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I am a widow, my husband was in the Army from 1967 to 1973 . He died while on active duty in 1973. His pay was only $488 a month and we were married almost 4 years. I am 61 years old , never remarried and I have been told I should apply for Social security survivor benefits as an aged widow. My question is --- with only 6 credits on his social security, would...
Submitted Mar 4, 2012
I took out a lot of college loans partly out of need and the other out of fear because my mom and I lost our jobs and we were in the middle of the recession, so we had no idea what was next.(about 18000 a year for 4 years) I don''t want to be paying til I am 100. I am currently 37, part time job about 6 months from finishing school I want my BA degree and at this...
Submitted Mar 2, 2012
Can I make a gift to my son and daughter from my IRA without paying any Federal or state income taxes? Can this be part of the required minimum distribution amount? Would my son and daughter be exempt from paying any tax as well?
Submitted Mar 2, 2012
If I make 180,000 a year how can I save 1 mil in 6 years? Is this possble? I understand I would need to save about 13,888 if I go with no interest.
Submitted Mar 2, 2012
Are there any articles about tax planning for same sex couples?
Submitted Mar 1, 2012
My wife went back to college to get her teaching certification 4 years ago after already earning a bachelors degree 20 years ago. Is the interest on her student loan from her teaching certificate program deductible? Some things I read say it must be for a degree, so I am asking about the certification. Thank you.
Submitted Feb 27, 2012
My son and I both receive the SS survivor benefit. I know my benefit stops when he turns 16. Will his benefit increase then or stay the same as it is now?
Submitted Feb 18, 2012
I am recently divorce and I have recently surrendered a life insurance policy that I received the cash value of roughly $5000. The Premium paid into this policy was roughly $9000. I know that the amount is not taxable because more premiums were paid but can I deduct the loss of $4000?
Submitted Feb 17, 2012
how much money should i save each month out of my social security which is 1800
Submitted Feb 10, 2012
I am a medical student with a lack of credit history. My credit report only has my student loans for medical school and a couple of collections account (less than $400) that were paid 3-4 years ago. (Dispute with Medical Insurance about coverage). I would like to build my good credit as fast as possible. I applied for a normal credit card through Chase but I was...
Submitted Feb 9, 2012

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