This week in Know Your Mortgage, we examine a very basic yet vital part of getting your mortgage paid off: Amortization. It’s a big word with a simple concept, and we’ll help break it down for you.
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Reasons to Consider Online Higher-Yield Savings Accounts
by Dawn Jamison on June 4, 2013 in Saving
Let your money work for you. Your money could be earning more money in an online high-yield savings account.
Tornado Relief: What You Can Do
by Lisa Schlosberg on June 3, 2013 in Personal Finance
You deserve a pat on the back for donating to tornado relief, but getting scammed into supporting fake charities will have you kicking yourself instead. Read on to learn more!
This Week in Financial Blunders: Prisoners and Soda
by Travis Pelto on May 31, 2013 in Trends
This Week in Financial Blunders would like to focus on the bigger failures of organization. See how state benefits and name databases have faltered in the past week.
Financial Tips Before And After Bringing Home Baby
by Dawn Jamison on May 31, 2013 in Personal Finance
Know Your Mortgage: Rates Explained
by Travis Pelto on May 30, 2013 in Personal Finance
Don’t know the difference between interest rates and APR? Read this week’s Know Your Mortgage: Rates Explained to tell this from that.

Application Motivation: Being the Healthiest Makes You the Wealthiest
by Lisa Schlosberg on May 30, 2013 in Personal Finance
It’s been five months since New Years and those resolutions are getting easier to forget about. Losing weight, working out, eating right; it all sounds so great in theory but is so difficult in practice. If you’re lacking motivation to make the healthy choices you know you should, these five apps will re-vamp your attitude by financially rewarding you for achieving personal health goals!
Application Motivation: Fuse Your Wallet With Your Workout
by Lisa Schlosberg on May 29, 2013 in Personal Finance
We all struggle with motivation to stay active, but what if you pretend there’s a stack of money danging in front of the treadmill? What if you hopped on your bike and watched your piggy bank expand? Read about these five mobile apps to introduce an innovative form of motivation to your life: money.
Mortgage Missteps: The Too-Good-to-Be-True Deal
by John Allasio on May 23, 2013 in Credit & Debt
If you focus on getting the absolute lowest rate and/or closing costs, you could end up spending a lot more time and money on your loan in the long run.
