Archive for the 'Debt' Category

Is my debt going to ruin my parents’ credit?

How will a line of credit that my parents cosigned affect my ability to enter into a debt repayment plan through credit counseling? I’ve reached a breaking point and I need some help figuring out how I’m going to deal with my debt. I already plan to speak to a credit counseling service and […]

Continue...

Name That Loan Company

Help name my friend’s finance business! Name my friend’s finance business!

My friend is starting up a personal loan type business. (Personal, or debt cosnolidation - NOT Mortgages - Think Prosper.com) She’s essentially a broker who helps get the I’s dotted and the T’s crossed.
Before you cry foul, the business model is based on 2 sales […]

Continue...

Want to move, feeling trapped

Help, need relationship/life advice… I’m staying at home for the time being to help out my family instead of jetting off to another city to be with my boyfriend. Target move date is in January but we’re both getting insanely antsy and we have the same conversation every day about me just going there NAO. […]

Continue...

Can a future debt accure interest retrospectively?

I did my Australian taxes late. I’m now being charged a general interest charge on a $7.5k Higher Education Debt that didn’t exist at the time. Is there anything I can do? So my life fell apart for a few years (living arrangements, relationships, work, health - everything was a disaster). As a result I […]

Continue...

Financial crisis blog recommendations?

Recommend any financial crisis blogs written by people who are following all the relevant indicators, or by people involved in the finance industry, who are trying to make sense of the market and economy?
Original text: Financial crisis blog recommendations?

Continue...

Invest for the future vs. Debt reduction

Investing 201: Given the economic news of late, If the value of my mutual funds drop and the interest rate of my debts go up would it be prudent to liquidate the mutual funds to pay off my debts or should I “stay the course” despite this?
Financial details inside… OK so I have about […]

Continue...

Invest for the future vs. Debt reduction

Investing 201: Given the economic news of late, If the value of my mutual funds drop and the interest rate of my debts go up would it be prudent to liquidate the mutual funds to pay off my debts or should I “stay the course” despite this?
Financial details inside… OK so I have about […]

Continue...

Invest for the future vs. Debt reduction

Investing 201: Given the economic news of late, If the value of my mutual funds drop and the interest rate of my debts go up would it be prudent to liquidate the mutual funds to pay off my debts or should I “stay the course” despite this?
Financial details inside… OK so I have about […]

Continue...

Invest for the future vs. Debt reduction

Investing 201: Given the economic news of late, If the value of my mutual funds drop and the interest rate of my debts go up would it be prudent to liquidate the mutual funds to pay off my debts or should I “stay the course” despite this?
Financial details inside… OK so I have about […]

Continue...

Invest for the future vs. Debt reduction

Investing 201: Given the economic news of late, If the value of my mutual funds drop and the interest rate of my debts go up would it be prudent to liquidate the mutual funds to pay off my debts or should I “stay the course” despite this?
Financial details inside… OK so I have about […]

Continue...

Invest for the future vs. Debt reduction

Investing 201: Given the economic news of late, If the value of my mutual funds drop and the interest rate of my debts go up would it be prudent to liquidate the mutual funds to pay off my debts or should I “stay the course” despite this?
Financial details inside… OK so I have about […]

Continue...

Invest for the future vs. Debt reduction

Investing 201: Given the economic news of late, If the value of my mutual funds drop and the interest rate of my debts go up would it be prudent to liquidate the mutual funds to pay off my debts or should I “stay the course” despite this?
Financial details inside… OK so I have about […]

Continue...

How can I start getting square with my HECS debt?

Hey, Australians who have dealt with (or are) HECS bureaucrats! How can I start getting square with my HECS debt? I went to university in Australia in the 90s, receiving some money from the HECS scheme. I worked for a few years in Australia but without reaching the minimum wage requirement to pay back HECS. […]

Continue...

How can I start getting square with my HECS debt?

Hey, Australians who have dealt with (or are) HECS bureaucrats! How can I start getting square with my HECS debt? I went to university in Australia in the 90s, receiving some money from the HECS scheme. I worked for a few years in Australia but without reaching the minimum wage requirement to pay back HECS. […]

Continue...

How can I start getting square with my HECS debt?

Hey, Australians who have dealt with (or are) HECS bureaucrats! How can I start getting square with my HECS debt? I went to university in Australia in the 90s, receiving some money from the HECS scheme. I worked for a few years in Australia but without reaching the minimum wage requirement to pay back HECS. […]

Continue...

How can I start getting square with my HECS debt?

Hey, Australians who have dealt with (or are) HECS bureaucrats! How can I start getting square with my HECS debt? I went to university in Australia in the 90s, receiving some money from the HECS scheme. I worked for a few years in Australia but without reaching the minimum wage requirement to pay back HECS. […]

Continue...

How can I start getting square with my HECS debt?

Hey, Australians who have dealt with (or are) HECS bureaucrats! How can I start getting square with my HECS debt? I went to university in Australia in the 90s, receiving some money from the HECS scheme. I worked for a few years in Australia but without reaching the minimum wage requirement to pay back HECS. […]

Continue...

How can I start getting square with my HECS debt?

Hey, Australians who have dealt with (or are) HECS bureaucrats! How can I start getting square with my HECS debt? I went to university in Australia in the 90s, receiving some money from the HECS scheme. I worked for a few years in Australia but without reaching the minimum wage requirement to pay back HECS. […]

Continue...

How can I start getting square with my HECS debt?

Hey, Australians who have dealt with (or are) HECS bureaucrats! How can I start getting square with my HECS debt? I went to university in Australia in the 90s, receiving some money from the HECS scheme. I worked for a few years in Australia but without reaching the minimum wage requirement to pay back HECS. […]

Continue...

Help me find info showing both sides where they need to compromise

I seem to remember reading about a study which showed a correlation between higher taxes and lower spending, can you help me find it? I believe the argument went something along the lines that when taxes are higher people tend to pay more attention to government spending, and the greater scrutiny tends to discourage waste […]

Continue...

Help me find info showing both sides where they need to compromise

I seem to remember reading about a study which showed a correlation between higher taxes and lower spending, can you help me find it? I believe the argument went something along the lines that when taxes are higher people tend to pay more attention to government spending, and the greater scrutiny tends to discourage waste […]

Continue...

Help me find info showing both sides where they need to compromise

I seem to remember reading about a study which showed a correlation between higher taxes and lower spending, can you help me find it? I believe the argument went something along the lines that when taxes are higher people tend to pay more attention to government spending, and the greater scrutiny tends to discourage waste […]

Continue...

Help me find info showing both sides where they need to compromise

I seem to remember reading about a study which showed a correlation between higher taxes and lower spending, can you help me find it? I believe the argument went something along the lines that when taxes are higher people tend to pay more attention to government spending, and the greater scrutiny tends to discourage waste […]

Continue...

Help me find info showing both sides where they need to compromise

I seem to remember reading about a study which showed a correlation between higher taxes and lower spending, can you help me find it? I believe the argument went something along the lines that when taxes are higher people tend to pay more attention to government spending, and the greater scrutiny tends to discourage waste […]

Continue...

Help me find info showing both sides where they need to compromise

I seem to remember reading about a study which showed a correlation between higher taxes and lower spending, can you help me find it? I believe the argument went something along the lines that when taxes are higher people tend to pay more attention to government spending, and the greater scrutiny tends to discourage waste […]

Continue...