How much do you earn? If that question makes you uncomfortable, or if going to see an accountant feels like making a confession, or if you secretly inflated your income on the census to match that of your cashed-up housemates, it’s worth asking: why are money conversations so awkward? Mel Browne, who describes herself as…
Many companies promise to help manage and lower your payments, but some don’t always keep that promise. None AUSTIN – Americans are $1.36 trillion in student loan debt, according to the New York Federal Reserve. The average American carries $32,731 in student loan debt. Many companies promise to help manage and lower your payments, but some…
Whether youve overspent at Christmas, racked up a big bill on a much needed holiday or just have a guilty habit of carrying a balance on your plastic, carrying debt around on your shoulders is never fun. And although figures from the Australian Banking Association recently showed that Aussies have cleared $260 million off our…
More than 2,100 students in the Francis Howell School District together owe almost $19,000 in their school lunch accounts. In the Rockwood School District, students owe about $8,800, but that number climbed as high as $13,000 during the holidays, said Carmen Fischer, director of child nutrition services for the district. Sensitive to the possibility that…
In this series, NerdWallet interviews people who have triumphed over debt using a combination of commitment, budgeting and smart financial choices. Responses have been edited for length and clarity. Six years ago, Cara and Jesse Nuno could not imagine a debt-free life. The Minnesota couple met at an unemployment office in 2010 and married a…
At the start of the fall semester, attorney Kimball Parker began a new class with nine Brigham Young University law students and a lofty goal: Find an area of law that is difficult for people to navigate and provide a solution. Parker and the students who were enrolled in the LawX course gathered data from…
Much has been said about the benefits SMEs will see from new draft legislation recently proposed by the Federal Minister for Revenue and Financial Services authorising the Australian Taxation Office to disclose business tax debts to credit reporting bureaus. While the stated aim is to help the SME sector, in reality SMEs will be largely…
Proposed legislation to help over-indebted consumers might prove to be a double-edged sword, discouraging consumers from managing their credit responsibly, the Banking Association South Africa (Basa) warns. The organisation was referring to the draft National Credit Amendment Bill, which was published by Parliaments portfolio committee on trade and industry last year. Public hearings on the…
RJ Frometa 6 hours ago Entertainment 13 Views If you have many unsecured debts to consolidate, there are a lot of debt consolidation loan providers out there with plenty of options on offer. Go to their website or talk to the consultant…
PUBLISHED: 12:29 29 January 2018 Ben Jolley Citizens Advice Rural Cambs expects January 31 to be busiest day for debt advice Archant The last day of January is expected to be the busiest day of the year for people seeking help with their debts, according to Citizens Advice Rural Cambs. Analysis of national data from…