Family Balance Sheet
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Right before the pandemic started, I opened 529 College Savings Accounts for our daughters. My oldest was in eighth grade and one of my goals for 2020 was to start saving consistently for both daughters’ college education. We want to assist them in financing their college years and we needed to make some progress.
Savings Corner
APRIL 4, 2024
You can use this money for any purpose, including home remodeling , consolidating higher-interest debt , college tuition and other financial needs. Cash-out refinance example Let’s say you still owe $100,000 on your home, and it’s currently worth $400,000. That means you have $300,000 in equity.
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Savings Corner
APRIL 4, 2024
You can use your equity to renovate some rooms, pay off credit cards, cover college tuition, start your own business … or almost anything else. Using our example above, that’s 0.8 For example, if you wanted a $30,000 home equity loan, your CLTV would come to 60.97 Home equity can be a valuable resource for homeowners.
Savings Corner
DECEMBER 23, 2023
You could borrow cash value for things like college tuition or retirement income, for example. You want to build cash value: Permanent life insurance policies build cash value over time, which can be a valuable asset for a variety of purposes.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 22, 2013
For example, if your kid wants a new bike, tell them to save toward a goal and that you’ll match them if they reach it. If you’re modeling unhealthy and unbalanced financial habits, you can realistically expect your kids will follow the example you’ve given them. The older your kids get, the more you can teach and expose them to.
Savings Corner
DECEMBER 23, 2023
It can replace your lost income, ensuring that your family can continue to pay for bills, the mortgage, groceries, college tuition and more. Take Mike Jaap , for example, who used the cash value in his policy to keep his small business afloat during the economic crisis in 2008.
Savings Corner
APRIL 4, 2024
HELOCs can be a good option if you have substantial equity in your home and you know you’ll need access to cash with some regularity over a period of time — college tuition bills over the course of several years, for example.
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