Cricket Jones was a stay-at-home mom for 28 years and raised five children. Then she and her husband divorced. The Boise, Idaho, woman doesn’t regret staying home, but she does wish she’d finished her college degree and kept one foot in the work world with some kind of part-time employment. “When I divorced, I was [...]
Imagine going to college to improve your life and walking away with $500,000 in student debt. That number is no typo. A young Seattle couple ended up so mired in debt on the way to their degrees that they “couldn’t even make the initial payments,” says Christina Henry of Seattle Debt Law. After the collection agencies [...]
With gas prices continuing a painful uphill climb, we asked readers what they’re doing to save money on gas. From carefully calculating travel routes and driving more conservatively to choosing alternative means of transportation, we received some great tips. The upshot: When the going gets tough, tough drivers get creative. Here are some of the [...]
When it comes to cultivating a credit score, you’ve probably got the good-citizen routine down cold: You pay on time, try to wipe out the entire balance every month and never close too many accounts at once. Beyond the basics, though, many consumers are still in the dark about what makes their credit scores go [...]
Students increasingly have been using credit cards to finance living expenses and education, a necessity for many given the rising cost of education. Despite the name, credit cards are in fact loans, requiring repayment with interest. Paying high interest on educational expenses means overpaying for college costs and the need for using credit cards must [...]
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