Why Paying Off Your Mortgage Fast is Only Sometimes a Good Idea

Why Paying Off Your Mortgage Might be a Bad Idea

In 2014, The American Community Survey revealed an alarming statistic: Of all mortgage-paying homeowners in the U.S., the median home loan debt was $122,000. Even worse, the study showed that more than 50% of mortgage-paying home-owners had 2/3 or more to pay of their home’s value. Little surprise, then, that a lot of people want…

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4 Steps to a Must-Have Emergency Fund

How to Set Up an Emergency Fund

Investments are sexy, but do you know what’s even sexier? Having money to lean on when you get laid off or a crisis hits. Emergency funds are not exciting, but they sure are life-savers. Here’s how to get one started—and why you should.

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