Should You Refinance To Get Rid of Private Mortgage Insurance? Here’s When the Math Works—and When It Doesn’t

Refinancing to remove PMI can lower your payment—but not always. See when rising equity, rates, and costs make a refi to drop ...

California homebuyer’s goal: Save $18,200 annually for 5 years

A wannabe California owner must stash 55% of excess income for 5 consecutive years to make a 10% down payment.

People Who Paid Off Their Homes In Their Late 20s And 30s Say It Changed Everything. One Called It 'The Soundest Sleep Of My Adult Life'

Paying off a home in your 20s or 30s sounds extreme to many people, especially after years of historically low mortgage rates ...
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Eager students plus gruelling six-hour math exam equals 'fun' at Putnam competition

ST. JOHN'S — Undergraduate students across North America sat down on Saturday to write a gruelling six-hour math exam, many of them unlikely to solve a single problem.

Your mortgage or the market? An expert breaks down the smartest place for extra cash

Investing typically earns more than paying off a mortgage early — but your age, risk tolerance, and timeline can change the ...

The Average Down Payment Buyers Are Making Right Now—And How Yours Stacks Up

Recent data show how typical down payments have jumped since the pandemic—for first-time and repeat homebuyers alike ...
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Sugar demand has decreased bringing the forecasted net payment down

Bad news was delivered Thursday at the annual American Crystal Sugar and Red River Valley Sugarbeet growers convention in ...

This finance author built a multimillion-dollar net worth by 27 but waited until 33 to buy a home. Here’s why she waited and what you can learn

When most people achieve multimillionaire status in their 20s, buying property seems like the obvious next step. But Tori ...
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Save for down payment or upgrade before selling your home?

Dear Monty: I live in a lower-value area in Jacksonville, Fla. I want to move to a nicer area. My question is, should I even ...

5 Ways to Lower Your Car Payments

Learn five strategies to reduce your car payment.

Inside Scoop newsletter: The Fed hopes the third cut’s the charm

It’s hump day and rate cut day, so I tapped senior business correspondent Christine Romans to share her reporting from the ...

Dave Ramsey Says He'd Ride A Bicycle Before Getting A 'Freaking Car Payment Again,' Tells A Caller To Take The Bus Instead Of Buying A Car

A recent episode of “The Ramsey Show” featured back-to-back discussions about car debt, prompting personal finance expert Dave Ramsey and co-host Jade Warshaw to double down on their anti-loan message ...