Today’s top story: How to budget when living paycheck to paycheck. Also in the news: Finding the best prepaid debit card, quick fixes that can hurt your finances, and ten good financial rules of thumb. How to Budget When You Don’t Have a Steady Income A budget is critical when living paycheck to paycheck. How […]
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Tuesday’s need-to-know money news
Today’s top story: Ways to protect your credit during the holidays. Also in the news: Tips on minimizing your taxes, how to prepare for retirement, and how to make your charitable donations really count. 4 Ways to Keep the Grinch From Stealing Your Good Credit Safe shopping will keep the Grinch at bay. 7 Ways […]
Monday’s need-to-know money news
Today’s top story: Five changes lawmakers have made to your taxes for 2015. Also in the news: Keeping your low-down-payment mortgage affordable, why using a Roth IRA to pay for college could work against you, and three reasons why you can’t stick to a budget. 5 Major Changes Lawmakers Made to Your Taxes Getting ready […]
Q&A: When to start Social Security benefits
Dear Liz: I am 63 and my husband is almost 64. He lost his job last year. We have been living on his $1,500 monthly pension plus what I could make from small contracts and drawing down our emergency fund. The fund and the contracts are now gone. We would like to get jobs, but […]
Q&A: Medical debt liability and separation
Dear Liz: You recently answered a question about whether one spouse can be held responsible for the other’s credit card debt. My husband and I are separated and he recently was diagnosed with cancer. He is unemployed with no health insurance and high hospital bills and back child support payments. In the event of his […]
Q&A: Survivor benefits for domestic partners
Dear Liz: Your answer to the reader asking about Social Security survivor benefits for same-sex couples was incomplete. If the person was a registered domestic partner in a state that did not allow them to marry, they still qualify for spousal death benefits. Please tell those affected so they know they should apply ASAP. Answer: […]