I went through something similar a couple years back—refinanced after bankruptcy—and from my experience, the bigger down payment definitely helped, bu...

We refinanced out of our ARM last year after about 5 years in. Honestly, it wasn't too stressful for us either, but I totally get the anxiety around i...

Totally agree about balance—been there myself. When we refinanced, I nearly missed locking in a great rate because I kept second-guessing the timing. ...

I ran into something similar when refinancing last year—used most of the funds for new windows, but ended up paying off some old credit card debt too....

Yeah, been there myself—it's a total headache. I switched to using QuickBooks Online last year, and it's honestly made things way smoother. You can ta...