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How do you prioritize the choices above? If debt is preventing you from saving, knock that off first. If you last made an IRA contribution when George H.W. was President, that climbs up the list. But if you're still sitting on a mortgage rate above 7%, refinance--now. These...
PAY DOWN CREDIT CARDS. There aren't many sure-thing investments today that return 10% to 18%, but that is what you'll get, through lower interest payments, by cutting credit-card debt. Consumers are now on the hook for non-mortgage debt of some $14,000, on average, up...
REFINANCE YOUR MORTGAGE. With 30-year fixed rates averaging about 5.8%, one-quarter of homeowners could still benefit from refinancing. If you haven't refi'ed because you couldn't muster closing costs, your tax refund could be the ticket. Cutting the interest rate on a $200,000 mortgage from...
Emblematic of this trend is Beaverton, Ore., credit union First Technology, whose motto is "Banking outside the box." First Tech's 116,000 members include thousands of young workers from firms such as Microsoft and Intel. On its website, members can do basic banking, apply for a mortgage or learn...
Imagine if you were allowed to represent your income to the IRS on your 1040 in one way and on your credit application to your mortgage lender in another way. You might, in a moment of weakness, take the opportunity to frame your economic situation in a particularly favorable light...