Financial Blog
4 Reasons to Keep Making Student Loan Payments…and What to Do If You Can’t
Pay student loan debt or utility bill? Too many single moms are stuck in the position where they have to decide whether to keep up with student loan payments or pay their household expenses…and something has to give. For many single moms, it just seems easier to stop...
How to transfer credit card balances the right way
Are you struggling to pay down high-rate credit card debt? So many single moms get stuck in a credit card debt cycle that can be so hard to break…but you can get out of it. And paying off your highest-rate credit card debts as quickly as possible can get you to...
How to Ditch Your Debt for Good
Are you a single mom drowning in debt? If debt is blocking your path to personal wealth, you’re not alone. Most single moms – most Americans, actually – have more debt than they can easily handle. This is one time looking at the big picture won’t help. In fact, doing...
How to Keep Spending from Crashing Your Credit Score
A few days ago, a single mom friend of mine came to me with a problem: Her credit score kept going down even though she was paying her bills on time. I took a closer look at her situation and diagnosed the problem quickly: Her credit utilization – meaning the amount...
How to Plan for the Biggest Retirement Spending Surprises
It’s the most common financial fear: No matter how much cash you have stashed away for retirement, you’ll run out of money. You’re right to be worried. That happens too often to ignore…and it’s usually due to surprise expenses that derail the best-laid plans. Yes,...