1) If I have $0 equity in my house and the value of my house goes up $10,000... how much has my networth increased? 2) If I have $100,000 equity in my house and the value of my house goes up $10,000...how much has my networth [...]

I just got an offer letter from chase for $100,000 loan at 4.24 %, just because I'm in some database for having good credit. No closing costs! $50 annual fee. 3 year minimum commitment. I am going to go through the math If I borrow 100,000k and pu [...]

I have about $15000 in EE/I bonds that I'd like to cash in and put into my kids' 529 plan. Is this possible without triggering a taxable event? If so, is there anything I need to do before/after selling the bonds?

i have a question concerning the comparison report catagories: whats the difference between "median" and "average"?

I'm having an internal debate about where to store my eFunds. What do you think? Is it better to sacrifice interest earnings at an internet bank for easy access from a local brick and mortar?

Curious if any people currently renting with money to buy are still choosing to rent, and why. I am. Everyone thinks I'm crazy for not buying now, but I've run the numbers, and for my family, buying now will not help our financial picture.

Spouse and I are beginning to entertain the idea of having kids... How has having children affected your finances? Any regrets?

We're currently saving around $1K a month. We have a mortgage that is 5.875% and $2.5K student debt at 5.5% - not really planning on paying either of them off. We are building a cushion of 6 months' living costs right now plus an extra $8K for expected r [...]

Interested in a new townhome where the seller would contribute 6% of the sales price as incentives. The one thing they won't do is dilute their asking price since they'd have a hard time explaining it to their lender and former purchases. That's not my pr [...]

As of August my fiance and I will have all of our wedding expenses out of the way and all of our debt paid off. At that point, we'll begin earnestly saving towards a down payment on a home. We plan to be saving for about 1-2 years before we're ready to [...]