‘Liberating these buildings from its dark past’: Developers spent $64 million turning this Virginia prison — originally commissioned by Theodore Roosevelt — into a 165-unit apartment complex
Would you choose to live in a prison? You might — if it had been converted into a community of well-designed apartments with a club house, swimming pool, green spaces, restaurants, retail shops and even a preschool. That’s exactly what was done to an old prison in Lorton, Virginia. Don’t miss I’m 49 years old […]
I’m 53 and an accident last year sent me to the ER, leaving me with a $2.7K medical bill I never paid. Now, a debt collector is calling me saying it’s increased to $3K. What do I do?
Last year, Ted got hit with a surprise $2,700 bill after an ER visit. When he missed a follow-up call from a collections agency, the bill ballooned to nearly $3,000. Now, he’s getting nonstop calls from debt collectors and doesn’t know what to do. Don’t miss I’m 49 years old and have nothing saved for […]
My wife and I are well off but we told our daughter, we couldn’t afford to pay for her college — she’s graduated with $90K in student loans
Picture this: James and his wife Nola, both 62, have done well in life, earning a combined income that gives them an upper-class lifestyle. But, when their daughter Tia went to university, they told her they couldn’t afford to pay her way through. Most of their money is tied up in investments and employer-sponsored retirement […]
I’m 57, newly divorced, and left with just $18K in retirement savings — how do I rebuild before time runs out?
Divorce isn’t just a young person’s game. For some, love is fleeting and can evaporate quickly. In other cases, it’s a bond that can last for decades until it’s worn down or suddenly broken. Kathryn, 57, finds herself single after nearly 30 years of marriage. Her ex was the breadwinner of the household, and she […]
I’m 59 and broke after a brutal divorce — can I still retire with dignity? Here are 3 urgent moves to make now
Jamie, 59, is inching closer to retirement, but after going through a nasty divorce, his emergency fund and savings have been wiped out. He still has a 401(k) (the American equivalent of an RRSP), a pension and some investments, but his divorce will impact the value of those assets. Without additional savings to supplement those […]
‘You can’t displace someone’: Denver couple taking developers, the city to court over alleged property encroachment — how these types of disputes cause more than just headaches for homeowners
Jorge Cardenas and Griselda Barbosa Martinez from the West Colfax neighborhood of Denver have filed a 50-page lawsuit against the City of Denver, a property developer and a construction company, accusing them of violating the family’s rights and threatening their property, reports CBS News Colorado. The couple claims that, due to the construction next door, […]
I’m 54 with Stage 4 cancer — I don’t know how long I’ll be able to keep working but I want to make things easy for my 2 college-age kids. What do I need to do to get my affairs in order?
Charlotte, 54, was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer, which means the disease has spread to other parts of her body. She doesn’t know how much longer she has, but she wants to get her finances in order while she can. She’s currently working full-time, however, as her health quickly deteriorates, she’ll be quitting soon. […]
‘Son, roll up your sleeves’: Dave Ramsey lays into ‘entitled’ man for questioning why to even invest if he might not live to enjoy his riches — but Ramsey says his mindset is the real problem
Sometimes you can get the best advice by poking the bear. One write-in guest on The Ramsey Show found out the hard way after trying to “make sense” of Dave Ramsey’s investment advice. Don’t miss I’m 49 years old and have nothing saved for retirement — what should I do? Don’t panic. Here are 6 […]
‘A recipe for disaster’: Virginia woman wants Dave Ramsey’s help dealing with daughter, 18, who’s never had ‘a single boundary’ with money — but he sees a way bigger ‘crisis’ to address
Heather, who lives in Fairfax, Virginia, called into The Ramsey Show and asked co-hosts Dave Ramsey and Dr. John Delony if there’s any hope to get an 18-year-old to budget when she’s always had easy access to and been surrounded by wealth. Don’t miss I’m 49 years old and have nothing saved for retirement — […]
Residents of this Las Vegas senior living complex say they’re feeling ‘overlooked and abandoned’ — why so many older Americans feel they have to choose between financial and physical security
Residents of a Las Vegas senior living complex are urging management to take action on what they’re calling unsafe living conditions. “We feel overlooked and abandoned,” residents of Acapella Senior Apartments wrote in a letter to corporate property management firm Ovation. In the letter, they complain of lack of security and unsafe living conditions. Retirement […]
