Disability benefits and Medicare late enrollment guidance
The guidance explains qualification for Social Security disability if impairment prevents substantial work for at least a year or leads to death, noting the need to be unable to do any work you are suited to. It also covers Medicare Part D late enrollment penalties for the extra help program in 2007 and where to find more information.
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Socialsecurity.gov
Medicare
Medicare.gov
Social Security
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Debt and marriage clash over shared finances
Financial strain tests weddings as surveys link debt to divorce and one spouse hiding purchases harms joint credit. Experts urge open talks before marriage, especially around engagement rings and future spending, to avoid “shackles” of debt and protect both partners.
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Janet Brumley
Verner & Brumley
Dallas
Brumley
Bettye Banks
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of
Greater Dallas
Martin P. Mesecke
Self Worth Financial Planning LLC
Plano
Texas
Mesecke
Financial discipline roots in early marriage Boldings
Tina and Matt Boldings, a Christian relief organization's HR leaders, laid debt rules early in their 17 year marriage. They live below means, avoid debt for wants, and limit borrowings to essentials like a home or car after saving. They replaced a $3,000 credit card debt with a consolidation loan and now lease one car and own a house.
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Tina Bolding
Boldings
Matt Bolding
Office coach on focus over affair at work
An anonymous letter urges addressing a distracted secretary by naming work performance over personal life. The adviser suggests discussing missed tasks with the secretary, escalating to the boss if needed, and focusing on outcomes rather than the affair. Other advice covers enforcing uniform hours for a new supervisor.
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