student loans
Federal Government Issues Student Loan Announcement
Continuing constraints in our capital markets have posed challenges for students and student lenders throughout the last year. We recognize that educa…
Ilyce Glink on WSB Radio – July 29, 2008
Today on the Clark Howard Show, Ilyce Glink filled in. She discussed whether creditors may reveal personal information to others, why seller-financed third-party down payment programs (like Nehemiah) have been eliminated under the new housing bill, how much housing prices fell in the past month, covered bonds, the elimination of certain chemicals from children’s toys, and updated travel news. She took calls on building an emergency fund (by decreasing a contribution to 401(k) plans), veterans buying houses, paying off and consolidating student loans, hardship 401(k) withdrawals, construction loans, money merge accounts, whether to pursue a contractor who has gone belly up, rehabbing a foreclosed home, whole life vs. term life insurance, and how to negotiate with a bank that charged $2,900 in overdraft fees for 135 $1 checks that were overdrawn in the account. For show notes and updates through the week, check out her blog at www.thinkglink.com/blog , and sign up for her free weekly newsletter on the ThinkGlink.com home page. Check out the videos at www.expertrealestatetips.net. And be sure to subscribe to her YouTube channel.
More Americans File For Bankruptcy In First Half Of 2008
More Americans filed for bankruptcy in the first half of 2008 compared to the first half of 2007.
The American Bankruptcy Institute announced that fi…
Top 10 Best Cities For New College Grads
As someone whose student loan repayments just started I can understand the dilemma facing many new college grads. How can you balance a good quality o…
Avoid Student Loans At A Junior College
A parent asks about the cost of college tuition and about having a student start at a community college. Because the cost of college tuition is so high it’s a good idea to start out at a less well known school and transfer. When a student goes to a big name school, she may be taking on $50,000 to $100,000 in debt for college (not including graduate school costs). She’ll have a $700 to $1,000 per month headache to deal with after graduation. That’s after taxes, and after she pays for her rent, utilities, cell phone, car, gas and food.
Become Landlord Or Sell Home After Quit Claim Deed?
When you get a home via a quit claim deed and then have to move out of state for work you’re faced with a decision. Should you sell the home you received through a quit claim deed or should you try to keep it as a rental property? The decision to be come a landlord or to sell a home depends on whether you have enough money to maintain the home or feel that you can find a good tenant. You should also take tax considerations into account.
Ilyce Glink on WSB Radio – December 27, 2007
Ilyce Glink filled in today on the Clark Howard Show. As we move closer to the end of the year, it’s important to make sure you’ve done everything you can to minimize what you’ll pay in taxes. Make sure you’ve taken all of the deductions to which you’re entitled, and opened up (and funded, if you can) any retirement accounts. Ilyce took questions about buying a foreclosed property with an IRS lien, negotiating with collection agencies, getting a student loan, and the Georgia Lemon Laws. Check out her show notes at her website, www.thinkglink.com/forum, and don’t forget to sign up for her YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/expertrealestatetips.
Today on the Ilyce Glink Show
For love or money….. According to a new study, three-quarters of young women would marry for money, but the guy better have plenty of bucks — $2.5 …
It’s Becoming More Difficult To Borrow Home Equity
While it’s getting more difficult to qualify for home equity loans, Americans borrowed more of their home equity lines of credit than last year.
Cons…
Buying Property After Graduation
A soon-to-be college graduate is planning on buying a condo with some of his student loan money for the down payment. Interest rates on student loans aren’t that low, and the money will need to start being paid back six months after graduation. This grad needs to calculate his debt, income and expenses to determine if it’s really the right time to buy a home.
