by Brent Lyle | Jan 29, 2021 | How-to Pay off Debt, Psychology of Money, Spending Habits |
Lisa Whitley — Quick question: If you are behind in paying your bills — your mortgage/rent, credit cards, student loan— which one do you worry about the most? If you said, “mortgage/rent,” then you are in line with what most people similarly...
by Brent Lyle | Jul 14, 2020 | Debt, How-to Pay off Debt, Preventing Future Debt, Trending Topics |
If history is any guide, we can expect a surge in personal bankruptcy cases in the coming months and years. In 2008, as the Great Recession took hold, annual bankruptcy filings surged almost 30% over the previous year, eventually reaching more than 1.5 million in 2010...
by Damian Dunn | Dec 16, 2019 | Debt, How-to Pay off Debt, Lifestyle, Preventing Future Debt, Psychology of Money |
I opened the mail Saturday evening to find a letter from a collections agency. My immediate reaction was anger, then fear, and nausea. What?! How did this happen? What bill didn’t I pay? Is this going to wreck my credit? Would I have a collections listed on my credit...
by Nicole Frankowski | Nov 30, 2017 | Budgeting, Debt, How-to Budget, How-to Pay off Debt, Lifestyle, Psychology of Money
First appeared in USA Today and The Indianapolis Star His face looked different. And the words coming out of his mouth were painted in conviction. “My doctor looked at me, Pete, and said I had already lost years off my life because of my health. Now I just need to...
by Nicole Frankowski | Nov 30, 2017 | Debt, How-to Pay off Debt, Preventing Future Debt, Student Loans, Student Loans & College Savings, Trending Topics
Dear Pete My wife and I are both 29 years old and struggling. We made a series of bad financial decisions about three years ago, and they still haunt us today. We owe more on our house than it’s worth, we have a giant car payment ($500/month), and we have about $6,000...
by Nicole Frankowski | Nov 29, 2017 | Budgeting, Debt, How-to Pay off Debt, Savings
Hi Pete – I started a new job in Indy at the end of January 2014. Along with the new job came a larger salary (yea). I am excited to relocate to Indy so I can be closer to family. I have family located here and they are allowing me the opportunity to live with them...
