Personal Financial Advice from a former Certified Financial Planner
Update: The Biden administration has elected to erase $10,000 or $20,000 in student loan debt via executive order. The website to apply is already up, and the Republican lawsuits to stop it are already filed. If you have more than $10K or $20K, keep paying, although it will help a …
A FAFSA scam is a bad way to start off your hunt for financial aid. If you, or someone you know, is going to college, or starting at a university, then chances are you need to apply for financial aid. Even if you don’t think you’ll qualify, there are often …
In March, the government began offering options to help benefit borrowers with student loans during the Covid pandemic. The Covid student loan benefits were to stop collecting on student loans, to charge 0% interest rates on student loans, and to suspend student loan payments. Basically, you could turn off paying …
For some reason, I thought I had written about 529 plans to death. After all, figuring out a way to pay for a child’s college education is a top priority for many people, and something I worked on a lot when I was a financial planner. More than that, I’m …