I have heard it said that divorce turns marriage into a financial transaction. Any of you who have been divorced will vouch for the truth in those words. On a personal note, my parents were divorced when I was quite young and my family has seen divorce up close several times. We know that making […]
How Those “Easy Payments” Can Wreck Your Finances
John and Deborah are a young married couple with decent jobs, bringing home $5,000 a month. Tired of their hand me down couch, they responded to a newspaper ad which claimed, “Easy Payments: 24 Months Same As Cash!” Once they saw … and sat on the leather couch, they knew it (and the matching love […]
Your Financial Compass: Knowing Which Way is North
Some people could be left in the middle of a forest at midnight and still know which way is north. Not me. I have very little sense of direction but I do quite well with a compass. In the world of finance, with pressures bombarding from all directions and advice (good and bad) from countless […]
Three New Car Purchases to Steer Away From
Nothing like a new car. Right? After all…it is – new! It drives like new, it has the new car smell and you are the very original owner. But there are times when a new car is exactly what you don’t need. Here are three:
Request for Advice: Is Using 401(k) Funds for College Education a Wise Move?
A friend recently sent me the following email: “… here’s a question to challenge your finance column. I’ll make it a little hypothetical. “Our son graduated from college and is working to save money for graduate school. In college, he accumulated over $20000 in student loans (avg. 7%) and desires to pay them down ASAP […]
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