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4 days ago | 
businessinsider.com | Avril Ayers |Robin Kavanagh |Henry Blodget
After losing my full-time job in 2023, my savings were nearly gone, and I found myself relying on credit cards to stay afloat. I needed stable income, not more financial setbacks. Five months later, I finally got back to work, but the damage was done. I had defaulted on almost everything except my mortgage and utilities. My credit score had tanked, collections calls were constant, and I couldn't see a way out.
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4 days ago | 
businessinsider.com | Avril Ayers |Rebecca Chamaa |Henry Blodget
Because retirement from full-time work is on the horizon for my husband, we have started making plans that in the past seemed too far off in the distance to concern ourselves over. One of those plans is to pay off our mortgage in retirement. Reducing our monthly bills is a sound financial plan since we will no longer have biweekly paychecks to cover monthly expenses. With this in mind, my husband and I refinanced our 30-year mortgage in late 2020.
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1 week ago | 
businessinsider.com | Avril Ayers |Olivia Christensen |Henry Blodget
solidcolours/Getty Images 2025-05-04T12:35:01Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . For Love & Money is a column from Business Insider answering your relationship and money questions.
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1 week ago | 
businessinsider.com | Avril Ayers |Holly Johnson |Henry Blodget
The author, Holly Johnson. Courtesy of Holly Johnson 2025-05-03T12:22:01Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . I don't want to saddle my kids with decades of college debt, so I'm saving money in a 529 savings plan.
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2 weeks ago | 
businessinsider.com | Avril Ayers |Jackie Lam |Henry Blodget
The author, Jackie Lam. Courtesy of Jackie Lam 2025-04-30T21:00:52Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Tariffs are raising the price of car insurance where I live, but I'm still trying to save money.
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2 weeks ago | 
businessinsider.com | Avril Ayers |Mallika Mitra |Henry Blodget
Consider doing a trial run with your anticipated retirement income. FG Trade/Getty Images 2025-04-28T12:40:02Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . The years immediately leading up to your retirement are crucial — mistakes in this period could be costly.
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2 weeks ago | 
businessinsider.com | Avril Ayers |Olivia Christensen |Henry Blodget
The reader is not pictured. Mathieu Young/Getty Images 2025-04-27T12:28:02Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . For Love & Money is a column from Business Insider answering your relationship and money questions.
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2 weeks ago | 
businessinsider.com | Avril Ayers |Rachel Morgan Cautero |Henry Blodget
Student loan borrowers whose loans are in default will face collection soon. LawrenceSawyer/Getty Images 2025-04-25T17:43:08Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . The federal government has announced it will resume collections on defaulted student loans.
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2 weeks ago | 
businessinsider.com | Avril Ayers |Veneta Lusk |Henry Blodget
The author, Veneta Lusk. Veneta Lusk 2025-04-25T12:17:01Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . I have homeowners insurance, so I wasn't too worried when my floor started leaking. However, many types of water damage aren't covered — and it can be costly to file a claim.
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3 weeks ago | 
businessinsider.com | Avril Ayers |Olivia Christensen |Henry Blodget
The reader is not pictured. Marco VDM/Getty Images 2025-04-20T12:30:02Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . For Love & Money is a column from Business Insider answering your relationship and money questions. This week, a reader's spouse refuses to help out with a $25,000 debt.
