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Cathy Egan has been supporting herself since she was 18, when she worked as a waitress in Minneapolis. Her 23-year-old son lives at home and relies on his single mother for transportation, food, and other expenses. Egan, now 50, only began putting mo...
DATE: Mar 07, 2015
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave,
Should you budget for mad money, or just carrying around cash, when you’re trying to get out of debt?
AURORA
Dear Aurora,
What really matters is the amount of mad money you allow yourself to have. Everyone needs a little pocket money. It’...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave, I’m 30 and debt-free. Do you think I should stop making contributions to my pension fund for a year in order to save up an emergency fund?
— Beth
Dear Beth,
Yes, I do. But it shouldn’t take you a year to set aside an emergency fund i...
DATE: Feb 21, 2015
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave,
I’m retired, and currently I have about five per cent of my retirement savings in gold and silver I’ve been acquiring over the last few years. I’ve seen gold prices decline significantly, and I’m wondering if I should hang on to it as a sa...
DATE: Feb 14, 2015
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave,
I have a student loan in default that is now being handled by a collections agency. They want me to pay the entire $20,000 now, or consolidate it with $16,000 in collection fees added. Are these my only options?
— Rebecca
Dear Rebecca,
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DATE: Feb 07, 2015
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave,
I follow you on Twitter, and I was wondering if you recommend buying an umbrella policy. If so, how much?
Dean
Dear Dean,
If you’ve started to win with money and build some wealth, an umbrella policy is some of the cheapest insurance you ...
DATE: Jan 17, 2015
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave,
How do I get my girlfriend to take a more active role in planning a family budget? We’re getting married in a few months, and everything between us is great except for this one area. She seems to want me to handle the money, and make all ...
DATE: Jan 10, 2015
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Personal Finance
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For people without enough money to retire, one solution seems obvious: keep working. But life often gets in the way. Health issues make it impossible to work, or they lose a job and can’t find another.
Here’s another factor that disrupts the best int...
DATE: Jan 10, 2015
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave,
I have a friend who is experiencing financial problems. She is between real jobs at the moment and only bringing in about $600 a month. But even when she’s working regularly, she doesn’t budget or manage her money wisely, and she’s always ...
DATE: Dec 27, 2014
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave,
I gave my wife $350 for Christmas shopping. While she was at the store with our six-year-old daughter, she cashed her bonus cheque to put with the Christmas money. When she tried to check out, the money was gone. My wife even asked our dau...
DATE: Dec 20, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Personal Finance
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