#debt

#debt

I've been with my girlfriend for three years. I make three times what she does. I also have zero debts because of a lucky break with getting a sports scholarship. My girlfriend, on the other hand, went to a private school with high student loans. She is lucky to be in a loan forgiveness program if she teaches in a low-income school district for a period of several years, but she still has high monthly payments. She also has maxed-out credit cards.

In the survey, 45% of artists reported that they earned less from their practice in 2025 than they did last year. (image of Gustav Klimt's "Death and Life" (1915) public domain CC0 BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons , edit Lakshmi Rivera Amin/ Hyperallergic) Findings from a new survey for artists report that 56% of participants are working through debt. That statistic climbed to 59% for those with gallery representation and museum shows under their belt.

On a December 4 episode of The Dave Ramsey Show, a caller named Michael, 27, sought help after falling behind on nearly all his bills. Raising his 17-year-old brother for four years while working as a door-to-door roofing salesman, he'd accumulated $35,000 in debt from a car lease, credit cards, and charge-offs. His commission-based income ranged from $3,000 to $3,500 monthly during the slow season, barely covering his $850 rent and other expenses.

"It's funny: the money [that] they have is all in the ether," she says. "It's never really in their hands. They're always in debt or in credit, or they're owed, or they owe money - vast amounts of it. And of course, some of it does end up in their hands, and they'll spend it like mad on items that you wouldn't think of ever buying in your lifetime.

'My father wants to help me out by transferring me some of the home farm - is that a bad idea at this stage?'

Kodak will use $300 million in cash from its pension plan termination in December 2025 to address much of its $477 million in term debt.

Easy credit distorts spending, creating a false sense of affordability that can lead to stress and anxiety. Many consumers underestimate the long-term costs associated with Buy Now, Pay Later schemes.

"You basically had to be Scot free, no massive credit debt, which we had, and to have money in the bank, which we didn't."

A controversial businessman, Darren Campbell, who accumulated over £450,000 in debts before his company's liquidation, is hinting at a comeback after an AI suggested he travel to Bali.

Berkeley's refusal to make budget cuts is a significant mistake, with per capita spending over 30% higher than San Jose and over double that of Albany.

Speaker Mike Johnson presented President Trump with a speaker's gavel after Trump signed a massive spending bill into law, with only two Republicans opposing the measure.

Londoners owe 1.4 billion in unpaid council tax, an increase of 11% in just one year, emphasizing the severe impact of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

According to the New York Fed, superprime U.S. borrowers-those with credit scores above 760-who carry unpaid student loan balances are expected to see their credit scores drop by an average of 171 points this spring.

Credit cards can either strengthen your finances or put you deep into debt.