Tag: credit score
The negative financial consequences for individuals over age 50 who lose a partner are dramatic. A new study by Ohio State researchers found that the surviving partners see their credit scores drop by 10 points – a decline that persists for up to two years following the partner’s death. Further confirmation of the financial fallout…
Gayle Blanton, the blogger’s mother My 85-year-old mother is on top of her bills. She pays several of them online, which is impressive enough, and she knows which bill is due when. So, we should both take some comfort in the fact that she is not having difficulty managing her money, which is an early…