Nick K asked:


I have a home mortgage for $260,000 and a student loan for $20,000. My interest rate on my home is 6.75% and my rate on my student loan is 3%. My student loan is much easier to pay off since because of the amount and I know I probably will never pay off my home before I end up selling it (I just purchased the home). I know the rate is higher on the home but I’m not sure if it’s worth putting more towards it if the payments are going to stay the same regardless. Just more principal will be paid off. It does not seem to be the best time to invest but it may be my best way to beat the system. My savings account is yielding 4% but has been dropping lately. I don’t have an auto loan because I made the mistake of leasing a car 2 years ago so I’m paying those payments when I wished I had bought instead.

Any advice from people who have been in this situation before. I’m a new home owner looking to get the most for my dollar.

What’s your opinion? Any good tips out there?

Nellie

madsmom_99 asked:


My husband and I have found ourselves in the unfortunate situation of having a lien put on our home due to past child support. We are in the process of having this straightened out but are concerned that the lien will affect my parents who are co-signers on the loan for our home.

My husband recently finished his bachelor’s degree, and we had been making small but monthly payments to two different agencies. We received notice last August that one agency was increasing his payment, making it a little over double what we had been paying to both. I mistakenly believed that the payments had been combined and started making only one monthly payment. We have since realized that this was not the case, and are making arrangements to rectify the situation. Our main concern is for my parents. We are worried that our mistake is going to affect their credit. Any advise is greatly appreciated.

Hazel