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...LOANS OF A LIFETIME You thought 30 years was a big commitment, so how about 40 or even 50 years? Ultra-long-term loans stretch your fixed-rate payments over nearly a half-century. Extending your loan 10 or 20 years would lower your monthly payments, but you may not save so much as you would expect. Let's say you had a $200,000, 30-year mortgage at 6% interest. Your monthly payment would be $1,199. Since lenders consider a 40-year mortgage a bit riskier, they usually charge an additional 0.25% in interest. So that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Money: Are You Overleveraged? | 2/26/2006 | See Source »

...able to tear yourself away from your suite, it may well be to go only as far as the Sarojin's stretch of secluded beach, or the Pathways spa, with its yoga deck and outdoor showers tucked discreetly amid the shrubbery. You might also want to venture out for dinner at either the gourmet Ficus restaurant (named after the age-old tree under which it shelters) or the Edge, a casual beachfront venue. But even if you choose simply to remain in the sublime privacy of your suite, waited on by the impeccably groomed staff, we're certain that neither...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: My Fair Lady | 2/26/2006 | See Source »

...Penn forward Steve Danley and swingman Friedrich Ebede were limited to a combined 22 minutes after Danley left with an injury to his nose and Ebede departed after getting fouled hard on a layup attempt. “I would have gone to Steve first [down the stretch],” Dunphy said. “But his nose was pretty clogged up, so I didn’t know how he was going to breathe or how effective he’s going to be.” —Staff writer Michael R. James can be reached...

Author: By Michael R. James, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Pushes Penn to Brink, Loses | 2/26/2006 | See Source »

...would have gone to Steve first [down the stretch],” Dunphy said. “But his nose was pretty clogged up, so I didn’t know how he was going to breathe or how effective he’s going...

Author: By Michael R. James, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Falls Just Short in Overtime | 2/25/2006 | See Source »

Cornell hasn’t shown the same lack of intensity that Harvard exhibited during the same stretch, and it should rebound nicely to grab a 10-point win over the Bears and a home weekend sweep...

Author: By Michael R. James, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AROUND THE IVY LEAGUE: Penn Close to Crown as Season Nears Wrap | 2/24/2006 | See Source »

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