I bought a fixer-upper home when I was making 6 figures but now that the commission has slowed, I ran up my credit cards. Please help!

Dear Olga, When my husband separated from the military we suffered from eviction and a car reposition. How can we fix our credit so we can live and rent in a more suitable environment. Thank you BadCreditBarbie Dear BadCreditBarbie, It sounds like you've had some difficult events hit you all at once in a short span of time. It's never easy to go through one difficult situation, let alone several situations at once. To move forward from any situation, it's important to underst

Dear Olga, I am trying to get out of debt asap. I am looking at getting a part time job to supplement my income. If it rains we don't work. We have been slow at work so I am not earning enough to pay extra on anything at the moment. Thanks for any advice, Anna Dear Anna, I have several suggestions to point you in the right direction. While you're looking for a part-time job, focus on making the most of your situation as it stands right now. My first suggestion is review your

Before we go into advice for dealing with financial setbacks, it's important to address that not all setbacks are the same. Types of Financial Setbacks There are minor setbacks like a car emergency that required you to dip into your savings or slipping from your budget, making a purchase you couldn't afford and now can't return. These setbacks don't drastically change your overall picture. Maybe your savings is $500 less or your total credit card debt is up by $200, but overa

Last week's blog talked about categorizing your debt. Now that you've thought about what kind of debt you have, let's talk about how to tackle your debt and set you on a path towards financial independence! The first step to tackling your debt is putting together a debt snapshot. A debt snapshot is a list of all of your debt and the minimum payment due for each. Here is an example of a debt snapshot: A debt snapshot allows you to see where you are today and what you're workin