Archive for September, 2010
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Thursday, September 16th, 2010Mark’s comment on yesterday’s post inspired this post. Thanks, Mark! I have written about the impact of inflation on mortgage payments in the past (see: Your Mortgage May Not Be As Expensive As You Think It Is). The problem with old posts is that they get buried and no one ever reads them again. The [...]
Question of the Day – Would You Borrow from Your 401(k) to Pay for Your Kid’s College?
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010Here is today’s Question of the Day: Would you borrow from your 401(k) to pay for your kid’s college education? I would ONLY do this if I had a lot of money in my 401(k). But, it would have to be A LOT OF MONEY! Seriously, I think this is a bad idea. Parents who [...]
The Winner of “The Road Out of Debt” Giveaway…
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010I forgot to post this. The winner of “The Road Out of Debt” giveaway was commenter #8, Roy. I’ll be sending Roy his book directly from Amazon. I’ll be thinking about the next giveaway, which will be up soon. Stay tuned. I’m also thinking about a bigger giveaway for October to celebrate SIX YEARS OF [...]
Things to Think About Before You Refinance Your Mortgage
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010Larry Swedroe posted an interesting article on how to do the math on a mortgage refinancing to find out whether or not it’s to your benefit to refinance. He used the following example: • 12 years left on a 15-year mortgage. • Current mortgage rate is 4.75%. • Current monthly payment $1,369 • Current balance [...]
Question of the Day – What Do You Prefer?…
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010One of my goals as I try to get back into serious blogging, is to have fresh content for you on a daily basis. So, I have been trying to post two items per day. Usually something longer and then a shorter piece (usually a Question of the Day). Then, during the day as I [...]
Billionaires Who Have Taken the Giving Pledge
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010Have you heard of The Giving Pledge? Bill Gates and Warren Buffett created the pledge in order to get wealthy individuals and families to give away half of their estates. Below is a list of those who have taken the pledge so far. As you can see, these are some wealthy people. I might have [...]
Ten for Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010Hope everyone’s having a great week. First off, be sure and stop by DanielleLiss.com and check out this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance. 1. MUST READ from Larry Winget: You are being lied to. Larry is awesome. 2. Why buy-and-hold isn’t a good strategy. 3. Jonathan takes a look at ING’s Your Number. 4. How [...]
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