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I have a balance of $17,000.00 on a car loan. I'm currently paying $439.00 per month. I would like to knock some years off this loan. How much extra should I pay on this loan to make this happen?
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Published: November 03, 2008
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I currently have three credit cards, all of which are 0% interest for 12 months, but I find that monthly payments are consuming all my income. I have an amount saved up in two investment accounts that is sufficient to pay off these three credit cards. Should I go ahead and pay them off with this money? I am unsure since the credit cards are interest free.
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Published: November 03, 2008
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Can I get two free credit reports per year, one under federal law and another under my state's law?
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Published: October 27, 2008
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What do the acronyms SUI and SDI on my paycheck stub stand for?
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Published: October 27, 2008
5.
What is the difference between a financial need and a want?
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Published: October 27, 2008
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What is the FICA tax that is taken out of my paycheck?
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Published: October 27, 2008
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What does it mean when you have pre-tax dollar health insurance premiums deducted from your pay?
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Published: October 27, 2008
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Explain what the five-year look-back period for Medicaid eligibility means?
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Published: October 27, 2008
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What is the difference between a life-cycle mutual fund and a target-date mutual fund? Are they the same thing?
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Published: October 27, 2008
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Are there financial advisors or financial planners who are not tied to any insurance or financial products who can give independent advice?
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Published: October 27, 2008
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How safe are credit unions, and is there a rating scale that can be used to select a financial institution?
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Published: October 27, 2008
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A Realtor is suggesting that someone co-sign on a home loan via FHA as a non-purchasing co-buyer. She stated this would not affect the co-signer's credit or cause harm when she is ready to purchase her own home. Is this accurate?
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Published: October 27, 2008
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Do people spend more when they use a credit card than they do with cash?
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Published: October 27, 2008
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The executor of an estate also owns half of the property, and his sister owns the other half. The sister dies, and her half goes to her daughter. Can her daughter sell her half without consulting the uncle?
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Published: October 27, 2008
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What it the best way to find health insurance for an adult child going off the parents' policy due to age (22)?
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Published: October 27, 2008
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