by Melinda Tyrrell | Mar 28, 2025 | Adult Children, Debt, Estate, Financial Planning, House, Insurance, Saving, Young Families
I sometimes feel that I am the poster child for insurance coverage. Insurance is the kind of bill that you pay every month (or annually to get that discount!) and hope to never use. If my Amazon or Netflix subscription wasn’t getting used, you know I would cancel...
by Scott Voigt | Sep 19, 2024 | Budget, House
You may be wondering…..will the big rate cut (September 18th) have an impact on the housing market? It may not make as much of an impact as you think. Let’s have a look at a few observations: Mortgage rates: you may think that rates will drop considerably....
by Tracie Handberg | Oct 26, 2023 | House
After 20 years in the same house, our kitchen cabinets had seen better days. While the insides and basic structure were still okay, the white doors were overlaid with some kind of thermal layer that started peeling off at the corners. I’m kind of frugal, and have a...
by Thad Gilliam | Sep 29, 2021 | 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, Debt, House, Young Families
Last time, I wrote about the financial elements to consider when you’re deciding whether to pay off your mortgage early. See here for that post. Today, I want to touch on the emotional elements of paying off debt early. As discussed in the last post, you are...
by Thad Gilliam | Sep 10, 2021 | 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, Debt, House
With interest rates near their all time lows, I want to write a few blogs about mortgage debt. It’s a question we get asked all the time: “Should I pay off my mortgage quicker than scheduled?” Before we answer that question, I want to explore the...
