Sentences with phrase «paying for the debts of»

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Some of those schools, however, have been accused of creating as much economic harm as help: students have reported falling deep into debt to pay for classes that they said had failed to deliver what they had promised.

In this book, Ramsey coaches readers through the basics of personal finance, from paying off debt to building an emergency fund, providing «the simplest, most straightforward game plan for completely making over your money habits,» as Amazon describes it.

Paying it off should be your top priority, and we have tips on how to get out of debt for good.

One of my constant points on this blog for the last several years has been that households» refinancing of their mortgage debt at lower and lower rates has put more money in their pockets for spending and for paying down debt.

That is a question no - one seems to be asking in the debate over solar - power subsidies, or the bigger question of who pays for the state government's debt binge.

«Those cards allow you to postpone interest payments for that debt for 12 to 21 months, which can really create a lot of breathing room to help pay that (debt) down,» he added.

It conceded that the company's losses from the years 1991 and 1992 totaled $ 3.4 million, that its debt was so severe that 30 % of its catalog orders still stood unfilled, and that, though it had recently decided to make a line of branded products, it had no money for shelf space and no intention of paying for it.

Known as debt settlement, it's a process by which consumers stop paying unsecured creditors, wait months or even years until creditors have given up hope of collecting, then offer to settle outstanding balances for mere fractions of the amounts owing.

Although mathematically it makes the most sense to pay back the debts with the highest interest rates first, for Sall, starting with the smallest ones — regardless of interest rate — was far more motivating.

He devoted a chunk of his maiden speech to challenging the notion that further regulation is needed for credit cards, arguing two - thirds of Canadians pay off their balances every month, meaning they incur no interest at all, and that credit cards account for just 5 % of total household debt.

EMC's immensity (it had a market cap of $ 55 billion in 2015) and Dell's already leveraged state meant this deal, too, would be paid for mostly with debt — upwards of $ 50 billion.

Scarborough - based West African Resources has tapped investors for a $ 21 million capital raising to pay off debt and fund ongoing development of its Tanlouka gold project.

They usually pay good dividends, usually trade for less than their cash or assets in the bank, and are fairly stable (it's very hard for a municipality to not pay back its debts for various reasons, some of them constitutional).

Consumers using their tax refund to pay down credit card debt should also look for ways to improve their cash flow, said Andrea Blackwelder, a certified financial planner and a co-founder of Wisdom Wealth Strategies in Denver.

Stashing away other windfalls — gifts of cash, gambling winnings, an inheritance — enables you to cover unexpected expenses, pay off debt or save for retirement.

In the press release on Monday, Pershing took credit for a number of moves the company has made since then, including pushing out long - time CEO Michael Pearson and paying down debt.

At the University of Wisconsin's Business School in Madison, the average debt burden for graduating MBAs was $ 15,481, $ 106,889 less than Wharton's average, while the first - year median comp package was $ 114,694, just $ 31,609 below the median pay for a Wharton grad.

Weighted average (between debt and equity) cost of capital (WACC): This is the firm's true annual cost to obtain and hold onto the combination of debt and equity that pays for the fixed asset base.

At Harvard, which now pays out $ 36 million in scholarship money annually, the average MBA debt was $ 79,667 for the Class of 2015, with 55 % of the graduates shouldering debt.

Once business owners have invested a few months of sweat equity for no pay, it makes sense to structure subsequent cash infusions as debt rather than equity.

«Much of the welfare state concept was always an illusion, one financed by lavish amounts of debt for which present and future taxpayers will pay in the form of higher taxes and reduced services during their lifetimes,» writes University of Calgary lecturer Mark Milke in a recent article.

The quarter - percentage - point rate hike means you'll pay an extra $ 2.50 a year for every $ 1,000 of debt, according to NerdWallet.

That is, when debt service ratios are calculated using the discounted mortgage rates actually charged by banks (about 125 percentage points below posted rates), the average Canadian homeowner is paying just 25 % or so of income on mortgage payments, far below the 32 % benchmark used for mortgage - insurance qualification.

I think the simplest explanation is that over the past several decades we've gone from a nation of savers who paid cash for things including homes and cars to a nation of spenders who use debt like mortgages, car loans and credit cards to pay for things.

The stocks that hedge funds have largely ignored tend to be much larger than the hotels, have less debt, grow earnings more slowly but consistently, and pay bigger dividends (an average yield of nearly 3 % for the S&P 500 constituents, compared with 2 % for the index overall).

