Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani’s debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday was spoiled by one of the highest-profile gambling scandals in recent history: the revelation of $4.5 million he allegedly paid to an illegal California bookie to cover his translator’s sports-betting debts. While investigating an illegal gambling ring out of Orange County, federal prosecutors…
The snowball method. This well recognised method involves listing all of your debts, from the smallest debt first, regardless of the interest rate it attracts. Loading Moving through the list, start by paying off the smallest debt, then move to the next biggest debt and pay that off, and so on. As debts are paid…
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will soon be forced to pay a new tax just to help collect around $50 billion in outstanding tax money owed to the government in the form of post-COVID tax debts, as well as regular receivables, where commercial recovery agents are used to expedite collection. Yep, you read that right.…
How medical debt affects communities Karida Giddings, the healthcare program coordinator for the North Carolina Black Alliance, said medical debt is intertwined with issues including housing disparities and food insecurity. In a meeting, Giddings said she heard about a North Carolina resident who lost partial equity of his house to settle over $20,000 in medical debt…
Those with HECS-HELP debt, and other higher education training loans, will have a 4.7 per cent indexation applied on June 1 but a credit will be applied back to loans once legislation passes later this year. It means someone with the average Australian student debt of $26,494 will owe an extra $1245 or more on…
TEMPE, Ariz. — This is the time we’re supposed to be counting down the days – even the hours – to the pageantry and thrill of Opening Day. It’s the time we overreact to everything that transpires in the season openers, assuming trends will carry over for the next six months. You win you’re a World…
Today in America, a retirement crisis looms for millions of older adults: growing credit card debt. Thanks to soaring inflation and the mounting costs of food, housing, utilities, and more, retirees now outspend their annual incomes by more than $4,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.1 With few options to bridge the gap, more…
Officials from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu have completed expert training to manage their sovereign debt using the Commonwealth Meridian system. The Commonwealth Secretariat partnered with the Government of Fiji to host a regional training workshop in Nadi from 28 February to 8 March 2024. The training was designed…
Problem gambling brings millions in revenue to CT. It’s ensnaring college students across the state MSN Read the original article here
Annie Guest: One indicator of how the economy is tracking can be seen in calls to the National Debt Helpline. It’s just had a month of a record number of calls, many from small business owners. And there’s concern shame and a lack of trust stops many indebted Australians asking their banks for help. Jon…