Posted April 24, 2008 Comments Off that’s the balance in my pension fund (got my account statement today!)
And if this sounds low, consider this:
under the old pension fund regime, some people retired with 10K COLONES, at a rate of exchange of 8.71 Colones per 1 USD!
Posted April 23, 2008 Comments Off A seller complains his real estate agent is not doing her job. Ilyce suggests contacting the real estate broker the agent works for. The real estate broker can hold the agent accountable.
Posted April 23, 2008 Comments Off A homeowner asks about making his home a property rental in a community with a homeowners association. The IRS does not let you treat a property rental as a primary residence for tax purposes.
Posted April 23, 2008 Comments Off A buyer says he’s received a foreclosure notice on his home after signing a real estate contract and paying the seller on time. The buyer should see a real estate attorney to talk about this contract.
Posted April 23, 2008 Comments Off A homeowner asks about how to consolidate debt. He says he’s been rejected to consolidate debt using a home equity line of credit. What can he do?
Posted April 22, 2008 Comments Off Nanny had a problem and couldn’t come to work….I left my office at 3:00pm and am now making phone calls to try to arrange some appointments for a visitor that is leaving on Thursday!…I made a list of #s and brought it home with me so I could do that; not really required, but, since…
Posted April 21, 2008 Comments Off A parent asks about the cost of college tuition and about having a student start at a community college. Because the cost of college tuition is so high it’s a good idea to start out at a less well known school and transfer.
Posted April 20, 2008 Comments Off I don’t know what it is, but there’s a very bad virus going around….Ale got it last week, and, wouldn’t you know it? It hit me on Thursday. I did go to the office on Friday because there were several things outstanding that could only be taken care of on Fridays (don’t you just love…
Posted April 18, 2008 Comments Off A buyer asks about getting a loan through a mortgage broker or a bank. When you get a loan through a mortgage broker he’s compensated with fees often paid by the lender.
Posted April 18, 2008 Comments Off ex-hubby came to dinner yesterday (I served him my now-famous eggplant lasagna and garlic bread, with a nice Concha y Toro white wine) This was his birthday dinner, which I promised to make because I couldn’t attend the birthday party he hosted in January!
He brought by the standby…