Emily Guy Birken's Author Profile and Articles
Emily Guy Birken is a freelance writer, recovering English teacher, and stay-at-home-mom. She lives in Lafayette, Indiana, with her mechanical engineer husband and infant son. Her musings on life and parenting can be found at The SAHMnambulist.
Articles by Emily Guy Birken
Using a Home Equity Loan to Pay Off Credit Card Debt
You dread going to the mailbox and answering the phone. Each paycheck seems to be gone before you’ve deposited it, and still you can’t seem to tame the enormous balances on your credit cards. Between the [...]
6 Early Steps for Dealing with Identity Theft
It’s a uniquely modern horror. You apply for a car loan or a new credit card and are denied, but you know that your credit score is excellent. It doesn’t take long to find out what [...]
Estate Taxes: Planning Now to Avoid Taxes Later
Despite the controversy over estate taxes in recent years, many people really don’t know much about these much-maligned taxes levied on inheritances. Currently, the federal estate tax only affects those estates of $5 million or more. [...]
Is It Ever a Good Idea to Lease a Car?
It may seem blasphemous to suggest this on a personal finance blog, but there are certain instances when leasing a car might make good financial sense. We all know the downsides to leasing—you ultimately pay more [...]
Direct Sales: Perfect Job for Stay-At-Home-Moms?
Since becoming a parent, I’ve been noticing just how many of my fellow stay-at-home-mothers are supplementing their income through direct sales jobs. We’ve all had some experience with one of these companies—either going to a makeup [...]
Should You Co-Sign a Loan?
It’s one of the most awkward conversations in modern life. A friend or relative asks you to co-sign a loan for a new car or a house—with the promise that of course they’re good for the [...]
3 Ideas for Inexpensive Places to Retire
With my parents nearing retirement — and my husband and me starting to really put our retirement savings in gear — I have spent a great deal of time lately thinking about where to retire. While [...]
Passive Income Streams Need Time, Money, Effort, and Passion
When I first started following personal finance blogs, I often found myself either skipping over the articles about passive income or rolling my eyes while reading them. I’ve always been rather skeptical about opportunities that seem [...]
5 Summer Jobs for Teens
It’s a tough time to be a teenager. Jobs that used to be the province of teenagers and college students are now often staffed by underemployed adults who are desperate for work. Finding a seasonal or [...]
5 Money Myths That Could Be Hurting You
When it comes to your money, sometimes it’s difficult to separate old wives’ tales from solid financial advice. As with any other conventional wisdom, just because everybody knows something to be true doesn’t actually make it [...]
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