July, 2009

Pets. Food. Sex.

Pets.
Food.
Sex.

Michael Silverstein, co-author of the upcoming book Women Want More, asked thousands of women: What makes you happy? Those are the top answers.

Pets.
Food.
Sex.

Not loving spouses. Fabulous children. Interesting work. Or a bank account full of cash.

Pets.
Food.
Sex.

I got a sneak peek at the book and Silverstein’s thought process when we touched base earlier this week. And so I asked him: What’s the deal? More…

Camaro Chatter

Tune in tomorrow (at 12pm EDT on SIRIUS Channel 195 or XM Channel 156) as Jean and producer John St. Augustine compare their experiences test-driving the Camaro SS. Later, auto expert Barbara Terry stops by to talk about the relationships people have with their vehicles.

Ask Jean Thursday: Protecting Your Credit Score

I have about $45,000 in credit card debt, should I payoff all my credit cards and cancel them at the same time? I’ve heard if you cancel the cards after paying them off it hurts your score.

-Nancy, Texas

Once you’re out of the red and have all your cards paid off, closing the accounts isn’t the best route to take.

If you close the accounts, there are a number of things that could potentially happen make for less than perfect financial circumstances. For one, you’ll be forced to use cash, checks or debit for all of your purchases. “They’ll lose access to the capital, have to live a cash or debit lifestyle, which is not as good as people make it out to be,” says Credit.com’s John Ulzheimer. Also, depending on how you cancel your cards, your credit score may take a hit, which will make it harder to obtain credit in the future for loans or other high ticket items.

If you have the ability to pay off the $45,000 in debt that you owe, my guess is that More…

How to Invest Now

On tomorrow’s show, Jean chats with legendary investor John Bogle about how you should be investing now. Tune in Thursday at 12pm EDT on SIRIUS Channel 195 or XM Channel 156.

MONEY 911

Your Questions Answered

Money 911 was a bit shorter this week, but we still managed to cover a lot of good topics. Watch the video below for more: