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Text Books and Scholarships and Dorms... Oh My!
Asked by R.M. from Columbus
on December 14, 2010
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My son is a sophomore in High School. We've had all sorts of different college-based talked with him over the past year and a half. To be honest, I think the poor kid ...
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- I bugged my daughter about applying for scholarships for a year. She half-heartedly did a couple of them (which she didn't win), and that was that. So now she is goi...
- I was just recently made aware of a company called 123College. The primary goal of this company is to help the student (and his/her parents) find as much "free" money...
- I would recommend the Dorm Survival Book--you can probably get it online at Amazon. I would also share budgets for the household--and somewhere along the way, get a b...
Need Legal Advice on Hospital Bills
Asked by M.B. from Oklahoma City
on March 3, 2007
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I had a preemie in Oct. who racked up some medical bills, while on his 3 week stay in the hospital. thankfully my insurance will not allow me to spend more than 3000 a...
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- I'm pretty sure as long as your attempting to make some sort of payment they cannot turn you over to collection. I had a similar thing with my credit card company 10 ...
- first off, you say you are sending several people $20.00 a month? have you talked the business office at your hospital to have all off your bills consolidated into on...
- My husband has thousands of dollars in medical bills. We also get hassled for all of it at one time. My uncle is a DA and we asked him what we should do and he said ...
How Does This Work Exactly?
Asked by K.M. from Chicago
on January 25, 2012
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I just do not get it ... My dad will pay 20k plus for my sister to get a divorce from a man my dad does not like but will only give me 1k to marry a man he likes (mone...
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- Well, on a similar note, my father paid for both my step-sisters wedding. I know the food alone was $10,000 and one of my stepsister's dresses was $5000. I don't know ...
- Only he will know. Perhaps he thinks you have been getting more throughout the year instead of your sister, like dinners and fixing cars and such? My brother lives c...
- Sounds like your father has been married a time or two...you know better then we do why he's willing to put out 40K for the other two sisters. Could it be that he fee...
Curious - Do You All like or Dislike Baby Showers?
Asked by H.L. from New York
on January 4, 2011
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I asked a question last night and this is just out of curiousity. Everyone I've ever spoken to over the years about baby showers dislikes them for the most part. Com...
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- I like baby showers. I don't like baby shower games though. LOL It's fun to meet other people, it's great to shower the mama with love and support. It's fun to se...
- I'm not a fan of baby showers, though greatly needed an appreciate the generosity of the one I had. But I didn't like my baby shower as far as how it was done and I, ...
- I love baby showers but have a few pet peeves about them: -I think it is tacky to have baby showers for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 20th etc. children. I may be in the minority...
I Need an Outside Opinion on a Disagreement Between My Husband and Me.
Asked by K.U. from Dallas
on December 30, 2010
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Hi ladies, my husband and I are having a heated disagreement about his possible purchase of a motorcycle and I'm wondering what all other Moms would think. My husband...
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- I think the bike is fine, but now's not the right time. I agree with you. Have $1000 in the bank (no more at this point) and pay off loans. Once that's done, you ca...
- Has your husband read Ramsey? I think that he needs to. I would not be okay with this hobby. My BIL recently went on an expensive trip and bought my sister an expen...
- Any debt you have whatsoever -student loans, car loans, credit cards -you need to take the tax return and pay it off. Let him know that he can certainly get a bike som...
Wedding Gift Idea
Asked by D.P. from Minneapolis
on August 26, 2010
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So my mom and dad got invited to a wedding for a friends daughter. These friends are extremely wealthy and my parents are really struggling financially right now. Th...
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- People dont invite others to their wedddings based on their ability to bring an expensive gift. They were invited because the other family wants them to celebrate a s...
- I like Lee's answer. I think they should spend $50 to go to the wedding and then give a special gift...Maybe a picture frame with a picture of of the friends daughter ...
- How about handmade ornaments? I am actually thinking about ordering these for some friends that are getting married on Sept 4: http://www.etsy.com/listing/47759888/...
Affording It All
Asked by J.V. from Chicago
on November 27, 2011
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It's that time of year when I do our 5 year financial plan, take a look at our long term financial health, and figure out our current priorities.
Well, I just did a...
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- We have 4 kids..... using student loans, part time jobs, grants, etc. my two older ones paid their way. I wish we could provide that, but we couldn't. We did help w...
- I can't wait to read the answers you get because these are questions I ask myself all the time. We've been following Dave Ramsey's plan for financial living and it ...
- I don't know anyone who paid out of pocket for college, but I know a heck of a lot of people who went to college. Four year universities. Private liberal arts school...
Bill Consolidation
Asked by K.G. from Fort Wayne
on December 1, 2011
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Have any of you wonderful mamas done a bill consolidation loan? We are currently paying $250 at about 24% a month just in the minimum owed, we do pay more on the cards...
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- Only do a debt consolidation loan when you agree to cut up and close all credit cards. it's a vicious cycle. credit cards can be like a drug and addictive.... Use t...
- We did Care One debt relief - and while it may not work for everyone, our credit scores are higher than when we started, and in less than three years they are almost p...
- I've taken out a home equity loan and a personal loan that I have used to pay off other debt. Based on your post, it sounds like there is no reason why you shouldn't ...
DD Wanting to Go to a Pricey Private University, Teach a Few Years, Then Be SAHM
Asked by M.S. from Dallas
on February 10, 2012
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My DD is a HS jr and is researching colleges. She only wants to consider private universities that are on the rung just below the top Ivy league schools. She is smar...
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- Tell your daughter scholorship or junior college. I would elect for junior college because she seems to have an unrealistic goal, of bagging a rich husband at an ivy ...
- Is there a chance that you can connect her with someone in his or her 20s who is living the reality of paying off college debt and has looked ahead and knows he or she...
- If she is taking such an immature stance towards choosing a college it doesn't sound like she is 16 going on 30. I graduated a couple years ago from a private unive...
Buying a House
Asked by A.M. from Sacramento
on February 15, 2011
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Hi, mamas! This is the first time I've asked a question, so here it is - I would like to buy a house someday, but I don't know where to start! I am paying a lot for ...
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- I think you and hubbie need to sit down and do a detailed budget first. See what you bring home every month and what you can really afford in a house payment- not wha...
- One of the biggest factors in deciding to whether to buy a house or not is can you afford it? Since you don't know about your credit, start by getting your free a...
- The best thing to start is to request copies of your credit reports. Get your financial ducks in a row and pay off any & all debt so you know what you've got to wor...
