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Checking on credit reports
Apr 8, 2011
Question: I have gotten in the habit of requesting my credit report from each of the three major credit bureaus through the annualcreditreport.com...
Life insurance for all?
Apr 7, 2011
Question: I just got done reading an article about getting your life financially fit. One of their main points is that everyone needs life...
The debt ceiling explained
Apr 7, 2011
Why the U.S. debt ceiling is such a big deal, and what could happen if it's not raised.
Don't mix tax-exempts and tax shelters
Apr 6, 2011
Question: I just turned 57 and plan on retiring in exactly 4 years. If I can get a 3.5% return on my 401K, IRA and brokerage account and combine it...
Starting to gear up for retirement
Apr 5, 2011
Question: I will be 60 in August. I am single and financially independent. I have been teaching for over 20 years in a graduate-level program,...
An emergency fund calculation
Apr 4, 2011
Question: The concern I have is whether I am determining 6-12 months worth of living expenses correctly. The range I get when attempting to...
A garage, a business, and family finances
Apr 1, 2011
Question: Chris, My husband is part owner of a small business with his 3 brothers. What started out as a hobby in a garage, has grown into a full...
For public good, not for profit.
Playing the high interest checking account shuffle
Mar 31, 2011
Question: I have about $7000 that is currently at the end of its 15 month Certificate of Deposit life. It was earning what I thought was a paltry 2...
A single parent and savings
Mar 30, 2011
Question: I am a student right now. My husband left me with our two small children a year and a half ago, and I had no money and no job. I enrolled...
Defaulted debt made good. Now what?
Mar 29, 2011
Question: I was just served notice that my erstwhile defaulted student loan has FINALLY been settled-in-full. It was a really long road to get to...