Not if Uncle Sam is paying the interest on a subsidized loan. It also doesn’t make sense to pay off student loans that may have tax advantages when you could be contributing to an investment portfolio with an expected return that easily exceeds relatively low student loan interest rates.

Thanks again for the timely post. We check in to our cabin just west of Yellowstone Sunday afternoon!

Or just take your excess student loan refunds and periodically pay off all accrued interest while you’re still in school.

Just want to say thanks for the timely article. My family of 8 will be in Yellowstone for four nights this Sunday. ;)

To answer the headline’s question, NO. Unless you cannot control your spending, credit cards offer superior financial and purchase protections that are unavailable to debit card users.

I’ve had the Taotronics headphones since Tuesday. They are incredible. Connect to both my phone and my work PC at the same time. I even found out they work wired usb today. One of the Amazon reviewers suggested they might be white label of a high end manufacture, and I agree.

I’ve had the Taotronics headphones since Tuesday. They are incredible. Connect to both my phone and my work PC at…

I’m pretty sure everyone was tweeting about the fail whale at the time. That’s what Twitter did 10 years ago

Dollar amounts vary widely across the country. I gave the son of the coworker who is essentially my “work wife” $100 for his wedding. He asked his mom if we were having an affair because the amount was relatively high. (For the record and because someone on Kinja will ask, we are not.)

Just remember non-food grade items should not contact food. They may contain trace chemical residues that are highly toxic if eaten.

There’s a penalty if you withdraw before 5 years have elapsed.

If you’re not at the contribution limit, max out the Roth contributions even if the account has a healthy balance. After 5 years you’re going to have 25k+ in basis plus roughly 15k in growth depending on the market. You can’t touch the portion that represents growth, but you can withdraw the basis amount without…

If there isn’t any match, it’s unlikely that a 401k is your best option. Personally, I recommend younger workers max out contributions to a Roth IRA. While they are post-tax dollars, the principle investment can be withdrawn without penalty after the account has been open for 5 years. In retirement, where you’re…

You forgot to adjust for inflation. $1.56 in March 2003 is equal to $2.11 last March (latest figures available). When adjusted for inflation, fuel prices are actually lower now than in 2003.

“Massager”

“Massager”

When my last child was born, my employer allowed me to take my time off in half days. My wife didn’t really need me around after the first few days, so working part time allowed me to be around to bond a lot longer than I would have just taking off for a week straight.

Furniture Row seems to have the best store credit card I’ve used. Depending on the time of year and how much you spend, they offer up to 5 years no interest. Those are amazing financing terms.

Enamel cast iron is for misfits with elbows that don’t produce enough grease. ;)

Enamel cast iron is for misfits with elbows that don’t produce enough grease. ;)

... and according to the meme I saw today the #metoo movement should be spoken “pound me too.” Symbols mean different things to different people. That doesn’t mean one is exclusively right while the other is wrong.

That’s correct. Mint uses TransUnion.

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