What Happens If I Can’t Afford My Student Loan Payments?
A reader owes nearly $100,000 but takes home $850 a week.
Steve Rhode
Steve Rhode is known as the ‘Get Out of Debt Guy’ and he has been teaching people how to deal with money problems since the 1990’s. After his own personal bankruptcy, he formed a nonprofit organization to help people get out of debt. Since then, he’s had a syndicated advice column in 50 newspapers across the country and has written three books. He’s appeared on FOX, CNN, ABC, NBC, and MSNBC giving money advice and now he is now an investigative reporter specializing in covering consumer debt and the debt relief world.
When Is It OK To Cash In My Retirement To Remodel My Home?
It’s always OK, if you don’t mind losing almost $100,000.
Can The Government Garnish My Wages Till I’m Broke?
A reader earns only $11,000 a year, but she’s being garnished $300 a month.
Ask The Expert: How Do I Get Out Of My Title Loan?
A reader wants to know how he can keep his car. Sadly, he can’t. But he has an option.
Ask The Expert: Do I Have To Pay For My Ex-Husband’s Decisions?
A reader is worried that her ex sent her son to a pricey college without telling her.
Ask The Expert: Help, I’m Upside Down!
A reader owes big money on her car and wants to know what she should do next. Here’s what she SHOULDN’T do.
Ask The Expert: How Do I Get My Paycheck Back?
Payday loans are crushing a reader’s future. Her options are few but powerful.
ITT Tech Closes – How to Get Your Student Loan Debt Forgiven
If you took out loans while attending ITT Tech and haven’t graduated, you need to read this.
Ask The Expert: How Can I Get Off The Payday Loan Merry-Go-Round?
A reader needs help getting his paycheck and his life back. Our guest expert Steve Rhode has the solution.
2 Things to Do When You Are Asked if You Want a Store Credit Card
Obviously, the store is trying to make money off you. But can you make money off them?
Persels and Associates Was Supposed to Take Care of My Debt
A reader calls one company for debt consolidation but gets sent to another — which lets him down.
Get Out Of Debt Guy: No Way I Can Afford My Private Student Loans. What Can I Do?
A reader needs a way out — and there may be one. Or more.
Get Out Of Debt Guy: I’m About to Lose Everything. Help!
all can be overcome when the balance of income and expenses is adjusted in your favor.
Get Out Of Debt Guy: Should We Take Money Out of Retirement to Pay Off Mortgage?
A reader wants to know which option is the best — or least bad.
Get Out Of Debt Guy: Can We Settle a Debt With a Collector to Get College Transcript?
A reader wants to know if a daughter’s diploma can be held hostage.
Get Out Of Debt Guy: The Hospital Turned Me Over to Collections. Can They Do That?
A reader wants to know how much getting sick really costs.
Get Out Of Debt Guy: Can A Muslim Get A Debt Break?
A reader’s religious awakening raises financial questions.
Get Out Of Debt Guy: Who is Right About Budgeting Our Money, My Wife Or Myself?
A reader wants to know, so they can stop fighting.
Get Out Of Debt Guy: Can You Discharge Private Student Loans In Bankruptcy?
Common wisdom on this topic isn’t very wise. Here are the facts.
Get Out of Debt Guy: Is There Hope for Us In Bankruptcy?
A reader with $80,000 in credit card debt is looking for a way out, and wants to know whether bankruptcy will solve his problems.
Get Out of Debt Guy: Debt Collectors Keep Harassing Me
A reader asks what she can do to stop aggressive collection calls on an old debt she doesn’t owe.
Get Out of Debt Guy: What’s the Secret to Getting Out of Debt?
A reader wants to know the magic formula. Here’s a hint: It doesn’t require magic at all.
Get Out of Debt Guy: I Can’t Pay My Bills. What Can I Do?
A reader’s debts are ruining his life. He thinks it’s hopeless. Here’s why it’s not.
Get Out of Debt Guy: Are My Student Loans Hopeless?
And another reader wants to know if she use a credit card or a debit card.
Get Out of Debt Guy: My Husband Passed Away With Bills, Now What?
A reader has a double tragedy: Her husband is gone and she’s had several strokes.
Get Out of Debt Guy: Should We Rent or Buy a House?
A reader wants to know if rent is really “throwing money away.”