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mortgages

How to Price Your Home to Sell

If you're selling your home, choosing a price can be tricky — you don't want it to be so high it intimidates buyers or so low you leave money on the table.

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Personal Finance

How to Automate Your Way to Wealth

Managing your finances can take up a lot of time, but these five methods can help you automate your money and boost your financial well being.

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Personal Finance

8 Easy Ways to Simplify Your Financial Life

It's easy to feel overwhelmed by finances, but there are some tricks ways to organize finances that can make it a whole lot easier.

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Managing Debt

5 Reasons You Shouldn't Hide From Your Debt

It can be a whole lot easier to take out a loan than to pay off debt, and it can help to remind yourself about why repayment should be a priority.

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Funerals Are Expensive, But They Don’t Have to Be: 5 Cost-Cutting Tips

Funeral costs can be high, but knowing what's required and what's optional — and taking a friend to help make arrangements — can help you trim the total.

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mortgages

Should You Prepay Your Mortgage?

It may make sense to prepay your mortgage, but there are also some potential drawbacks. Here's what to consider.

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mortgages

Can a Down Payment Be Too Big?

The typical down payment size is about 20%, but if that number is going to leave you without savings, maybe it's time to rethink things.

AJ Smith