Eastern philosophy says that when divinity creates challenges, it first creates a solution to that problem. Somehow modern financial thought is likewise. There are many financial challenges that one faces, but luckily there are solutions to that problem.
For instance, you might go weak and over extend your credit far beyond repair. That is where bankruptcy proceedings can be the way out. Not a pretty way out, but a way out nonetheless. Then again there might be need to temporarily spend more money than you have. Lines of credit, credit cards, personal loans, and payday loans might be the solution.
When I was researching these options, I came across one that was very interesting. For older people, who have built up a home in their lifetime, but now need money for their daily or special expenses, where would they turn to? Luckily eastern philosophy or not, there seems to be a solution nonetheless. One alternative to consider is that of a reverse mortgage.
In this kind of mortgage, and hold your breath here, the borrower does not have to repay. Could that actually be right? Well kind of. If senior citizens have built up equity in their homes, they can...