Liz Weston: Consumer surprised by dramatic credit score drop
Liz Weston: Consumer surprised by dramatic credit score drop
People are often taken aback by how dramatically credit scoring formulas react to the amount of available credit they’re using
Liz Weston: Does a 65-year-old worker need to sign up for Medicare now to avoid penalties?
Liz Weston: Does a 65-year-old worker need to sign up for Medicare now to avoid penalties?
The worker is 65, but still covered under their company's healthcare plan
Liz Weston: Consumer finds unfreezing credit card info isn’t a smooth process
Liz Weston: Consumer finds unfreezing credit card info isn’t a smooth process
Often banks won't tell you which credit reporting bureaus they use
Liz Weston: Time to ditch your timeshare? Here’s what you need to know
Liz Weston: Time to ditch your timeshare? Here’s what you need to know
If someone contacts you offering to help sell your timeshare, it’s probably a scam
Liz Weston: Are capital gains taxes due quarterly, or at the yearly tax filing?
Liz Weston: Are capital gains taxes due quarterly, or at the yearly tax filing?
People who experience windfalls, such as a home sale, may have to make quarterly estimated payments
Liz Weston: Weston discusses the pluses, minuses of delaying starting Social Security until you’re 70
Liz Weston: Weston discusses the pluses, minuses of delaying starting Social Security until you’re 70
Most people live past the "break even point"
Liz Weston: Are investors who try to ‘time a volatile market’ doomed to failure?
Liz Weston: Are investors who try to ‘time a volatile market’ doomed to failure?
Investor is worried their broker is "mired in some tradition of riding waves"
Liz Weston: Learn the rules of capital gains taxes before selling your home
Liz Weston: Learn the rules of capital gains taxes before selling your home
The rules changed in 1997, and a tax pro can help you navigate the implications
Liz Weston: How do you know when the time is right to pay off a mortgage?
Liz Weston: How do you know when the time is right to pay off a mortgage?
Using savings to pay off a low-rate debt might not be the best use of your money
Liz Weston: Company’s arbitrary yearlong 401k delay puts a dent in new employee’s savings plans
Liz Weston: Company’s arbitrary yearlong 401k delay puts a dent in new employee’s savings plans
Company's 401(k) eligibility doesn’t kick in until after 12 months of continuous employment
Liz Weston: Health insurance coverage concerns complicate decisions about retirement
Liz Weston: Health insurance coverage concerns complicate decisions about retirement
Also, county employee gets bad advice about Medicare
Liz Weston: How can I stop debt collectors from bugging me about money owed by my ex of 30 years?
Liz Weston: How can I stop debt collectors from bugging me about money owed by my ex of 30 years?
"I received calls from a collection agency about a debt. Then I discovered my ex used my phone number as one of his contacts."
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