TV
NY1: When and How to Choose a Certified Financial Planner
Time Warner Cable News’ Tara Lynn Wagner looks at when you might want to start working with a financial professional and how to go about choosing one in this Money Matters report.
Wondering whether you should be working with Certified Financial Planner? Look at this way. It’s not about how much money you have but rather how you feel about your finances says Cary Carbonaro.
PIX11: Pros and Cons to Filing Bankruptcy
PIX11: ‘Money Queen’ Cary Carbonaro answers your financial questions
PIX11: Most common questions people ask financial advisors
PIX11: Becoming financially independent: Steps to shed away debt
Financial planner and author of “The Money Queen’s Guide” Cary Carbonaro has steps to help you break away from debt.
4 steps to be free of debt
1. If you already are in debt, make a plan and goal to pay if off aggressively. For example if you owe 2,000 and can save $150 a month have that go towards the card and it will be paid off in just over 1 year.
2. Know what is coming in and going out every month. Use your smart phone, computer or paper and a pen to track every week. This is step 1 and you can’t achieve financial freedom without it.
3. Don’t use those credit cards if you can’t pay them off in full when the bill arrives, use your debit card or cash instead.
4. Pay off your higher interest cards first. See if you can use a balance transfer offer. They have fees to do this even if it is a zero percent for 12 months. You have to do the math to see if it is worth it for you. There is a great calculator online to help you figure it out. http://www.bankrate.com/calculators/credit-cards/credit-card-payoff-calculator.aspx
PIX11: Memorial Day sales and savings
PIX Financial Fix: Paying for your child’s college tuition
Paying for college can be a daunting task for students and parents. Students can borrow and not have to pay back until they graduate. Parents have to start paying right away.
Cary Carbonaro, author of the Money Queens Guide, shared options to help parents pay for their child’s college education.
PIX Financial Fix: Stretching your paycheck
PIX11 Financial Fix: How to improve your credit
At the core of your financial world is a number that determines your financial trustworthiness. So just when you think you’re done with studying, exams, and worrying about your grades, guess what? You now have another, much more important number to study for the rest of your life — your credit score. It is literally the backbone of everything that happens moving forward.
Cary Carbonaro, author of “The Money Queen’s Guide,” provided information on how to understand your credit and steps to improve it.