Haha, totally been there. When we bought our first place, my in-laws gave us a small chunk of money to help with the down payment. We thought it'd be ...

Totally agree with this. We went interest-only for a couple years when money was tight, and even though it felt like we had more breathing room month-...

Good points overall, but honestly, loyalty hasn't done much for me. I stuck with my original lender for years, spotless payment history and all, but w...

Couldn't agree more with this. When I first started out, I followed the textbook advice pretty closely and quickly realized it wasn't enough when my H...