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family, home buying, home loans, insurance, marriage, mortgage, mortgage rates, saving · August 3, 2016

Avoid This Costly Refinancing Trap

In late July, the 3.4% average rate for a 30-year mortgage was near the historic low set in 2013. That’s great news for so many homeowners who were unable to refinance back in 2013 because they didn’t have the 20%…

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budgeting, family, marriage, weddings · May 25, 2016

Why I Don’t Like Weddings

Weddings bring out the worst in our bad-money habits. I have known too many couples that have gone into credit card debt to pay for a wedding. Love doesn’t mean paying 15% interest-or more!-for a special day. And I have…

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401k, ETFs, family, investing, marriage, stocks, weddings · May 18, 2016

4 Ways to Save on a Wedding

I am on the record that only couples in great financial shape should spend money on an expensive/large wedding. But for those of you who are just going to plow ahead despite shaky finances, please at least make the most…

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family, marriage, retirement, saving, seniors, weddings · May 11, 2016

That $30,000 Wedding Really Costs You $130,000 Or More.

The average cost of a wedding is now more than $30,000. As I have explained in How to Budget for a Wedding, spending even $3,000 on a wedding is a bad move if you have credit card debt, have yet…

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family, marriage, weddings · May 4, 2016

How to Budget for a Wedding

I am frequently asked how much is okay to spend on a wedding. That’s the wrong question. What any couple, and their families should be asking is: Can we afford to spend money on a wedding?

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budgeting, family, home buying, home loans, marriage, mortgage, mortgage rates, weddings · June 17, 2015

How To Marry Your Finances

It’s no secret that money can be a serious wedge issue for couples. Survey after survey reports that when couples argue, finances are often at the heart of the discord. Here’s how every couple can lay the groundwork for financial…

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family, insurance, marriage, weddings · June 10, 2015

Avoid This Common and Costly Insurance Mistake

If you have a low deductible of just $250 or $500 on your homeowner or car insurance policies I want you to listen up right now. You need to call up your insurer and ask for a higher deductible. Yes,…

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college, family, marriage, student loans, students, weddings · June 3, 2015

Four Financial Moves Every College Grad Must Make ASAP

Forget all the commencement speeches about your dreaming big, not compromising, and following your passion. That’s all terrific advice, but not nearly as important as the nuts and bolts of four

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family, insurance, life insurance, marriage, saving, weddings · May 27, 2015

Life Insurance Made Easy. Really!

Life insurance is such a difficult financial hurdle for so many of you. You’re either queasy about pondering the need for it in the first place, or you are rightfully queasy about getting taken by an agent selling you a…

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credit, credit score, family, FICO, loans, marriage, weddings · May 13, 2015

What You Need To Know About New Alternative FICO Score

For years I have pointed out how ridiculous it is that people who don’t have credit cards, but responsibly pay-as-they-go with debit cards and cash, are put at a severe disadvantage in our financial system.

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