Ask HTM - Counting Extra Mortgage Payments, Dangerous Ways to Tap Home Equity, & Losing a Chunk of Retirement Dollars #850
How to Money
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🗓️ 8 July 2024
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Let’s dive into the week with some fresh listener questions we have lined up for you! And don't just stand on the sidelines- if you have a question you’d like us to answer, toss your voice memo our way. It only takes about 90 seconds to record and you can find a step by step guide over at HowToMoney.com/ask . Regardless of how random or bizarre you might think it is, we want to hear it!
1 - Is it a good idea to grab some home equity using sites like HomeTap?
2 - Why did I lose a big chunk of my retirement funds when I withdrew some of my investments?
3 - Should I consider buying the house I rent from my landlord?
4 - Do I count extra mortgage payments made to the bank when calculating my savings rate?
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