by Michele Cagan | Dec 22, 2017 | Making Ends Meet, Managing Debt, Protect Your Financial Future, Single Mom CPA
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...
by Michele Cagan | Dec 19, 2017 | Making Ends Meet, Managing Debt, Single Mom CPA
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...
by Michele Cagan | Dec 19, 2017 | Making Ends Meet, Managing Debt, Single Mom CPA
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...
by Michele Cagan | Dec 14, 2017 | Making Ends Meet, Managing Debt, Protect Your Financial Future, Single Mom CPA
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...
by Michele Cagan | Oct 30, 2017 | Making Ends Meet, Single Mom CPA, You Need to Know This
3 Important Reasons Single Moms Should NOT Use Debit Cards Just a few days ago, my sister’s debit card was stolen. Within three days, the thieves has used it in 16 stores and spent more than $4,000. And because it was a debit card, that money all came straight out of...
by Michele Cagan | Jun 28, 2017 | Making Ends Meet, Managing Debt, Single Mom CPA, You Need to Know This
I was one day late – literally one day – with my credit card payment. I’ve had the card for more than 10 years, and never been late before. But the last few weeks have been really crazy around here (sick mom and sick kid, plumbing disasters, etc.), and in all the...
