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Dear Dave,
My wife and I have $25,000 in credit card debt, $2,500 in medical bills and $89,000 each in student loan debt from when we each got our masters’ degrees. We make about $100,000 combined. Our son is six years old, and we have $18,000 in a ...
DATE: Jul 26, 2014
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Personal Finance
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This is part two of last week’s article.
The single biggest investment that most families will ever make over their lifetime is the purchase of a home. Second, by a long shot, but still almost a home-breaker is the cost of children’s educatio...
DATE: Jul 19, 2014
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave,
My mom is 71 and debt-free. She’s investing $600 a month in a universal life insurance policy worth $250,000 because she wants to leave something behind when she dies. What could she invest this money in, other than the life insurance poli...
DATE: Jul 19, 2014
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave,
I have job offers from two tech companies. One is in San Antonio and pays $55,000 a year, while the other is in Silicon Valley making $100,000 a year. My friends are advising me to move to California, but I feel like I’d have more money i...
DATE: Jul 12, 2014
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave:
My husband has a great job, and I love my work and schedule as a substitute teacher. However, he wants me to take a full-time position so we can build more wealth. The only debt we have is our house, and we’ve already saved and invested a...
DATE: Jul 05, 2014
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Personal Finance
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Part three — The Final Recommendations for a Parent Left alone — the Moneywise Family Plan
Part one on June 14, 2014 and June 21, 2014 can be found on The Royal Gazette website under the links at the bottom of this article.
Our composite client, a...
DATE: Jul 05, 2014
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave,
You recommend that no more than 25 percent of your monthly income go toward a house payment. Does this figure include taxes and insurance too?
— Ryan
Dear Ryan,
Yes, it does. Your housing payment should not exceed 25 percent of your month...
DATE: Jun 28, 2014
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Personal Finance
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This week, Moneywise continues a new monthly series on financial planning and investing advice. We want to make managing finances much more applicable to personal circumstances by using real stories from real people. The first financial planning stor...
DATE: Jun 21, 2014
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave,
What things do you advise buying used versus buying brand new?
Amy
Dear Amy,
I’m afraid there’s not one good, across the board answer, because it all depends on where you are in your financial plan.
When it comes to cars, you should alway...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave,
Would it be okay to go on a tenth anniversary honeymoon while we’re working on our debt snowball?
Karen
Dear Karen,
I don’t think so. I mean, it’s not against the law or anything like that. I just don’t think it’s a good idea. I wouldn’...
DATE: Jun 07, 2014
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Personal Finance
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