Posts by taubel

It definitely says 2% cash back, not up to 2%. I've read the fine print several times and haven't found a catch. We just received this offer in our mail yesterday, so maybe it's a new card. I guess I can just give it a try and see what...

Quote: Originally Posted by sunnysandiegan  I wouldn't do it, but we've already discussed this a couple times in your other threads. I guess they're technically not retirement funds. I should probably just...

Does anyone use this card?    Claims there is no annual fee. I read all the fine print.   We charge almost everything on cc and pay it off every month. Our current card gives us 1% cash back, which has been...

We can't afford a home large enough for a relative to live with us on our own. So I guess the only way to do this would be for the relative to contribute a chunk to the downpayment. I don't think they have much, though.   This...

Student loan is 3.875%.   Money in investment account is earning basically nothing. It's actually lost $2K in the past three months. 

If we were to buy a larger house so an elderly relative could live with us, how would that work?    First, we'd have to buy a larger house than we would if it were just us. For example, we'd need to have a bedroom and...

We have about 18K in retirement savings that we can withdraw without any penalty. (This is not all of our retirement savings, only a small portion.)   I've been keeping this money in the back of my mind as part of a...

Thanks for the responses. We're going to keep saving for the house, but throw any additional money we receive (from selling things on eBay, birthday gifts, work bonuses, etc.) toward the student loan.

We have a fairly cheap brand (purchased at Lowe's about 8 years ago). It has been great. But yeah, we do have to pull up some of the longer grass stalks by hand. Last year we had the blades sharpened, which really made a difference. We...

Quote: Originally Posted by sunnysandiegan  Depending on your lump sum amount (related to your expenses AND related to your potential down payment), I would divert that monthly extra towards the student loan. At the...