Another quarter of those surveyed said that they're putting extra cash toward other financial obligations, such as paying down debt, taking care of aging parents and paying for their kids» expenses.

That means having a budget so you can stay out of debt (or pay off existing debt), as well as an idea of how your money will work for you.

«Perversely, we've spent the last 20 years paying a premium for [the stocks of companies with] high yield debt,» she said.

Anyone who's listened to Dave Ramsey's radio show knows that he's all about common sense: avoid buying on credit, pay cash for everything possible, get yourself out of debt and build an emergency fund.

Though exact terms of the Time Warner acquisition obviously haven't been announced yet, analysts expect AT&T will use a mixture of stock and debt to pay for the deal.

Greeks need to recognize that there is no going back to a way of life that was paid for by an unsustainable increase in debt.

A customer - service rep named Talia Jane, who worked for the company's food delivery arm Eat24, wrote an open letter to Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelmann on Friday explaining how she could not afford to pay groceries, had stopped using her heater, spent 80 % of her income on paying rent in San Francisco, and was «balancing all sorts of debt and trying to pave a life for myself that doesn't involve crying in the bathtub every week.»

Greutman recommends taking the time to go through every receipt and credit card statement to figure out what's non-negotiable and what can be sacrificed for the sake of paying off debt.

Current liabilities include notes payable on lines of credit or other short - term loans, current maturities of long - term debt, accounts payable to trade creditors, accrued expenses and taxes (an accrual is an expense such as the payroll that is due to employees for hours worked but has not been paid), and amounts due to stockholders.

That may explain why Japan's Suntory jumped ahead of a number of European suitors, including France's Pernod Ricard, to bid for Beam last month — offering to pay Beam stockholders $ 83.50 per share, a 25 % premium over the stock's then - market price of around $ 67, in addition to assuming some $ 2.4 billion in company debt.

His deep - value philosophy can be boiled down to four points: he's looking for high - quality stocks that protect against the downside; he wants businesses where short - term issues have caused investors to abandon the company; he wants to wait until valuations are «out - of - this - world» cheap, and he tries not to pay attention to macro issues like eurozone debt or Chinese growth.

Of course, often folks using these services for side - income must pay down debt or use the funds to cover other needs.

«A creditor can sue a single partner for all of the partnership debt owed and this partner is responsible for paying the full amount to the creditor,» Weltman says.

, which focuses on the nation's health policies and medical issues, 29 % of Americans report problems paying medical bills, and 37 % have increased their credit card debt to help pay for medical bills.

As Valeant's problems got worse, leading to the ouster of its CEO and an aggressive turnaround plan that called for divesting assets to pay down debt, Addyi languished.

I have no debts whatsoever, plenty of cash savings, a very healthy retirement portfolio, a nice home all paid for, a good pension plus above average social security payments, so I am able to travel widely and stay in high end hotels.

Households headed by an employee working for someone else owed $ 5,672 in credit card debt and paid annual interest of $ 843 on credit cards.

According to a 2016 - 17 survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation, which focuses on the nation's health policies and medical issues, 29 % of Americans report problems paying medical bills, and 37 % have increased their credit card debt to help pay for medical bills.

The provisions of Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code allow businesses to find ways to reduce their debt and restructure their operations without having to be shut down and liquidated to satisfy debts — instead of closing their doors, businesses can stay open, pay their employees, and take in revenue while developing a budget and a repayment plan for creditors (subject to the approval of the bankruptcy court).

«Floor plan financing interest» is interest paid on debt used to finance the acquisition of motor vehicles held for sale or lease and secured by the inventory so acquired.

So now it's 2015, I'm 4 months from graduating college, I'm making 70k as a project manager (been working here for 2 months), putting 10 % of my income into my 401k (currently valued at 10k, & 50 % is matched by my employer, i'm at their max for matching), living at home with my parents, I have 3k in CD's, $ 26k in savings, and have no debt whatsoever (paying $ 8k per year for school in cash, so no student loans).

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Our survey found that consumers accumulate credit card debt for different reasons, including spending above their means, bouts of unemployment and paying for the essentials that their income doesn't cover.

If expectations are forward - looking, and if economic agents think some part of the debt will have to be paid for by printing money, higher interest rates might be the result, or higher wages.