While the national leaders Americans elected shoot spitballs at each other, you’ve got bills to pay. If your income has been slashed, we hope temporarily, by the government shutdown, you need a plan to keep your head above water. Here it is.
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You’re ready to attack a mountain or a molehill of debt. If your goal is to flatten the debt by a certain date, how much do you pay each month?
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If you have high-interest debt like credit cards, that chunk of change you’ve accumulated in your workplace retirement account may look mighty tempting. Why not lend it to yourself, pay off the credit cards, and save the interest expense?
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You may have heard of freezing your credit cards in a block of ice as a tactic to deter impulse spending and borrowing. But that’s not what’s meant by “credit freeze.”
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If you’re visiting this site, you’re probably focused on making better money choices, paying off debt, and saving more. But how do you know where you stand? Are you ahead or behind Americans your age?
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Is your credit report blemished? Are you considering cosmetic surgery? Don’t waste your money please.
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You have the right to force that nasty debt collector to stop contacting you. But doing so might have even nastier consequences.
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Nobody wants to overpay. But you might be paying twice as much as you need to for stuff you buy without realizing it.
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Saving enough for a comfortable, secure retirement isn’t complicated. Follow these three guidelines, and you can’t miss. And your little man/woman will be happy. 🙂
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How I freed up over $6,000 in cash that we’re putting to fun use on a long Hawaiian holiday.
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