Category Archives: Myths

Financial Education For High School Students Does Not Work and Could be a Waste of Time and Money

In what feels like a never ending series of debunking articles about financial topics, like why a 15 year mortgage is less safe than a 30 year mortgage, here is another installment, this time about financial education. Typically financial education classes are touted as some sort of inoculation that can be given to high school [...]

This is Why I Hate 15 Year Mortgages and Think They Are Risky

Judy “Dear Steve, I have 90,000 in credit card debt, I currently have a 15 yr mortgage which has 11 years left payment 1413.00 per month, I also have a second mortgage at 40,000 paying 485.00 per month with 11 years left my current take home is 3,800 per month. I’m in trouble. I’m receiving [...]