Category Archives: Debt
Which Credit Card Debt Solution Works Best for You?
It is not just your imagination that your credit card debt problems, and everyone else’s, seem to be getting worse. Consumers in the United States owe a total of approximately one trillion dollars in credit card debt, and too much of it is yours. Like so many others in your situation, you spent the… Read More »
Debts Related to Fertility Treatments
Even in a place like South Florida, where every commercial break on local radio and TV stations is for a cosmetic surgery clinic, people are still plenty judgmental about patients who spend money on elective medical procedures. If you are struggling with infertility or recurrent pregnancy loss, though, you are probably dealing with criticism… Read More »
How Difficult Is It to Qualify for a Personal Loan?
An unsecured personal loan can be just what you need when you are experiencing a temporary gap in your income. It can also help you recover from a financial setback; if you use a personal loan to pay off medical debts or credit cards, you will pay less interest over time. This is known… Read More »
Hidden Financial Struggles of the Gig Economy
Last year, 59 million Americans earned at least some of their income through freelance work. This means that nearly a third of the country’s working age population participates in the gig economy in some form. For every YouTuber pontificating about how hustle culture is destroying our society (even though said YouTubers are probably making… Read More »
No, You Cannot Use a Personal Loan as a Down Payment on a House
If you are like many, you may get several notices in the mail every week about the unsecured personal loans you could qualify for; some of them even look like a check ready to deposit into your bank account. When you see a simulacrum of a check for tens of thousands of dollars made… Read More »
Tread Carefully With Snap Finance
South Florida is an unbeatable destination for people watching and reptile watching, but while you eventually get desensitized to the sight of iguanas, Nile monitor lizards and video vixens, vehicle watching on Collins Avenue or Biscayne Boulevard will never get old. Florida’s vehicular traffic is poetry in motion. No matter its owners’ tax bracket,… Read More »
Can Freecycling Solve Your Debt Problems?
People who are trying to get out of debt sometimes describe it as a quest, like pursuing a fitness goal, learning to play a musical instrument, and trying to achieve a high score in a video game. The pursuit of financial goals can quickly get demoralizing. It feels great to be able to tell… Read More »
How Will Florida’s New Co-Parenting Rules Affect Your Finances?
When people complain about the financial hardships of co-parenting after divorce, it all sounds like high class worries to you. If you are divorced, it follows that there was once a time when you or your parents could afford to pay for a wedding. In a divorce, the court also guarantees that each spouse… Read More »
Is Fiona the Solution to Your Debt Problems?
If you are so broke that you had to cancel all of your paid content subscriptions, there are worse things you could watch on YouTube than the series of videos about Fiona, a hippopotamus who lives at the Cincinnati Zoo. Fiona’s existence is something of a miracle, not only because she is one of… Read More »
Florida’s New Affordable Housing Law Offers No Immediate Relief for Tenants
The astronomical price of housing is a major factor stopping many Floridians to get ahead in life. You would love to save for a down payment on a house, but so much of your income goes toward rent that there is almost nothing left to save, even when you cut costs on almost everything… Read More »