Mortgage interest rates have been at or near historical lows for years now. Many people have taken advantage of this by purchasing a home, or refinancing their current mortgage. Those that have been contemplating one of these moves may … [Read more...] about 3 Mortgage Rule Changes For 2014 You NEED To Know
A Tax Tip from the Experts at JKLasser.com A home office can mean the end of stressful commutes and bad hair days. A home office also can deliver a bigger tax refund. Your home office deduction is in reach if you follow the rules and keep the … [Read more...] about Using Your Home-Based Business to Lower Your Tax Bill
Matthew found my article "Can we be a single-income household" and asked the following question: Mike, I read your article about becoming a single income household and I have a question. My wife and I recently had our second child and she just … [Read more...] about Going Single-Income: Help a Reader Make the Decision
Rounding out the "Keep Warm" topics of the Ways to Save Money Series (see Wear Socks or Slippers at Home), I'd like to inform you that there's a way to keep warmer and save money on heating costs with little or no additional monetary investment on … [Read more...] about Ways to Save Money #16: Bundle Up…at Home
This is part fourteen of the Ways to Save Money Series. Now that I work from home one day per week due to school, I can't just have the heat down to our normal daytime temperature or I would be very uncomfortable. But running the furnace at our … [Read more...] about Ways to Save Money #14: Block-Off Unused Rooms
Inspired by FiveCentNickel, I looked into refinancing both our loans into a single 30-year mortgage. If you recall, we're 100% financed on our home with 2 loans. The first (80%) is an interest-only, 5/1 arm that's up in November, 2009, while the … [Read more...] about The Housing Bust Hits Home
