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The choice between paying credit card debt and taxes isn’t as simple as calculating money saved on interest. Failing to pay taxes has massive repercussions – just ask Martha Stewart.…
Your golden years should be an era of leisure and adventure, of self-discovery and reinvention. For most, maximizing our retirement experiences means maximizing our retirement income. When and how to…
Millions of dads won’t admit it, but what they really want for Father’s Day isn’t an Apple watch or a Tom Brady jersey or a hair transplant. What they really…
Getting laid off is traumatic, but at least I got the bad news in a fitting place. I was in a doctor’s office when my cellphone rang. It was my…
American culture has created names for various age groups based on when they were born. Baby Boomers. Millennials. Generations X and Y. But another demographic has emerged based on what’s…
Is your small business having cash flow challenges? Have you seen the tempting ads for merchant cash advances? If your answer to both questions is “yes,” be sure to consider…
Consumerism is well-ingrained in our society and this has pushed some people to make shopping a little more seriously than others. We call such people shopaholics and they are a…
The stress of dealing with financial problems is a huge concern in the military and one of the reasons it is so involved in promoting “Military Saves.” Military Saves is…
A friend confides that the house sale she thought would bring a free-and-clear down payment on a retirement condo in sunnier climates took a surprise turn. Before settlement, her husband…
Feeling the squeeze from financial worry? Saying you’re not alone isn’t useful. Saying there’s professional help for your condition just might be the best thing this side of winning the…
Sources:
- Value Penguin (2019, August) Average Credit Card Interest Rates (APR) – August, 2019. Retrieved from https://www.valuepenguin.com/average-credit-card-interest-rates
- IRS (2019, August 1) Topic No. 653 IRS Notices and Bills, Penalties, and Interest Charges. Retrieved from https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc653
- IRS (2019, June 21) Information About Wage Levies. Retrieved from https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/information-about-wage-levies
- Value Penguin, ND. What Happens If You Don’t Pay Your Credit Card: Consequences Explained. Retrieved from (https://www.valuepenguin.com/what-happens-if-you-dont-pay-credit-card-bill
