Personal Finance
A reverse mortgage is a loan for senior homeowners that allows borrowers to access a portion of the home’s value using the home itself as collateral. The loan generally does not have to be repaid until the last surviving homeowner permanently moves out of the property or passes away. At that time, the estate has […]
In January 2017, Wells Fargo won a foreclosure auction bid on the Galleria, one of the largest malls in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The winning bid? $100. The 1.1 million square foot Galleria mall was once worth almost $2 million. No new large-scale indoor mall has been built since 2006. It is projected that almost half of […]
Looking for an estimate of when you should begin taking Social Security? Check out the Social Security Administration’s calculator. The amount of your benefits is dependent on your date of birth and your earnings history. Due to security concerns, the SSA Online Benefits Calculator does not access your earnings record; instead, it uses the information provided by you […]
The average American consumer wastes about $5,400 on impulse purchases. These purchases could be junk food or appliances or clothes they don’t need or want. But imagine if you could spend millions on weird art, a domain name, or a mountain-sized clock. Would you spend millions on weird items because you could or the bragging […]
The FIRE method for early retirement has taken off in popularity in recent years. But are the risks well understood by its adopters? Retiring as early as possible then living life on one’s own’s terms is a concept that really appeals to people. Nevertheless, the FIRE method for early retirement as a concept speaks mostly […]
When you borrow money today, you are robbing your future self of money to pay that debt. This is especially true if you have too much credit card debt. The average American owes over $6,100 in credit card debt. Meanwhile, many feel less confident about their abilities to pay off the increased debt they are […]
Frequent flyer miles hacks can save you from needlessly wasting valuable perks. Think of frequent flyer miles like perishable food. Put it in the back of the cupboard forget them and you lose money! You need to make the most of your air miles or acknowledge that you are wasting them. Often, you might be […]
A 30-year fixed rate mortgage is the most widely chosen home loan option because of the high financial predictability it offers. Follow these tips if you want to obtain the very lowest rate to your maximum advantage. Explore all your options Make sure to do a thorough comparison shopping for interest rates before you settle […]
Most people recognize the importance of planning for death but do not often consider what will happen to their rewards points and frequent flyer miles after they die. If an account holder has hundreds of thousands of points, these rewards can be very valuable. That’s why in almost every loyalty program’s terms and conditions, you […]
Zero-based budgeting for a household is simply a way of budgeting that allocates every penny of income. Nothing is leftover for financial waste in zero-based budgeting. Is zero-based budgeting right for you? It may be a better budgeting alternative to try if you can’t keep to a traditional budget. But before we go too in-depth […]
