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Do You Have a AAA Roadside Membership?
Asked by N.N. from Detroit
on February 28, 2012
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Have you found that this membership is useful for your family?
https://michigan.aaa.com/membership/join-aaa-basic-dr/947.uts?
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- We have it - we're in TX. My car is 11 years old, and I have a 5 year old, so I would not want to be stuck without help. It's worth it if you need it just once.
- I've had AAA for years, but now our auto insurance offers roadside assistance, and it's impossible for me to lock my keys in my car, so I am discontinuing it. I do lik...
- I have a AAA membership but I don't specifically live in MI. Mine has been a lifesaver on more than one occasion. Once, as we were driving with a realtor in her car,...
"How to Make to a Budget" Suggestions Needed!
Asked by K.H. from Johnson City
on May 11, 2010
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Hi! I am looking for a simple uncomplicated budget maker. I am very organized when it comes to the bills but I have yet to come up with a budget. Any tips that you ha...
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- Use the budget maker from Dave Ramsey's "Total Money Makeover". I HIGHLY suggest buying the book. Also, once you have decided on a budget, I suggest creating a real-...
- I think Dave Ramsey's budget workbook is awesome. He's really wise when it comes to finances.
- Keep all of your receipts for a month or so (or dig them out and look back), sit down with a notebook, and at least a month's worth of bank statements. It is easier f...
Divorce Issue
Asked by M.R. from Dallas
on July 20, 2010
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I was with my ex-husband for 16 yrs & I filed for divorce recently. We have 2 sons 18 & 10. We've been separated for 2 1/2 yrs and I decided to file for divorce. We...
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- I don't have any legal advice to offer, but all I can think of is if you shared the same address for 16 years and had 2 children together . . . seems like you were li...
- Are e-mails a prove? I mean e-mails from him saying his coming "home" late. Phone calls from the house phone? Videos? Anything where he mention you as wife.
- All you have to do is have someone that either of you introduced yourselves as husband and wife.
19 Yr Old Back Home
Asked by S.K. from Los Angeles
on May 25, 2011
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After a year away at college, my 19 yr old daughter moved back home and plans to attend a local college this upcoming Fall. She has been home a month. Life's been goo...
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- If you stop giving her money she'll eventually get motivated to get a job - so she can buy gas and go to the movies, etc. Stop encouraging. And start demanding. "...
- You feel manipulated because you are being manipulated. It's time to set boundaries that should have already been set. She needs to be up and out by a certain time e...
- Sounds like it is time to set up some rules/expectations. She is an adult and is not entitled to live at your house. set a deadline and require her to pay rent. (you c...
Teens and Part-Time Work
Asked by S.R. from Los Angeles
on February 14, 2012
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We live in South Africa and I'm not sure if laws are different in the U.S. - here kids can legally be hired for part-time work from the age of 16. My daughter will tur...
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- When I was 16, my parents told me what they would pay for and what they wouldn't. If I wanted to drive, I had to pay for the gas and the insurance. If I wanted to go...
- I'm with you on this. I don't want the kids to work in high school either. Their full time job is getting an education. But in this case, she is wanting to work. I thi...
- My son is very ambitious and started a part-time job when he was 17; going into the 11th grade. He got lucky with getting a job at a restaurant just five minutes from...
What Things Should I Consider...
Asked by L.P. from Pittsburgh
on July 27, 2011
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Bouncing off my recent post about becoming a SAHM, my mind is just reeling, and I'm already trying to think of how my NOT working will save us money. Of course I want...
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- Cooking from scratch can save tons of $$$. So can cooking in bulk (ie, I buy the 5 or 10# tube of ground chuck and cook it all at once; half in meatloaf or meatballs a...
- There are a million and one ways to save money while staying home, but I'll be a bit of a party pooper just to give you more to think on. (And I am a sahm, so it's no...
- Keep a "spending journal" for several weeks and spend like you "normally do". Write down EVERY PENNY- bills, coffee, lunch out, nails, hair, clothing, groceries... ev...
***16 Year Old Stepson Got His Drivers License!!!!
Asked by K.J. from York
on May 22, 2009
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Help!! My 16 yo just got his license and hubby said that he could use our 2nd car!! He is a good kid, but still a kid and in the last year has made some poor choices ...
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- The first thing you need to do is to talk with his dad about this. It isn't MY car and MY insurance bill, it's OUR car and OUR insurance bill. Together you need to...
- This is a discussion with your husband and both of you need to agree and then set rules for the 16 year old. It sounds like he lives with you. Where's the mom in...
- Poor behavioral choices, school choices etc and disrespect to step mom equals free car? I THINK NOT. There is no way you can control a spoiled teen-even if he's a ...
Should We Pay off a Card or Our Truck
Asked by K.S. from Norfolk
on January 24, 2009
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I am having a hard time deciding which to do and would like your opinions and ideas...
Should we pay off dh's truck and use that money to pay down our credit cards?
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- Credit card first! There is no benefit to paying off the truck early. The interest rates for the car and the card are not the same thing. For the truck, it's fixed, it...
- Money is money. Stick with paying off the highest interest item. If it is a credit card, don't run the amount so high again that you can't pay it off every month. T...
- common logic is to pay off the card first, but I would suggest the truck. Once it's paid off, you can change your insurance from full coverage to liability (if you wa...
Spin off Budget Ideas
Asked by C.Z. from Sioux City
on March 14, 2012
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What do you save for your car/ what are your payments?
What do you put away for future doc bills?
How much "play" money would you allow yourself after you pay your b...
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- Our car payment is $415 a month, we put aside $515 and make 4 extra payments a year. When this car is paid off, we will have two cars we own outright. I am planning on...
- We have one car payment ($410 per month) but we pay $450/month towards it. That being said, we plan on putting that much each month in savings once it's paid off to bu...
- This question is hard to answer because it depends on a persons income and what their priorities are. We pay cash for everything. The only debt we have is our mini v...
Who's Right?
Asked by K.K. from Denver
on September 19, 2012
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Not sure if this is a rant, or a who's right, but either way I am frustrated and really need some feedback. I am going to put this kinda generically, so I can get hea...
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- Hi there, Sounds like a big mess. Since you are in the process of buying a house, I would check with the insurance company & find out if the accident would be covered...
- Hi! I would call the police and the insurance company and tell them the absolute truth. Then I would have the car sent to the junkyard and tear up both the 18 year o...
- Why would one parent feel it is ok to say the 15 year old stole the car? Is one persons child better than the other? In my mixed family all the children are treated th...
