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Money Matters: Brilliant Hacks to Consider Before Purchasing a New Home

Motherhood Moments

It is important to realize that there are some things that a home warranty won’t cover, including the repair or replacement of issues that were damaged on the house before you moved in. Pay Off Debts to Be More Attractive to Lenders If you have real debt problems, then another solution is to start paying off what you owe.

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Cool Things I Read This Week

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Reader Asks About Selling Home to Pay Off Debt – [link] I agree. Selling your home will not fix your money management issues. #. Paying Debt vs. Saving Money [link] I say pay off debt. High Cost of Being a Moron: Round 2 [link] via @ sustainlifeblog We have all made our mistakes.

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5 Essential Money Tips for Newlyweds

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Talk about these issues, and determine how your financial situation to look. Whether you want to pay off debt or save for retirement or get a new TV, you have to be in agreement on the big stuff. Set Goals Together. If you want to accomplish anything together as a couple, you need to have shared goals.

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Why You Should Be Skeptical of Financial “Rules of Thumb”

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

As long as circumstances and markets act in this predictable manner, there is no issue. If you lose your job, or encounter another financial setback, 30% of your income might be too much to handle for a mortgage payment — especially if you have other debt. Your money really can last forever. But What If Things Change?

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Meet Jackie. She and Her Husband Paid off $147,000 in Debt | Debt Free Stories

Family Balance Sheet

About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) But it wasn’t a decade of nothing but paying off debt. When we first started we couldn’t have even conceived of becoming completely debt free. What inspired you to get debt free?

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Personal Loans: Compare Top Lenders, Rates

Savings Corner

Ideally, getting one positively impacts your overall financial health, by helping you pay off debt faster, for example, or adding to the value of your home. Most personal loan applications require proof of income, which can be a W-2, pay stubs or bank statements. Gather documents.

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

Family Balance Sheet

I know there are many reasons for the dire savings rates: kids, household projects, kids, pets, kids, caring for an aging parent, kids, medical issues, and kids. We charted out our course of action to pay off debts and start saving for retirement. My friends in the over 40 set, we MUST change this.