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Avoid Tax Refund Anticipation Loans

February 15, 2009

Let’s start with the bottom line here:    Don’t take out a loan or advance on the tax refund that you are expecting.   Period.  End of story.   If you want your money quickly, just file electronically and tell the IRS to direct deposit your refund to your bank account.  If you made $56,000 or less in [...]

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Helping you Save: Check your Credit for Free

January 20, 2009

Recommendations:

Get a completely free credit report

Annual Savings Potential:  About $180 over a credit monitoring service, although they aren’t exactly the same thing
Discussion Once per year, as a result of a government agreement with the credit report industry, you are entitled to a free copy of your credit report (although not your credit score) from all [...]

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Helping you Save: Refinance your Mortgage

January 20, 2009

Recommendations:

Check your break-even point on a refinance
Refinance (if it makes sense) while rates are low

Annual Savings Potential: Can be thousands of dollars/year
Discussion   Mortgage rates are at levels that haven’t been seen in 40 years or more.  The weak economy, coupled with government efforts to push rates down to make housing more attractive, is [...]

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An Absurd Way to Separate you from your Money

March 20, 2008

I received a letter from my mortgage company earlier in the week that contained a fascinating proposal. If I were to take my monthly mortgage payment and pay half of it every two weeks, I could pay off my mortgage six years early, and save tens of thousands of dollars in interest.
By itself, [...]

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New Educational Site Devoted to Real Estate

January 30, 2008

Ilyce Glink, syndicated columnist of “Real Estate Matters” and best-selling author of several books for the prospective home buyer or seller has just launched a new video-centric website of Expert Real Estate Tips.   The site includes useful information for all facets of the process, including buying, financing, improving, staging and selling a home.    Check it [...]

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