Wednesday, November 10, 2010

CNN Money Reports: Retirement fund or Mortgage downpayment?

Should we pay down the mortgage or save for retirement?



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By Karen Cheney


(MONEY Magazine) -- For more than a year, Kim Champney, 40, and Pat Minick, 41, have been kicking in an extra $650 to their $1,048 monthly mortgage payments. "We don't like carrying a lot of debt," says Minick, who stays home with their three kids, ages 7, 8 and 10.
At this pace, the couple will pay off the loan in 2018, eight years early. But with their mortgage rate a low 4.4% after a refi, they wonder if the house is the best place to stash their cash

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