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…
Reducing the debt payments made by poor countries to more sustainable levels could help 5 million more children attend school and provide access to clean drinking water to 17 million people, according to new research. A study by academics at the universities of St Andrews and Leicester said there would be “huge benefits” – including…
‘We took a loan to pay off credit cards — and we maxed them out again’: Couple drowns in $100k credit card debt because husband can’t stop spending. Ramit Sethi responds MSN Read the original article here
5 tips to help college students manage money without racking up credit-card debt MarketWatch Read the original article here
Mary Anne e-mailed, after reading my last column about estate debts, asking how to stop incessant collection efforts by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Her brother died four years ago with nothing of assets and a debt owing to the CRA. I’m guessing the CRA found out she was brother’s executor when she applied for…
Mary Anne e-mailed, after reading my last column about estate debts, asking how to stop incessant collection efforts by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Her brother died four years ago with nothing of assets and a debt owing to the CRA. I’m guessing the CRA found out she was brother’s executor when she applied for…
CNN — Major League Baseball and the Internal Revenue Service are investigating amid allegations surrounding Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani and his longtime interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. The investigations are underway just two days after Mizuhara, a longtime interpreter for the Japanese baseball superstar, was fired after the player’s lawyers accused him of “massive…