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Frugal housing.

Finally Frugal

Last week, I was dithering about whether to pay down my second mortgage early, or start working on my student loan. I was questioning whether, with the sad state of the real estate market, throwing money at my second mortgage was really the intelligent thing to do, since I don't know whether I'll ever get that money back (I'm thinking not).

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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Kathleen from Frugal Portland shares More thoughts on buying a house. Moving when you’re young and looking for work almost always sucks because you are rarely moving toward a desirable location. Scott Skyles from mortgage1a.com asks How Does a Reverse Mortgage Work? , The Best of The Rest.