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fff University: The Good Faith Estimate

Posted by freefamilyfinance 852 days ago (http://www.freefamilyfinance.com)
Category: Real Estate | Tags: estimate good home loan faith
Yesterday, we discussed a few new rule changes that effect Good Faith Estimates (GFE). I then realized, we haven’t discussed GFE’s on fff before. Unt[...] read more »
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How Grandparents Can Help Saving For College

Posted by freefamilyfinance 852 days ago (http://www.freefamilyfinance.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: college help tuition grandparents
Did you know that $14,000 could pay for a $100,000 college education?
A recent study found that two-thirds of American grandparents provided finan[...] read more »
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Why You Probably Won't Give to Haiti

Posted by freefamilyfinance 852 days ago (http://www.freefamilyfinance.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: charity giving haiti
The Red Cross, among hundreds of other organizations, are raising funds to help the Haitians in their time of need. But economists would tell us, we [...] read more »
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74% Polled Say The Stimulus Package Was Mostly Wasted

Posted by freefamilyfinance 852 days ago (http://www.freefamilyfinance.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: government package stimulus waste
A CNN survey released today shows 74% of Americans think the government’s Stimulus package was a huge waste of money. In case you have forgotten, the[...] read more »
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Why Social Security Sucks

Posted by freefamilyfinance 907 days ago (http://www.freefamilyfinance.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: retirment security social sucks
Social Security is a mess. We all know this. But how does it stack up to private retirement plans? Let's take a look. read more »
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FFF University: Renter’s Insurance

Posted by freefamilyfinance 907 days ago (http://www.freefamilyfinance.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: insurance protection renters renter
First & foremost, if you live in a apartment or rental property of any type, you need renter’s insurance. Why? To protection YOU...from THEM. read more »
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fff University: The FICO Score

Posted by freefamilyfinance 907 days ago (http://www.freefamilyfinance.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: credit debt fico score explanation
Much is made of the great FICO Score (aka your credit score). For years, scientists have worked in rooms without windows, attempting to create the pe[...] read more »
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