While debt consolidation offers may sound appealing, especially if the new loan offers an attractive initial interest rate, it is important to consider all the factors before picking one up. By: Hitesh Khan/ If you are like most Singaporeans, your email and mailbox may be filled with offers for credit cards, mortgage refinancing and personal…
Dealing with mental health can be tricky. But when you throw debt into the mix, it can feel like its all too much. Debt can be both a cause and a consequence of mental health problems. According to charity Mind, one in 11 people in the UK is in debt, increasing to one in four…
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Advertisement Company to allow employees to use vacation time to pay student debt Share Shares Updated: 1:30 PM CST Feb 7, 2019 Insurance provider Unum has started a new program to help employees deal with student debt.Beginning next year, Unum employees can use paid time off that they carry over to pay part of their…
Unum, a Tennessee-based insurance company, is allowing its US employees to exchange unused vacation days for help with student loan payments. Unum employees are allotted at least 28 paid vacation days a year; they can forfeit up to five days and receive up to $US250 a month cash toward their student loans. An increasing number…
In the U.S., higher education is treated like a necessity but priced like a luxury. Financial aid isnt always enough to ensure that students can make it through college without taking out loans. But students across the country are finding unique and creative ways to ease the burden of tuition costs. One of these ways…
One simple change that can help pay off your credit card debt The average household with credit card debt owes more than $16,000. The Mid-South is no different with nearly every person who is carrying debt owing thousands. The holiday season is one that is particularly tough for families. Americans racked up more than $1,000…
West Australians are making more calls per capita to the National Debt Helpline than residents in any other state, as the legacy of a mining construction and housing downturn continues to bite. Key points: The WA branch of the helpline received on average 7080 calls per day last month 30 per cent of calls…
STRUGGLING with debt and feeling stuck? Steve Blofield knows the feeling after having to drop out of school in Paulsgrove at the age of 15 to help pay off his mothers debts. The 54-year-old said: Some of my earliest memories are of my mother getting me to answer the door to bill collectors to make…
At the suggestion of various family members, I turned to the famed 5:2 diet, in which you eat normally for five days and fast for two days each week. Within a month I had shed four kilograms. Loading For me, 5:2 was like a factory reboot: it quickly and effectively reset my settings. It helped…