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Dear Dave —
Some friends recently offered me a timeshare. It’s an older place on the beach, and they’ve had it for about 20 years.
I’d have to pay a transfer fee of $100, plus a yearly association fee of $500. I know you’re not a big fan of timeshare...
DATE: Sep 20, 2014
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave,
My husband and I have been living on a budget for a few months, and for some reason there seems to be leaks in our budget. It’s just a few dollars here and there, but added together it makes a huge dent. Can you give us some advice?
— J...
DATE: Sep 13, 2014
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Personal Finance
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Part four — This is the last in the series on credit cards in BermudaCredit/debit cards for Bermuda residents: the question arises — do you really need them? And if you do, how should you manage them to your best ability? Why would I ask these questi...
DATE: Sep 06, 2014
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Personal Finance
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The latest craze in housing is no small feat. The tiny house movement has taken downsizing to a whole new level. Build your own 150-square-foot haven for around $20,000, and say goodbye to your mortgage! Sounds great as long as you don’t mind compost...
DATE: Sep 06, 2014
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave,
I’m driving a 10-year-old car with 195,000 miles on it. The car needs $1,500 in repairs, and it’s worth $5,000. I have $40,000 in cash saved, $40,000 in investments and I make $80,000 a year. I also have $15,000 in student loan debt, but t...
DATE: Aug 30, 2014
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Personal Finance
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‘Failing to plan is planning to fail’, is a quote attributed to Sir Winston Churchill or President Roosevelt depending upon your side of the pond. The point remains that planning is critical, especially in challenging times like the Second World War ...
DATE: Aug 30, 2014
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave,
I’m retired, and my husband plans to work for several more years. We have $130,000 in savings accounts, plus a rental property. The rental property has a $150,000 mortgage, but we have no other debt. Should we sell the rental and reinvest ...
DATE: Aug 23, 2014
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave,
I make $30,000 a year. I’ve just started Baby Step 2 of your plan, and I’m paying off my debts from smallest to largest. I have $55,000 in debt, including $15,000 on a car loan. I recently picked up a part-time job to help pay down the de...
DATE: Aug 09, 2014
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Personal Finance
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Even adjusting for extraordinarily low interest rates, global equities are expensive and finding double-digit annual real returns over the next five years is going to be tough.
What’s worse, key markets, notably the US, are so overpriced that there i...
DATE: Jul 26, 2014
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Personal Finance
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Is there a target on the back of my dress? Because it feels like there is a target on the back of my dress.
It was painted there by the financial services industry, which has grown hyper-aware of the fact that women have a lot of money and are about ...
DATE: Jul 26, 2014
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Personal Finance
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