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Credit/Debt
Credit Card debt consolidation
We’ve accumulated way too much credit card debt and need to consolidate. What’s the best way to go about it?..
Financial Planning / Retirement
Investing
Hi Terry, I recently sold my condo and netted about 75k. I paid off all my debt and some of..
Investments
Bond capital gains and losses
When bonds bought at a premium are sold or called at a loss, and when bonds bouight at a discount..
Chicken Money
Investment
I have 100k sitting in a savings account. I won’t need to use it for at least 2 years. Low..
Economy & Taxes
property tax deduction on 2 family home
If I purchase a two-family home with my adult son and we are both on the deed and he occupies..
College Savings / Student Loans
Grandparents opening 529 plans for grandchildren
We have already deposited into 529 plans for each of our grandchildren ages 9-12. In a discussion on WGN Morning..
Insurance
HSA Contributions
I currently purchase individual health insurance with a high deductible (Bronze plan) on the exchange. In the past I have..
Wild Card
Property Tax
My husband and I live in a 55+ Mobile Home Community in Illinois. We moved in in September. We paid..
Housing / Real Estate
Late on Property taxes
Hi terry my husband and I own a home in Illinois we have no mortgage our house is paid off,..
