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Student Loan Debt Forgiveness part II: Time Sensitive!
Staying on the Student Loan Debt train, I wanted to send out the TIME SENSITIVE Student Loan Forgiveness info below! There are only TWO MONTHS left to apply for a Waiver in the Temporary Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Expansion! Also below! Forgiveness opportunities for non-public service workers which require action BY THE END OF…
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ICYMI: Federal Student Loan Forgiveness!
BIG news on the Student Loan Debt front! Huge! As in first-time-in-US-History event! President Biden announced on August 24th that $10K in Student Loan Debt would be completely forgiven for individuals who hold Federal Student Loans, and $20K in Student Loan Debt will be completely forgiven for those with debt from PELL Grants. Student debt, which…
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New Tax Credits That Are Good for the Environment!
ICYMI, a new bill called the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law on 8/16/22. 3/4 of this $437B bill is focused on reducing climate change, making it the largest investment in this area in US history. The Wilderness Society (around since 1935) is calling this bill a “breakthrough” on climate policy. If you’ve been…
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An Excellent Tool for Your Savings Goals: Sinking Funds!
What is a good way to pay for Summer Travel..or any short-term Savings Goal? Use something called Sinking Funds! If you’re unfamiliar, “Sinking Funds” is a term that comes from the corporate business world and is essentially a way of splitting a financial goal up into manageable chunks. This is also a good one to…
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Summer Travel Hacks!
With this mini heat-wave we’re experiencing right now in Seattle, it finally feels LIKE SUMMER IS HERE! Let’s talk paying for Summer Travel! Read below for a few tips on doing Summer Travel right. As temps keep climbing, you may have noticed so do the prices on everything lately, leaving 69% of people who had…
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ICYMI: Settled Medical Debt is Leaving Credit Reports!
Touching on “The Privilege of Paying for our Health” last week brought me a to a new update in the medical/financial realm: Settled Medical Debt is leaving Credit Reports starting this month! This is huge, as Medical Bills are not only the current #1 cause of bankruptcy, but even if they were eventually paid, they…
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Surviving Covid (or any Health Crisis) Financially Intact!
As I emerge from the Covid quarantine bubble..I’ve got money & health on the brain! My personal experience with Covid these past couple of weeks (aside from feeling like I’d been hit by a truck!) took me away from my main source of income for several days and, I’m lucky enough to say, did not…
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Credit Card Debt: A Deeper Dive in Balance Transfers
While we’re on the credit-card debt pay-off tip lately, let’s take a deeper dive into Balance Transfers! Specifically: how they work and what to look for if you’re considering a balance transfer in order to pay down credit card debt. How They Work: A Balance Transfer is an offer some credit cards use in order…
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Why You May See a Dip in Credit Score at Debt Payoff—Don’t Panic!
If you’ve been paying attention to the last few posts, it’s been a debt-payoff/credit-score-boost focus. For those of you paying down debt, keep it up! For those of you paying down debt with the intention of making a new purchase afterwards, read below for the little-known reality that your credit score may actually take a…
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Credit Card Debt Payoff Hack!
As an extension of last week’s Student Loan Payoff Hack, let’s pivot to Consumer Debt! We’re all familiar with pesky credit card debt. Read below for some Consumer Credit Card Debt stats, followed by some tangible tips to pay down your debt faster, and even increase your credit score while doing it! The Data: The…
Unlocking Abundance 