A Great Depression II Scenario

I have to get this out of my system. BP’s interview with historians Michael Allen and Larry Schweikart helped assuage my fears some ... , out of money, default on their mortgages, car loans, student loans, credit card loans, etc. Bond ... access to credit, you can’t get that loan to start up the new business you’ve been planning [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 18:00:29

Does The Economy Make You Want To Pay Off Debt Or Build Up Savings?

Editor’s note:  I set this post to publish yesterday and made the classic “New Year” mistake of setting the date to 2008! ... , and then systematically started debt-killing.  First the credit card, then one student loan, then the car loan.  Now, we’re left with a $10000+ student loan, and a minimum payment of $145 versus [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 15:08:06

Student, Car Debt Quietly Added to Bailout Plan

Jeez! This country very well may be doomed beyond hope! This is not the time to be sneaky, and push even more expenses on the taxpayers ... its bailout plan to include buying student loans, car loans, credit card debt and any other “troubled” assets ... program to foreign banks with extensive loan operations in the United States, potentially added tens [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 02:08:02

Measure of Relief

The US government has several new student loan schemes to make debt less debilitating. ……… Daniel de Vise reports …………… Suzie Dundas is at that stage of life when student loans loom larger than car leases or electricity bills. The $390 monthly payments seem to stretch into perpetuity. They are her largest monthly obligation aside from her rent, which Dundas has decided she can no longer afford. She is about to move in back with her parents. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-06 11:04:18

Rule of Thumb For Reasonable Housing Costs?

In an earlier post on motivating myself to work harder, I had thrown out a piece of “common” financial advice: ... from a mortgage calculator. The “other debt” is the sum of your other recurring monthly liabilities - car loans, credit card balances, student loan payments. There are usually two lender ratios [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 13:58:59

42 Results