Debt

Question: I just paid off the last of all my debts! After getting into some serious spending problems in my 20s, I've poured everything extra over...

Question: My husband and I have accumulated $75K of credit card debt. Over the past five years we have suffered a few layoffs, and I now make half...

Question: Most of my 403B money (Thrift Savings Plan) is in the government securities (G) fund. I have a mortgage on a commercial real estate...

Question: Background: My wife and I are recently married. She has a good entry level job with the university in town, which pays about 30,000...

Question: I have a sister who is currently applying for private student loans. She has no co-signer and is therefore subject to higher interest...

Question: This morning, rushing my kids to get them ready for school and myself to work, I overheard someone talk about borrowing from his/her own...

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...

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...

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...

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...