Get smart with your money
Dear Liz: I went with my brother to his credit union to refinance his house and found out his wife has about eight medical bills that went to collections and he owes a phone company more than $2,000. Their debt totals about $6,300. I could lend them the money or they could do a debt […]
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Today’s top story: What parents and students need to know about financial aid. Also in the news: Using your smartphone or tablet to clean up your finances, tax tips for procrastinators, and what to do when your teenager has become a financial disaster. Eight Financial Aid Secrets That Parents And Students Need To Know What […]
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A reader recently posted this question on my Facebook page: Liz, I’m 30 years old and looking into starting [to invest in] mutual funds and IRAs and have no idea where to start. I know I really need to invest for the future and am eager to do so, but again, have no knowledge on […]
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Today’s top story: How to manage your credit cards while being unemployed. Also in the news: Surviving the Heartbleed computer bug, what you need to know about gift taxes, and separating car insurance facts from fiction. 6 Credit Card Tips for the Unemployed How to carefully manage your credit while unemployed. What you need to […]
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Today’s top story: What to do when you can’t pay your mortgage. Also in the news: Paying your taxes, Roth IRAs vs traditional IRAs, and protecting your tax returns from scammers. What to Do When You Can’t Afford Your Mortgage Payments The first step is not to panic. How Should You Pay Your Taxes? Could […]
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If you want to see what’s wrong with many financial aid letters today, check out the one that Georgia Institute of Technology has so helpfully posted on its Web site under the rather ironic headline “Understanding the Letter.” The school does a few things right. Not all colleges include the total cost of attendance on […]
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Today’s top story: 8 questions future retirees need to answer. Also in the news: How to build business credit, what you won’t find in Wikipedia about personal savings, and what the Game of Thrones can teach us about personal finance. 8 Retirement Questions A 50-Something Couple Needs To Answer How prepared are you? How to […]
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Today’s top story: The tax mistake you cannot afford to make. Also in the news: The best time to shop for Christmas (seriously), how to keep your kids out of debt, and how to use your Roth IRA as an emergency fund. The 1 Tax Mistake You Must Not Make Making sure your figures match. […]
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Dear Liz: I was taken aback by your answer to the receptionist whose employer was paying her as an independent contractor although she should have been paid as a W-2 employee. I believe your response was to lie on her tax returns and hide the fact that her employer was doing something illegal. I cannot […]
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Dear Liz: I am trying to increase my credit scores so I can buy a house in a couple of years. My scores are pretty bad, but I do have a car loan that I have never been delinquent on. I have recently obtained a secured credit card with a $300 limit. Will a credit […]
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