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Texas Mortgage Rates
If you’re house hunting in Texas, you might be wondering about the state’s current mortgage rates. Mortgage rates in Texas change daily, so it’s important to keep tabs on the current rates while in the process of getting a new mortgage or refinancing your existing loan. The good news is that the rate trends are […]
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How to Start Your Year-End Budget in 5 Simple Steps
Budgets are a vital part of balancing your spending and making progress towards your goals. We all know they are important — but that doesn’t mean making them is a breeze. Now that we’re nearing the close of 2020, it’s time to start your budget for next year. If we’re being honest, your 2020 goals […]
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As Stimulus Talks Drag, Is A $600 Check Enough?
With a Friday deadline looming over lawmakers’ heads, the latest stimulus package seems closer than ever. But nothing has been signed just yet. The $900 billion stimulus proposal didn’t originally include direct payments to Americans, though the latest word from Congress tells us checks will be included after all — even if they’re only half […]
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3 Reasons It Might Be Better to Rent in 2021
As mortgage rates continue to fall, buying power is increasing in the U.S. Despite a lower number of homes for sale compared to previous years, many renters are turning to home-buying — leaving a big vacancy in the renter’s market. San Francisco is a prime example. Vacancy rates have more than doubled, and prices are […]
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How to Create and Customize Your 2021 Financial Goals
Many people look at the turning of the calendar year as an opportunity for a fresh start. It’s an opportunity to close the door on a year that perhaps didn’t go as we wanted (and for most of us, 2020 certainly fits the bill), but it’s also a chance to have a fresh blank year […]
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Follow These 2 Financial Strategies for a Better 2021
Can this holiday season save nine months of pandemic hardship? Well, maybe if you have a financial strategy. Thrivent’s Holiday and 2021 Outlook Report found that 40% of people with a financial strategy are feeling excited about 2021 and 21% with a strategy are more excited than usual about the holidays. Overall, the Thrivent survey results […]
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When You Should and Shouldn’t Pay Someone to Do Your Financial Tasks
Few things cause worry in life like a large undone financial task. The big stack of tax documents. The unwritten will. The investment statements that you need to do something about. These things fall into that category of “important but not urgent” things that fill the background of our lives — you don’t have to […]
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Amica Home Insurance Review
Amica might be the best insurance company you’ve never heard of. Even though it keeps a low marketing profile, the company is present at the top of any “Best of” lists — including J.D. Power’s Overall Customer Satisfaction Index. Founded in 1907, Amica’s has built top-notch customer service and solid coverage options. It’s worth getting […]
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Confused About When Your Student Loans Are Due? Here’s What We Know.
On December 4, U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos announced that the student loan forbearance period would extend through January 2021. While a one-month extension wasn’t the Christmas miracle many were hoping for, it gives lawmakers time to agree on the next stimulus package or for the new administration to pass loan forgiveness. A recent […]
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MetLife Home Insurance Review
MetLife's homeowners insurance offers perks hard to find elsewhere. But if you’re looking for online tools and prompt customer support, it is sadly lacking.
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