Today’s top story: How student loans can hurt your mortgage approval chances. Also in the news: How to keep your health care costs in check, why identity thieves love millennials, and easy retirement plans for the self-employed. Can Student Loans Hurt Your Mortgage Approval? Pay attention to your debt-to-income ratio. 7 Ways to Keep Your […]
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Tuesday’s need-to-know money news
Today’s top story: Getting your credit ready for holiday shopping. Also in the news: Keeping your Social Security plan on track despite higher Medicare premiums, 3 points to add to your year-end financial checklist, and shopping tricks to make your budget last longer. How to Get Your Credit Ready for Holiday Shopping And make January […]
Q&A: Cosigning a loan
Dear Liz: Our son graduated from college last year and was recently hired as a permanent employee for a company he was contracted with for the past year. He wants to buy a new car but has limited credit history. He has a credit card he has had since starting college. He uses it lightly […]
Q&A: Understanding pension vs Social Security
Dear Liz: I recently retired as a lifelong federal employee after 40 years of service. I participated under the old Civil Service Retirement System. My pension is about $85,000 per year. I will be 64 this year. Twenty years ago, my ex-wife and I divorced after 17 years of marriage. Friends of mine have indicated […]
Friday’s need-to-know money news
Today’s top story: How to trick yourself into saving money. Also in the news: Retirement savings for Millennials, how to save $5 a day, and how to plan for retirement as a single person. Financial Experts Reveal 7 Ways to Trick Yourself into Saving Money You won’t even notice you’re doing it! Millennial Investing: A […]
Four ways to get a jump on tax season
Taxpayers face a cliffhanger again this year as Congress dithers about extending more than 50 expired tax breaks, including popular deductions for college tuition and fees, mortgage insurance and sales taxes. As we wait for lawmakers to act, though, we still have time left in the year to make adjustments based on changes that have […]