Do I Really Owe This Debt?
Last week I discussed debt collectors, why they might be contacting you, and how to stop them from contacting you. Today, let’s talk about what to do if you don’t believe you owe the debt…. Read More
Tag: personal and family finances
Holiday Spending Got You Down?
The holidays are over and many are dreading opening their credit card statements! Did you overspend this holiday season? If so, the good news is that the New Year brings a new chance to make a… Read More
Stop! Don’t Fall for These “Mortgage Relief” Scams
By Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by Michael Gutter, PhD, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, University of Florida “Avoid foreclosure—guaranteed!” “Government approved!” “90% of customers stay in their homes!” For people facing the… Read More
The Ever-Rising Price of Parenting
By Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by Michael Gutter, PhD, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, University of Florida My daughter is starting middle school this fall, and she’s decided to take up an… Read More
When College and Retirement Collide
By Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by Martie Gillen, PhD, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, University of Florida My oldest child recently “graduated” from elementary school, in a ceremony that at first… Read More
Debt Denial: Does Your College Student Know How Much He Owes?
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By Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by Martie Gillen, PhD, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, University of Florida Hey…we’ve got a question for you. How much is in your 401K? When was… Read More
Some Good News For Americans With Medical Debt
By Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by Martie Gillen, PhD, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, University of Florida Unpaid medical bills, whether they result from consumer confusion or inability to pay, seriously… Read More
Clean Up Your Credit This Spring!
By Taylor Spangler, project assistant at MEACA (Marketplace Exchanges of the Afffordable Care Act) Reviewed by Michael Gutter, PhD, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, University of Florida This post is in honor of Financial Literacy… Read More
Starving? Stay Out of That Shoe Store
By Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by Martie Gillen, PhD, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, University of Florida I don’t know about you, but when I go to the grocery store hungry,… Read More
To Save More Money…Get a New Chair?
By Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by Michael Gutter, PhD, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, University of Florida Do you “pay yourself first”? How’s that nest egg coming along? If the transmission goes, the… Read More